Dr. Brian Kim

Associate Professor

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Biography

Brian W. Kim, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, specializing in endocrinology, particularly in the management of thyroid diseases. He is trained as an endocrinologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, part of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kim has a clinical focus on hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, autoimmune thyroid disease, and structural thyroid diseases such as thyroid nodules and goiter. His particular interest lies in thyroid cancer, and he routinely performs thyroid ultrasounds and biopsies in his clinical practice. Additionally, Dr. Kim is the director of the clinical thyroid program at the University of Chicago and is an active member of the American Thyroid Association, contributing to various committees and authoring national guidelines. His research has been funded by the NIH for studying the Physiologic Role of Type 2 Deiodinase in Skeletal Muscle, serving as a Principal Investigator from February 20, 2005, to January 31, 2011.

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Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy