March 16, 2024
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Eric J. Kim, M.D., has joined Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "I'm looking forward to working with my colleagues to expand our department's ability to care for children with complex anterior segment disorders, specifically in the areas of pediatric cornea, cataract and glaucoma," says Dr. Kim.
"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Kim to our department," says Sophie J. Bakri, M.D., chair of Ophthalmology and professor of ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "His passion for research and education, in addition to his areas of expertise, aligns with our values and mission."
"In joining Mayo Clinic, I'm looking forward to multidisciplinary collaboration and working together to ensure the needs of the patient come first."
"I'm excited to invest in teaching medical students, residents and fellows to help raise up the next generation of leaders who will push forward the frontiers of medicine and deliver compassionate care to others," says Dr. Kim. "I am also excited to build up a clinical research program to expand the knowledge and treatment of pediatric anterior segment disorders.
"In joining Mayo Clinic, I'm looking forward to multidisciplinary collaboration and working together to ensure the needs of the patient come first," says Dr. Kim.
About Dr. Kim
Dr. Kim completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. There, he also completed an internship in internal medicine and an ophthalmology residency. Dr. Kim completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and has additional subspecialty expertise in pediatric cornea and pediatric glaucoma. Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, he served as faculty member at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine.
Treatments and procedures
Dr. Kim's area of expertise includes:
- Amniotic membrane transplantation.
- Angle surgery.
- Anterior segment reconstruction.
- Complex cataract surgery.
- Comprehensive pediatric ophthalmology.
- Corneal cross-linking.
- Cyclophotocoagulation.
- EDTA chelation.
- Keratoplasty.
- Limbal stem cell transplantation.
- Optical iridectomy.
- Pediatric and adult strabismus surgery.
- Superficial keratectomy.
- Tube shunts.
For more information
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