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Ahlee Kim, MD

Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Education

Medical School

Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea

Internship

Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea

Residency

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatrics

Fellowship

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Endocrinology

Accomplishments

Certifications

Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatric Endocrinology
American Board of Obesity Medicine

Awards

Hormone Research in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrine Society Prize, Pediatric Endocrine Society
Arnold Strauss Fellow Award, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Publications

Zhang H, Kim A, Abraham N, Khan LA, Gobel V. Vesicular sorting controls the polarity of expanding membrane in the C. elegans intestine. Worm 2013 Jan 1:2(1):e23702, PMID: 24058862

Zhang H, Kim A, Abraham N, Khan LA, Hall DH, Fleming JT, Gobel V. Clathrin and AP-1 regulate apical polarity and lumen formation during C. elegans tubulogenesis. Development, 2012 Jun 139 (11): 2071-83, PMID: 22535410

Kim A, Fujimoto M, Hwa V, Backeljauw P, Dauber A. Adrenal Insufficiency, Sex Reversal and Angelman Syndrome Due to Uniparental Disomy Unmasking a Mutation in CYP11A1. Hormone Research in Pediatrics, 2018 March, PMID: 29566378

Kim A, Shah A, Nakamura T. Extracellular Vesicles: a Potential Novel Regulator of Obesity and Its Associated Complications. Children, 2018 November, PMID: 30445758

Kim A, Abell K, Johnson J, Cizek S, Hopkin R, Vanderbrink B, Breech L, Rutter M. XY Gonadal Dysgenesis in a Phenotypic Female Identified by Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing. Pediatrics, 2020 November, PMID: 33060256

Alexandrou E, Corathers S, Lahoti A, Redel J, Tellez S, Yayah Jones, N, Kim A.Treatment-Induced Neuropathy of Diabetes in Youth: Case Series of a Heterogeneous and Challenging Complication. Journal of Endocrine Society, 2020 October, PMID: 33195956

Bhattacharjee J, Borra V, Salem E, Zhang C, Murakami K,Gill R, Kim A, Kim J, Salazar-Gonzalez R, Warren M, Kohli R, Nakamura T. Hepatic Ago2 Regulates PPARa for Oxidative Metabolism Linked to Glycemic Control in Obesity and Post Bariatric Surgery. Endocrinology, 2021 April, PMID: 33567453

Wade C, Burton T, Akinseye L, Nelson G, Simth-Young J, Kim A. Increase Anxiety Symptoms in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes During the Acute Phase of COVID-19 Lockdown. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022 May, PMID: 35344643

Demeterco-Berggren C, Ebekozien O, Noor N, Rompicherla S, Majidi S, Yayah Jones N, McDonough R, Odugbesan O, Kim A, Izquierdo R, Kamboj M, Jacobsen L. Factors Associated With Achieving Target A1c in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Findings From the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative. Clinical Diabetes, 2022 Aug, PMID: 36714245

Jayakumar A, Gillett E, Wee C, Kim A, Vidmar A. Impact of 8-hour time-limited eating on sleep in adolescents with obesity. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2023 Jul, PMID: 37477160

Kim A, ET Burton. Addressing Obesity Care in Children with Chronic Health Conditions. Childhood Obesity, 2023 Oct, PMID: 37852004

Kim A, Nguyen J, Babaei M, Kim A, Geller D, Vidmar A. A Narrative Review: Phentermine and Topiramate for the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2023 August, PMID: 37641650