Jason H. Kim

 

University of California, Irvine

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

101 The City Drive

Building 56, Suite 500

Orange, California 92848

(714) 456-5753

otohns@hotmail.com

 

Employment:

 

           

2006-present         Assistant Professor

                           Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

                           University of California, Irvine

 

2005-2006              Staff Physician

                            Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

                            Southern California Permanente Medical Group  

Los Angeles, California

 

2004-2005                                    Clinical Fellow

Head and Neck Microvascular Surgery

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

                             Mark Wax, M.D., Preceptor

                             Oregon Health Sciences University – Portland, Oregon

 

1999-2004                                    Resident

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

University of Southern California - Los Angeles, California

 

1994-1995                                      Staff Research Associate

Dwayne Simmons, Ph.D., Department of Physiological Science

University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, California

 

 

Education:

 

 

1995-1999                                   New York University, School of Medicine – New York, New York

MD, May 1999 

 

1990-1994              University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, California

B.S., cum laude, June 1994

 

College Honors

Departmental Honors

Dean’s Honor List

Golden Key National Honor Society

 

 

Publications:

 

 

2005                     Kim, J.H., Rosenthal, E.L., Ellis, T., Wax, M.K.  “Radial Forearm

                           Osteocutaneous Free Flap in Maxillofacial and Oromandibular

                           Reconstructions.”  Laryngoscope, 115(9): 1697-1701

 

2005                     Ghaheri, B.A., Kim, J.H., Wax, M.K.  “Second Osteocutaneous

                            Fibular Free Flaps for Head and Neck Defects.”  Laryngoscope,

                            115(6): 983-986.

 

2005                     Weber, S.M., Kim, J.H., Delashaw, J.B., Wax, M.K.  “Radial

                            Forearm Free Tissue Transfer in the Management of Persistent

                            Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks.”  Laryngoscope, 115(6):968-972.

 

1999                      Popper, P., Lopez, I., Beizai, P., Li, G., Kim, J., Micevych,

P., Honrubia, V.  “Expression of BDNF and TrkB mRNAs in the

crista neurosensory epithelium and vestibular ganglia following

ototoxic damage.”  Brain Research, 846(1): 40-51.

 

1998                      D.D. Simmons, C. Bertolotto, J.H. Kim, J. Raji-Kubba, and

N.B. Mansdorf.  “Choline acetyltransferase expression during

a putative developmental waiting period.”  The Journal of

Comparative Neurology, 397(2): 281-95.

 

1998                      D.D. Simmons, C. Bertolotto, J.H. Kim, J. Raji-Kubba, and

N.B. Mansdorf.  “Choline acetyltransferase expression during

a putative developmental waiting period.”  The Journal of

Comparative Neurology, 397(2): 281-95.

 

1996                                                        D.D. Simmons, N.B. Mansdorf, and J.H. Kim.  “Olivocochlear innervation of inner and outer hair cells during postnatal maturation: evidence for a waiting period.”  The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 370: 551-562.

 

 

Jason H. Kim

 

 

Presentations:

 

Aug 2006                International Head and Neck Symposium

                             University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

“Head and Neck Reconstruction”

                                   

Feb 2006                Western Section, Triological Society

S. Weber, H. Herrington, J. Kim, M. Wax

                             “Role of Free Tissue Transfer in Skull Base Reconstruction.”

 

Nov 2005                Grand Rounds – University of California, San Diego

Department of Otolaryngology

“Oromandibular Reconstruction: The Past, Present, and Future.”

 

Sep 2005                American Academy of Otolaryngology

J. Kim, V. Modi, M. Wax

                             “Minimally Invasive Intraoral Excision of Submandibular Gland.”

 

Feb 2005                 Western Section, Triological Society

          J. Kim, E. Rosenthal, E. Ellis, M. Wax

                             “Radial Forearm Osteocutaneous Free Flap in Maxillofacial

                              and Oromandibular Reconstructions.”

 

Nov 2004                 Grand Rounds – University of Florida, Gainesville

                              Department of Otolaryngology

                             “Oromandibular Reconstruction:  The past, present, and future”

 

Nov 2004                 Grand Rounds – Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

                              Department of Otolaryngology

                              “Oromandibular Reconstruction”

 

Oct 2004                  Oregon Academy of Otolaryngology

                                   “Intraoral Excision of Submandibular Gland.”

 

Sep 2004                  American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO-HNS) - Poster

  J. Kim, M. Wax, J. Skoner, E. Rosenthal, R. Nance.  “Utility of bone scanning

  in the postoperative assessment of fibula-free tissue transfers.”

 

Sep 2004                  American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO-HNS) - Poster

                              J. Kim, B. Ghaheri, B. Shepard, J. Cohen, M. Sukumar, M. Wax

                              “Clamshell Approach for Cervical Mediastinal Esophageal

                              Reconstruction”.

 

 

Sep 2004                  American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO-HNS) - Poster

                              M.K. Wax, S. Shiley, B. Ghaheri, J.H. Kim, J. Weissman. 

                              “Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannoma”.

 

Aug 2004                 International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer - Poster J. Kim, R. Tien,

                              G. Nesbit, S. Barnwell, M. Wax.  “Carotid Hemorrhage in Head and Neck

                              Cancer Patients:  Angiographic Evaluation and Endovascular Treatment.”

 

Aug 2004                 International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer – Poster

JH Kim, JM Skoner, DA Bascom, JI Cohen, PE Andersen, MK Wax.  “Short-Term Functional Donor Site Morbidity After Radial Forearm Fasciocutaneous Free Flap Harvest.”

 

Feb 2004                 Western Section, Triological Society – Poster

                             Kim, J., Sinha, U.  “Challenges in Fibula Free Flap Harvest.”

 

Jan 2004                 American College of Surgeons, Southern California Chapter

                             Kim, J., Sinha, U.  “Challenges in Fibula Free Flap Harvest.”

 

Feb 1998                 Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) - Poster

P. Beizai, J. Kim, P. Popper, I. Lopez, G. Li, P. Micevych, V. Honrubia.  “The expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor after gentamicin ototoxicity in the chinchilla inner ear.”

 

Nov 1995                Society for Neuroscience – Poster

D.D. Simmons, J.H. Kim, N. Moore.  “The development of postnatal olivocochlear neurons:  Is it competition or a waiting period?”

 

Nov 1994                Society for Neuroscience - Poster

D.D. Simmons, J. Raji-Kubba, and J.H. Kim.  “Postnatal immunoreactivity and retrograde labeling of olivocochlear neurons in the brainstem.”

 

1994                      19^th Annual West Coast Research Conference

                             Jason H. Kim and Dwayne D. Simmons  “A developmental study                              of periolivary (PO) cells in the superior olivary complex (SOC).”

 

1993                       Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference - Poster

Jason H. Kim and Dwayne D. Simmons  “Immnoreactive labeling of the olivocochlear neurons during development.”                           

 

 

 Clinical Interests:

 

                                    Microvascular Surgery

Head and Neck Surgery

Minimally Invasive Salivary Gland Surgery

Endoscopic/Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

                                    Maxillofacial Trauma

 

 

Board Certification/Professional Membership:

 

 

                            American Board of Otolaryngology, Diplomat

                            American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive

Surgery – Eligible

American Academy of Otolaryngology

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

                             American Medical Association

                             Los Angeles County Medical Association

                             Pacific coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society