Ducksoo Kim, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

My medical career began with a BS and MD from Catholic Medical College (now Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine). Following military service, I pursued US training with an internship at McKeesport Hospital (UPMC McKeesport), a radiology residency at Beth Israel Medical Center (NJ), and an NIH fellowship at Stanford. I then spent 15 years on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, where my progressive leadership and significant contributions to radiology led to my promotion to Associate Professor.  During this time, I edited the textbook Peripheral Vascular Imaging and Intervention (619 pages). Furthermore, I published extensively (110+ articles, 30+ chapters) and engaged in 37 clinical trials and holds 31 medical device patents, including a Gates Foundation-funded concept for birth control in developing countries (2015). Building on this substantial foundation, I edited the comprehensive two-volume second textbook Vascular Imaging and Intervention (2500 pages), a vital resource for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disorders. Driven by a passion for clinical care, education, and research, I achieved the rank of Professor in 1999 while I have continuously held the directorship of Interventional Radiology at hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School, UMass, and Boston University since 1984. My professional affiliations include RSNA and AHA, and I served as President of the New England Society for Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology.

Publications

  • Published 3/20/2021

    Haroon SA, Kim D. Recurrent infections related to an extruded ureteral stone in case of spontaneous ureteral rupture. Clin Imaging. 2021 Oct; 78:69-73. PMID: 33770559.

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  • Published 9/3/2019

    Brown RS, Kim D. A Central Venous Catheter That Cannot Be Dislodged Easily by a Confused Patient. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Sep 03; 171(5):386. PMID: 31476221.

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  • Published 12/25/2018

    Brown RS, Kim D. A Central Venous Catheter That Cannot Be Dislodged Easily by a Confused Patient. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Apr 02; 170(7):503-504. PMID: 30583294.

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  • Published 10/17/2018

    Cooper BG, Chin SL, Xiao R, Buch K, Kim D, Grinstaff MW. Friction-lowering capabilities and human subject preferences for a hydrophilic surface coating on latex substrates: implications for increasing condom usage. R Soc Open Sci. 2018 Oct; 5(10):180291. PMID: 30473805.

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  • Published 6/8/2016

    Shin N, Kim YH, Xu H, Shi HB, Zhang QQ, Colon Pons JP, Kim D, Xu Y, Wu FY, Han S, Lee BB, Li LS. Redefining Budd-Chiari syndrome: A systematic review. World J Hepatol. 2016 Jun 08; 8(16):691-702. PMID: 27326316.

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Education

  • Catholic University Medical College, MD
  • Catholic University of Korea, BS