Dr. Michelle Kim

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Michelle Kim is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in abdominal transplant surgery affiliated with Yale New Haven Health in New Haven, Connecticut. She has completed a fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery at Stanford University, where she trained in adult and pediatric liver, kidney, and intestinal multivisceral transplantation. Prior to that, she completed her general surgery residency at LAC+USC Medical Center/Keck School of Medicine of USC. She received her medical degree from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Kim's research and clinical interests include adult and pediatric liver and kidney transplantation, living kidney donor surgery, and robotic surgery techniques, particularly robotic kidney transplantation.

Research Interests

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.