Joohyun Kim, MD, PhD, FACS
Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery
Patient type treated
Child, Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Titles
- Associate Professor, Transplant Surgery
Education & Training
- Clinical FellowVirginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2013)
- PhDKyung Hee University School of Medicine, Physiology
- Clinical FellowSeoul National University Hospital
- ResidentKyung Hee Medical Center
- MDKyung Hee University School of Medicine
Advanced Training & Certifications
- Experimental Transplantation SurgeryUniversity of Jena (2011)
- Microsurgical Trainingh CourseMicrosurgical Training Institute
Languages Spoken
- English
- 한국어 (Korean)
Additional Information
Professional Service
- International Liver Transplantation Society, Basic & Translational Research Committee (2024 - 2027): Member
- American College of Surgeon (2024 - Present): Member
- Society of University Surgeons (2022 - Present): Member
- International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (2019 - Present): Member
- American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (2019 - Present): Member
- American Society of Transplantation (2017 - Present): Member
- Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (2017 - Present): Member
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2014 - Present): Member
- Association for Academic Surgery (2014 - Present): Member
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2012 - Present): Member
Publications
- Dave D, Taheri P, Boovarahan S, Kim J, Cowley A, Audi S, Dash R. Sex dimorphism and substrate dependency of liver mitochondrial bioenergetics and H2O2 production. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2025, 329: g664-g679. PMID: 41106842, PMCID: PMC12739962, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00196.2025.
- Kim J, Hong S, Lee A, Kumar S, Suchi M, Park J. Activity-Dependent Effects of ERK1/2 on Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Transplantation Proceedings 2025 PMID: 40796392, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.07.005.
- Monti C, Hong S, Lee A, Hong J, Eriksen C, Joshi A, Dash R, Audi S, Lee W, Kumar S, Kim J. Acute Response of Hepatocyte MRP2 Internalization as an Indicator of Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplantation. Transplantation 2025, 109: 1495-1505. PMID: 40320583, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005418.
- Patel M, Shankar S, Tejedor M, Barbas A, Kim J, Mao S, Ivanics T, Mathew J, Shingina A, Khan M, Wilson E, Syn N, Alconchel F, Patel D, Liu J, Nasralla D, Mazzola A, Tanaka T, Victor D, Yoon Y, Vinaixa C, Kyaw A, Galante A, Magistri P, Kathirvel M, Aliseda D, Moral K, Di Maira T, De Martin E, Chadha R, Hakeem A, Bonaccorsi-Riani E, Rammohan A. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society. Liver Transplantation 2025, 31: 945-955. PMID: 40062745, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000593.
- Monti C, Hong S, Audi S, Lee W, Joshi A, Terhune S, Kim J, Dash R. Assessing the degree of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury using physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of sodium fluorescein disposition in ex vivo machine-perfused livers. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2024, 327: g424-g437. PMID: 38917324, PMCID: PMC11427087, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00048.2024.
- Kim J, Zimmermann M, Mathison A, Lomberk G, Urrutia R, Hong J. Transcriptional Profiling Underscores the Role of Preprocurement Allograft Metabolism and Innate Immune Status on Outcomes in Human Liver Transplantation. Annals Of Surgery Open 2024, 5: e444-e444. PMID: 38911661, PMCID: PMC11191965, DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000444.
- Monti C, Audi S, Hong S, Yang Y, Kim J, Dash R. Computational Modeling of Sodium Fluorescein Disposition in Ex Vivo, Machine-Perfused Livers with Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Physiology 2024, 39: 566. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2024.39.s1.566.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, Prasad R, Cooper M. A Global Overview on the Evolution, Debate, and Research Output on Liver Transplant Perfusion Machines. Experimental And Clinical Transplantation 2024, 22: 35-42. PMID: 38284373, DOI: 10.6002/ect.2023.0180.
- Rawashdeh B, Alryalat S, Kim J, Eriksen C, Abu Assi M, Prasad R, Cooper M. The Leading Transplantation Journals: A Trend Analysis, 2011–2021. Journal Of Transplantation 2023, 2023: 8858320. PMID: 37795130, PMCID: PMC10547570, DOI: 10.1155/2023/8858320.
- Kim J, Hong S, Yang Y, Lee A, Hoffmeister K, Gantner B, Park J. Prolonged warm ischemia time increases mitogen-activated protein kinase activity and decreases perfusate cytokine levels in ex vivo rat liver machine perfusion. Frontiers In Transplantation 2023, 2: 1215182. PMID: 38993858, PMCID: PMC11235240, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2023.1215182.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, AlRyalat S, Prasad R, Cooper M. ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in Transplantation Research: Is It Always Correct? Cureus 2023, 15: e42150. PMID: 37602076, PMCID: PMC10438857, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42150.
- Monti C, Audi S, Womack J, Hong S, Yang Y, Kim J, Dash R. Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Blood Clearance of Liver Fluorescent Markers for the Assessment of the Degree of Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury *. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2023, 00: 1-6. PMID: 38082711, DOI: 10.1109/embc40787.2023.10340273.
- Monti C, Womack J, Audi S, Hong S, Yang Y, Kim J, Dash R. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling of sodium fluorescein (SF) blood clearance for assessing hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Physiology 2023, 38: 5732857. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5732857.
- Rawashdeh B, AlRyalat S, Abuassi M, Syaj S, Abu Jeyyab M, Pearson T, Kim J. Impact of COVID‐19 on abdominal organ transplantation: A bibliometric analysis. Transplant Infectious Disease 2023, 25: e14027. PMID: 36762493, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14027.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M, Shin W, Boettcher B, Lee J, Park J, Ali M, Yang M, Mishra J, Hagen C, McGraw J, Mathison A, Woehlck H, Lomberk G, Camara A, Urrutia R, Stowe D, Hong J. Effects of Subnormothermic Regulated Hepatic Reperfusion on Mitochondrial and Transcriptomic Profiles in a Porcine Model. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 277: e366-e375. PMID: 34387201, PMCID: PMC8840998, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005156.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, Hong J. Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma: A Deadly Complication for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant. Cureus 2022, 14: e32522. PMID: 36654646, PMCID: PMC9838682, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.32522.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, Hong J. Where are we today with machine perfusion of liver in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation? Transplantation Reports 2022, 7: 100111. DOI: 10.1016/j.tpr.2022.100111.
- Kim J, Yang Y, Hong S, Zielonka J, Dash R, Audi S, Kumar S, Joshi A, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Fluorescein clearance kinetics in blood and bile indicates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2022, 323: g126-g133. PMID: 35700191, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00038.2022.
- Voulgarelis S, Fathi F, Stucke A, Daley K, Kim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J, Starkey N, Allen K, Yu B. Evaluation of visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in liver tissue: validation of tissue saturations using extracorporeal circulation. Journal Of Biomedical Optics 2021, 26: 055002-055002. PMID: 34021537, PMCID: PMC8145982, DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.26.5.055002.
- Durazo F, Nicholas A, Mahaffey J, Sova S, Evans J, Trivella J, Loy V, Kim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Post–Covid-19 Cholangiopathy—A New Indication for Liver Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2021, 53: 1132-1137. PMID: 33846012, PMCID: PMC7953456, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.03.007.
- Kardashian A, Florman S, Haydel B, Ruiz R, Klintmalm G, Lee D, Taner C, Aucejo F, Tevar A, Humar A, Verna E, Halazun K, Chapman W, Vachharajani N, Hoteit M, Levine M, Nguyen M, Melcher M, Langnas A, Carney C, Mobley C, Ghobrial M, Amundsen B, Markmann J, Sudan D, Jones C, Berumen J, Hemming A, Hong J, Kim J, Zimmerman M, Nydam T, Rana A, Kueht M, Fishbein T, Markovic D, Busuttil R, Agopian V. Liver Transplantation Outcomes in a U.S. Multicenter Cohort of 789 Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting Beyond Milan Criteria. Hepatology 2020, 72: 2014-2028. PMID: 32124453, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31210.
- Voulgarelis S, Hong J, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Scott J. A novel escalation from veno-venous bypass to veno-venous ECMO during orthotopic liver transplantation. A case report. Perfusion 2020, 36: 861-863. PMID: 33200657, DOI: 10.1177/0267659120973592.
- Kim J, Hagen C, Kumar S, Park J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Anticholestatic Effect of Bardoxolone Methyl on Hepatic Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Rats. Transplantation Direct 2020, 6: e584. PMID: 32766432, PMCID: PMC7371100, DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001017.
- Wong M, Narra R, Selim M, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Padmanabhan A, Hong J. Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Antibodies and Response to Platelet Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 255: 99-105. PMID: 32543385, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.029.
- Liver transplantation in the treatment of unresectable hepatic metastasis from neuroendocrine tumorsKim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Liver transplantation in the treatment of unresectable hepatic metastasis from neuroendocrine tumors. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2020, 11: 601-608. PMID: 32655939, PMCID: PMC7340808, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2019.11.03.
- Zimmerman M, Schiller J, Selim M, Kim J, Hong J. Management of Renal Failure in the Liver Transplant Patient. Current Transplantation Reports 2019, 6: 338-343. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-019-00259-w.
- Pearson T, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Palines P, Eriksen C, Wong M, Selim M, Markovic D, Hong J. Staged Biliary Reconstruction After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Practical Surgical Strategy for High-Acuity Adult Recipients. Transplantation Direct 2019, 5: e482. PMID: 31579810, PMCID: PMC6739041, DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000000924.
- Downstaging Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma Pre-Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Pilot StudyWong M, Kim J, George B, Eriksen C, Pearson T, Robbins J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Downstaging Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma Pre-Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Pilot Study. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 242: 23-30. PMID: 31059945, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.04.023.
- Yi N, Kim J, Choi Y, Kim H, Lee K, Jang J, Lee J, Lee J, Han J, Lee K, Suh K. Alteration of MRP2 expression and the graft outcome after liver transplantation. Annals Of Surgical Treatment And Research 2018, 95: 249-257. PMID: 30402443, PMCID: PMC6204325, DOI: 10.4174/astr.2018.95.5.249.
- Kim J, Martin A, Yee J, Fojut L, Geurts A, Oshima K, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Effects of Hepatic Ischemia–Reperfusion Injuries and NRF2 on Transcriptional Activities of Bile Transporters in Rats. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 235: 73-82. PMID: 30691853, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.09.057.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M, Lerret S, Scott J, Voulgarelis S, Fons R, Vitola B, Telega G, Hoffman G, Berens R, Hong J. Staged biliary reconstruction after liver transplantation: A novel surgical strategy for high acuity pediatric transplant recipients. Surgery 2018, 165: 323-328. PMID: 30268374, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.08.022.
- Zimmerman M, Selim M, Kim J, Saeian K, Cinquegrani M, Connolly L, Woehlck H, Lauer K, Hong J. Impact of a Transplantation Critical Care Model on Short-Term Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation in High Acuity Patients: A Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 3544-3548. PMID: 30577234, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.08.013.
- Eriksen C, Kim J, Browning M, Dobrozsi S, Telega G, Vitola B, Lerret S, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Liver transplantation for unresectable high risk & very high risk hepatoblastoma. Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2018, 20: s785-s786. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2018.06.2374.
- Stowe D, Yang M, Mishra J, Kim J, Heisner J, Zimmerman M, Camara A, Hong J. Subnormothermic Regulated Hepatic Reperfusion Preserves Mitochondrial Function in Swine Liver Procured after Cardiac Death. The FASEB Journal 2018, 32: lb161-lb161. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.lb161.
- Kim J, Fons R, Scott J, Eriksen C, Lerret S, Browning M, Telega G, Vitola B, Hoffman G, North P, Vo N, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Transabdominal Intrapericardial Approach in Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Primary Hepatic Functioning Paraganglioma With Invasion Into Hepatic Veins and Suprahepatic Vena Cava: A Surgical and Anesthesia Management Challenge. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 2630-2635. PMID: 30401364, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.189.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Emerging Innovations in Liver Preservation and Resuscitation. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 2308-2316. PMID: 30316348, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.080.
- Zimmerman M, Selim M, Kim J, Kozeniecki M, Hong J. A Specialized Transplantation Critical Care Model: Expanding Liver Transplantation Access to High-Acuity Patients. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 2619-2621. PMID: 30348452, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.066.
- la Cour M, Mehrvar S, Kim J, Martin A, Zimmerman M, Hong J, Ranji M. Optical imaging for the assessment of hepatocyte metabolic state in ischemia and reperfusion injuries. Biomedical Optics Express 2017, 8: 4419-4426. PMID: 29082074, PMCID: PMC5654789, DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.004419.
- Hong J, Kim J, Browning M, Wagner A, Lerret S, Segura A, Zimmerman M. Modified Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy for Hepatoblastoma in a Small Infant. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 266: e16-e17. PMID: 28288067, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002217.
- Kim J, Hong J. Liver Transplantation: An Overview. 2016, 599-619. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30103-7_36.
- Zimmerman M, Selim M, Kim J, Regner K, Saeian K, Zanowski S, Martin A, Connolly L, Lauer K, Woehlck H, Hong J. Outcome analysis of continuous intraoperative renal replacement therapy in the highest acuity liver transplant recipients: A single-center experience. Surgery 2016, 161: 1279-1286. PMID: 28011008, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.027.
- Woehlck H, Boettcher B, Lauer K, Cronin D, Hong J, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Selim M. Hydroxocobalamin for Vasoplegic Syndrome in Liver Transplantation. A & A Case Reports 2016, 7: 247-250. PMID: 27749291, DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000000398.
- Kim J, Kim T, Hong K, Moon H, Oh I, Lee S, Hohenwalter M, Zimmerman M, Cronin D, Hong J. Pre-Hepatectomy Assessment of Bile Transporter Expression by Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MRI in a Rat Model of Liver Cirrhosis. Journal Of Investigative Surgery 2016, 30: 265-271. PMID: 27780379, DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2016.1238983.
- Boettcher B, Woehlck H, Reck S, Hong J, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Zundel M, Freed J, Pagel P. Treatment of Vasoplegic Syndrome With Intravenous Hydroxocobalamin During Liver Transplantation. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2016, 31: 1381-1384. PMID: 28012726, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.10.011.
- Ramanathan R, Gupta G, Kim J, Quinn K, Behnke M, Kang L, Sharma A. Retroactive application of the new kidney allocation system to renal transplants performed in the ECD/SCD era. Clinical Transplantation 2015, 29: 1148-1155. PMID: 26436727, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12642.
- Zimmerman M, Schiller J, Kim J, Martin A, Selim M, Nydam T, Cronin D, Hong J. Pathologic sequelae of allosensitization in liver transplantation. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 200: 195-199. PMID: 26253457, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.047.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M. Technical aspects for live-donor organ procurement for liver, kidney, pancreas, and intestine. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2015, 20: 133-139. PMID: 25695592, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000181.
- Sharma A, Kaspar M, Siddiqui M, Kim J. Enucleation after Embolization of Liver Failure-Causing Giant Liver Hemangioma. American Journal Of Case Reports 2015, 16: 563-567. PMID: 26301888, PMCID: PMC4554336, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.893298.
- Kim H, Yi N, Lee J, Kim J, Moon M, Jeong J, Lee J, You T, Suh S, Park M, Choi Y, Hong G, Lee H, Lee K, Suh K. Safety of reduced dose of mycophenolate mofetil combined with tacrolimus in living-donor liver transplantation. Clinical And Molecular Hepatology 2014, 20: 291-299. PMID: 25320733, PMCID: PMC4197178, DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2014.20.3.291.
- Lee H, Suh K, Kim J, Shin W, Yi N, Jae H, Chung J, Oh S, Kang K, Lee K. Pulmonary Artery Embolotherapy in a Patient with Type I Hepatopulmonary Syndrome after Liver Transplantation. Korean Journal Of Radiology 2010, 11: 485-489. PMID: 20592935, PMCID: PMC2893322, DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.4.485.
- Shin W, Suh K, Lee H, Kim J, Kim T, Yi N, Lee K. Prognostic factors affecting survival after recurrence in adult living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transplantation 2010, 16: 678-684. PMID: 20440777, DOI: 10.1002/lt.22047.
- Kim J, Yi N, Shin W, Kim T, Lee K, Suh K. Platelet Transfusion can be Related to Liver Regeneration After Living Donor Liver Transplantation. World Journal Of Surgery 2010, 34: 1052-1058. PMID: 20151125, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0464-x.
- Suh K, Yi N, Kim T, Kim J, Shin W, Lee H, Han H, Lee K. Laparoscopy‐Assisted Donor Right Hepatectomy Using a Hand Port System Preserving the Middle Hepatic Vein Branches. World Journal Of Surgery 2008, 33: 526-533. PMID: 19115031, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9842-z.
- Yi N, Suh K, Kim T, Kim J, Shin W, Lee K. Current Role of Surgery in Treatment of Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Resection versus Liver Transplantation. Oncology 2008, 75: 124-128. PMID: 19092282, DOI: 10.1159/000173434.
- Suh K, Yi N, Kim J, Shin W, Lee H, Han H, Lee K. Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for a Modified Right Graft in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2008, 40: 3529-3531. PMID: 19100430, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.07.134.
- Lee H, Suh K, Kim J, Shin W, Cho E, Yi N, Lee K. Hypophosphatemia after live donor right hepatectomy. Surgery 2008, 144: 448-453. PMID: 18707044, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.04.016.
- Yi N, Suh K, Cho Y, Lee H, Cho E, Cho J, Shin W, Kim J, Lee K. The Right Small‐for‐Size Graft Results in Better Outcomes than the Left Small‐for‐Size Graft in Adult‐to‐Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation. World Journal Of Surgery 2008, 32: 1722-1730. PMID: 18553047, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9641-6.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Associate Professor, Transplant Surgery
Education & Training
- Clinical FellowVirginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2013)
- PhDKyung Hee University School of Medicine, Physiology
- Clinical FellowSeoul National University Hospital
- ResidentKyung Hee Medical Center
- MDKyung Hee University School of Medicine
Advanced Training & Certifications
- Experimental Transplantation SurgeryUniversity of Jena (2011)
- Microsurgical Trainingh CourseMicrosurgical Training Institute
Languages Spoken
- English
- 한국어 (Korean)
Additional Information
Professional Service
- International Liver Transplantation Society, Basic & Translational Research Committee (2024 - 2027): Member
- American College of Surgeon (2024 - Present): Member
- Society of University Surgeons (2022 - Present): Member
- International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (2019 - Present): Member
- American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (2019 - Present): Member
- American Society of Transplantation (2017 - Present): Member
- Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (2017 - Present): Member
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2014 - Present): Member
- Association for Academic Surgery (2014 - Present): Member
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2012 - Present): Member
Publications
- Dave D, Taheri P, Boovarahan S, Kim J, Cowley A, Audi S, Dash R. Sex dimorphism and substrate dependency of liver mitochondrial bioenergetics and H2O2 production. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2025, 329: g664-g679. PMID: 41106842, PMCID: PMC12739962, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00196.2025.
- Kim J, Hong S, Lee A, Kumar S, Suchi M, Park J. Activity-Dependent Effects of ERK1/2 on Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Transplantation Proceedings 2025 PMID: 40796392, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.07.005.
- Monti C, Hong S, Lee A, Hong J, Eriksen C, Joshi A, Dash R, Audi S, Lee W, Kumar S, Kim J. Acute Response of Hepatocyte MRP2 Internalization as an Indicator of Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplantation. Transplantation 2025, 109: 1495-1505. PMID: 40320583, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005418.
- Patel M, Shankar S, Tejedor M, Barbas A, Kim J, Mao S, Ivanics T, Mathew J, Shingina A, Khan M, Wilson E, Syn N, Alconchel F, Patel D, Liu J, Nasralla D, Mazzola A, Tanaka T, Victor D, Yoon Y, Vinaixa C, Kyaw A, Galante A, Magistri P, Kathirvel M, Aliseda D, Moral K, Di Maira T, De Martin E, Chadha R, Hakeem A, Bonaccorsi-Riani E, Rammohan A. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society. Liver Transplantation 2025, 31: 945-955. PMID: 40062745, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000593.
- Monti C, Hong S, Audi S, Lee W, Joshi A, Terhune S, Kim J, Dash R. Assessing the degree of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury using physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of sodium fluorescein disposition in ex vivo machine-perfused livers. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2024, 327: g424-g437. PMID: 38917324, PMCID: PMC11427087, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00048.2024.
- Kim J, Zimmermann M, Mathison A, Lomberk G, Urrutia R, Hong J. Transcriptional Profiling Underscores the Role of Preprocurement Allograft Metabolism and Innate Immune Status on Outcomes in Human Liver Transplantation. Annals Of Surgery Open 2024, 5: e444-e444. PMID: 38911661, PMCID: PMC11191965, DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000444.
- Monti C, Audi S, Hong S, Yang Y, Kim J, Dash R. Computational Modeling of Sodium Fluorescein Disposition in Ex Vivo, Machine-Perfused Livers with Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Physiology 2024, 39: 566. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2024.39.s1.566.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, Prasad R, Cooper M. A Global Overview on the Evolution, Debate, and Research Output on Liver Transplant Perfusion Machines. Experimental And Clinical Transplantation 2024, 22: 35-42. PMID: 38284373, DOI: 10.6002/ect.2023.0180.
- Rawashdeh B, Alryalat S, Kim J, Eriksen C, Abu Assi M, Prasad R, Cooper M. The Leading Transplantation Journals: A Trend Analysis, 2011–2021. Journal Of Transplantation 2023, 2023: 8858320. PMID: 37795130, PMCID: PMC10547570, DOI: 10.1155/2023/8858320.
- Kim J, Hong S, Yang Y, Lee A, Hoffmeister K, Gantner B, Park J. Prolonged warm ischemia time increases mitogen-activated protein kinase activity and decreases perfusate cytokine levels in ex vivo rat liver machine perfusion. Frontiers In Transplantation 2023, 2: 1215182. PMID: 38993858, PMCID: PMC11235240, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2023.1215182.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, AlRyalat S, Prasad R, Cooper M. ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in Transplantation Research: Is It Always Correct? Cureus 2023, 15: e42150. PMID: 37602076, PMCID: PMC10438857, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42150.
- Monti C, Audi S, Womack J, Hong S, Yang Y, Kim J, Dash R. Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Blood Clearance of Liver Fluorescent Markers for the Assessment of the Degree of Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury *. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2023, 00: 1-6. PMID: 38082711, DOI: 10.1109/embc40787.2023.10340273.
- Monti C, Womack J, Audi S, Hong S, Yang Y, Kim J, Dash R. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling of sodium fluorescein (SF) blood clearance for assessing hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Physiology 2023, 38: 5732857. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5732857.
- Rawashdeh B, AlRyalat S, Abuassi M, Syaj S, Abu Jeyyab M, Pearson T, Kim J. Impact of COVID‐19 on abdominal organ transplantation: A bibliometric analysis. Transplant Infectious Disease 2023, 25: e14027. PMID: 36762493, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14027.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M, Shin W, Boettcher B, Lee J, Park J, Ali M, Yang M, Mishra J, Hagen C, McGraw J, Mathison A, Woehlck H, Lomberk G, Camara A, Urrutia R, Stowe D, Hong J. Effects of Subnormothermic Regulated Hepatic Reperfusion on Mitochondrial and Transcriptomic Profiles in a Porcine Model. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 277: e366-e375. PMID: 34387201, PMCID: PMC8840998, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005156.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, Hong J. Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma: A Deadly Complication for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant. Cureus 2022, 14: e32522. PMID: 36654646, PMCID: PMC9838682, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.32522.
- Rawashdeh B, Kim J, Hong J. Where are we today with machine perfusion of liver in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation? Transplantation Reports 2022, 7: 100111. DOI: 10.1016/j.tpr.2022.100111.
- Kim J, Yang Y, Hong S, Zielonka J, Dash R, Audi S, Kumar S, Joshi A, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Fluorescein clearance kinetics in blood and bile indicates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2022, 323: g126-g133. PMID: 35700191, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00038.2022.
- Voulgarelis S, Fathi F, Stucke A, Daley K, Kim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J, Starkey N, Allen K, Yu B. Evaluation of visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in liver tissue: validation of tissue saturations using extracorporeal circulation. Journal Of Biomedical Optics 2021, 26: 055002-055002. PMID: 34021537, PMCID: PMC8145982, DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.26.5.055002.
- Durazo F, Nicholas A, Mahaffey J, Sova S, Evans J, Trivella J, Loy V, Kim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Post–Covid-19 Cholangiopathy—A New Indication for Liver Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2021, 53: 1132-1137. PMID: 33846012, PMCID: PMC7953456, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.03.007.
- Kardashian A, Florman S, Haydel B, Ruiz R, Klintmalm G, Lee D, Taner C, Aucejo F, Tevar A, Humar A, Verna E, Halazun K, Chapman W, Vachharajani N, Hoteit M, Levine M, Nguyen M, Melcher M, Langnas A, Carney C, Mobley C, Ghobrial M, Amundsen B, Markmann J, Sudan D, Jones C, Berumen J, Hemming A, Hong J, Kim J, Zimmerman M, Nydam T, Rana A, Kueht M, Fishbein T, Markovic D, Busuttil R, Agopian V. Liver Transplantation Outcomes in a U.S. Multicenter Cohort of 789 Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting Beyond Milan Criteria. Hepatology 2020, 72: 2014-2028. PMID: 32124453, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31210.
- Voulgarelis S, Hong J, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Scott J. A novel escalation from veno-venous bypass to veno-venous ECMO during orthotopic liver transplantation. A case report. Perfusion 2020, 36: 861-863. PMID: 33200657, DOI: 10.1177/0267659120973592.
- Kim J, Hagen C, Kumar S, Park J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Anticholestatic Effect of Bardoxolone Methyl on Hepatic Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Rats. Transplantation Direct 2020, 6: e584. PMID: 32766432, PMCID: PMC7371100, DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001017.
- Wong M, Narra R, Selim M, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Padmanabhan A, Hong J. Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Antibodies and Response to Platelet Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 255: 99-105. PMID: 32543385, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.029.
- Liver transplantation in the treatment of unresectable hepatic metastasis from neuroendocrine tumorsKim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Liver transplantation in the treatment of unresectable hepatic metastasis from neuroendocrine tumors. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2020, 11: 601-608. PMID: 32655939, PMCID: PMC7340808, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2019.11.03.
- Zimmerman M, Schiller J, Selim M, Kim J, Hong J. Management of Renal Failure in the Liver Transplant Patient. Current Transplantation Reports 2019, 6: 338-343. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-019-00259-w.
- Pearson T, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Palines P, Eriksen C, Wong M, Selim M, Markovic D, Hong J. Staged Biliary Reconstruction After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Practical Surgical Strategy for High-Acuity Adult Recipients. Transplantation Direct 2019, 5: e482. PMID: 31579810, PMCID: PMC6739041, DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000000924.
- Downstaging Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma Pre-Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Pilot StudyWong M, Kim J, George B, Eriksen C, Pearson T, Robbins J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Downstaging Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma Pre-Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Pilot Study. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 242: 23-30. PMID: 31059945, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.04.023.
- Yi N, Kim J, Choi Y, Kim H, Lee K, Jang J, Lee J, Lee J, Han J, Lee K, Suh K. Alteration of MRP2 expression and the graft outcome after liver transplantation. Annals Of Surgical Treatment And Research 2018, 95: 249-257. PMID: 30402443, PMCID: PMC6204325, DOI: 10.4174/astr.2018.95.5.249.
- Kim J, Martin A, Yee J, Fojut L, Geurts A, Oshima K, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Effects of Hepatic Ischemia–Reperfusion Injuries and NRF2 on Transcriptional Activities of Bile Transporters in Rats. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 235: 73-82. PMID: 30691853, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.09.057.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M, Lerret S, Scott J, Voulgarelis S, Fons R, Vitola B, Telega G, Hoffman G, Berens R, Hong J. Staged biliary reconstruction after liver transplantation: A novel surgical strategy for high acuity pediatric transplant recipients. Surgery 2018, 165: 323-328. PMID: 30268374, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.08.022.
- Zimmerman M, Selim M, Kim J, Saeian K, Cinquegrani M, Connolly L, Woehlck H, Lauer K, Hong J. Impact of a Transplantation Critical Care Model on Short-Term Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation in High Acuity Patients: A Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 3544-3548. PMID: 30577234, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.08.013.
- Eriksen C, Kim J, Browning M, Dobrozsi S, Telega G, Vitola B, Lerret S, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Liver transplantation for unresectable high risk & very high risk hepatoblastoma. Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2018, 20: s785-s786. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2018.06.2374.
- Stowe D, Yang M, Mishra J, Kim J, Heisner J, Zimmerman M, Camara A, Hong J. Subnormothermic Regulated Hepatic Reperfusion Preserves Mitochondrial Function in Swine Liver Procured after Cardiac Death. The FASEB Journal 2018, 32: lb161-lb161. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.lb161.
- Kim J, Fons R, Scott J, Eriksen C, Lerret S, Browning M, Telega G, Vitola B, Hoffman G, North P, Vo N, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Transabdominal Intrapericardial Approach in Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Primary Hepatic Functioning Paraganglioma With Invasion Into Hepatic Veins and Suprahepatic Vena Cava: A Surgical and Anesthesia Management Challenge. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 2630-2635. PMID: 30401364, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.189.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M, Hong J. Emerging Innovations in Liver Preservation and Resuscitation. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 2308-2316. PMID: 30316348, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.080.
- Zimmerman M, Selim M, Kim J, Kozeniecki M, Hong J. A Specialized Transplantation Critical Care Model: Expanding Liver Transplantation Access to High-Acuity Patients. Transplantation Proceedings 2018, 50: 2619-2621. PMID: 30348452, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.066.
- la Cour M, Mehrvar S, Kim J, Martin A, Zimmerman M, Hong J, Ranji M. Optical imaging for the assessment of hepatocyte metabolic state in ischemia and reperfusion injuries. Biomedical Optics Express 2017, 8: 4419-4426. PMID: 29082074, PMCID: PMC5654789, DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.004419.
- Hong J, Kim J, Browning M, Wagner A, Lerret S, Segura A, Zimmerman M. Modified Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy for Hepatoblastoma in a Small Infant. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 266: e16-e17. PMID: 28288067, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002217.
- Kim J, Hong J. Liver Transplantation: An Overview. 2016, 599-619. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30103-7_36.
- Zimmerman M, Selim M, Kim J, Regner K, Saeian K, Zanowski S, Martin A, Connolly L, Lauer K, Woehlck H, Hong J. Outcome analysis of continuous intraoperative renal replacement therapy in the highest acuity liver transplant recipients: A single-center experience. Surgery 2016, 161: 1279-1286. PMID: 28011008, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.027.
- Woehlck H, Boettcher B, Lauer K, Cronin D, Hong J, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Selim M. Hydroxocobalamin for Vasoplegic Syndrome in Liver Transplantation. A & A Case Reports 2016, 7: 247-250. PMID: 27749291, DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000000398.
- Kim J, Kim T, Hong K, Moon H, Oh I, Lee S, Hohenwalter M, Zimmerman M, Cronin D, Hong J. Pre-Hepatectomy Assessment of Bile Transporter Expression by Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MRI in a Rat Model of Liver Cirrhosis. Journal Of Investigative Surgery 2016, 30: 265-271. PMID: 27780379, DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2016.1238983.
- Boettcher B, Woehlck H, Reck S, Hong J, Zimmerman M, Kim J, Zundel M, Freed J, Pagel P. Treatment of Vasoplegic Syndrome With Intravenous Hydroxocobalamin During Liver Transplantation. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2016, 31: 1381-1384. PMID: 28012726, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.10.011.
- Ramanathan R, Gupta G, Kim J, Quinn K, Behnke M, Kang L, Sharma A. Retroactive application of the new kidney allocation system to renal transplants performed in the ECD/SCD era. Clinical Transplantation 2015, 29: 1148-1155. PMID: 26436727, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12642.
- Zimmerman M, Schiller J, Kim J, Martin A, Selim M, Nydam T, Cronin D, Hong J. Pathologic sequelae of allosensitization in liver transplantation. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 200: 195-199. PMID: 26253457, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.047.
- Kim J, Zimmerman M. Technical aspects for live-donor organ procurement for liver, kidney, pancreas, and intestine. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2015, 20: 133-139. PMID: 25695592, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000181.
- Sharma A, Kaspar M, Siddiqui M, Kim J. Enucleation after Embolization of Liver Failure-Causing Giant Liver Hemangioma. American Journal Of Case Reports 2015, 16: 563-567. PMID: 26301888, PMCID: PMC4554336, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.893298.
- Kim H, Yi N, Lee J, Kim J, Moon M, Jeong J, Lee J, You T, Suh S, Park M, Choi Y, Hong G, Lee H, Lee K, Suh K. Safety of reduced dose of mycophenolate mofetil combined with tacrolimus in living-donor liver transplantation. Clinical And Molecular Hepatology 2014, 20: 291-299. PMID: 25320733, PMCID: PMC4197178, DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2014.20.3.291.
- Lee H, Suh K, Kim J, Shin W, Yi N, Jae H, Chung J, Oh S, Kang K, Lee K. Pulmonary Artery Embolotherapy in a Patient with Type I Hepatopulmonary Syndrome after Liver Transplantation. Korean Journal Of Radiology 2010, 11: 485-489. PMID: 20592935, PMCID: PMC2893322, DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.4.485.
- Shin W, Suh K, Lee H, Kim J, Kim T, Yi N, Lee K. Prognostic factors affecting survival after recurrence in adult living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transplantation 2010, 16: 678-684. PMID: 20440777, DOI: 10.1002/lt.22047.
- Kim J, Yi N, Shin W, Kim T, Lee K, Suh K. Platelet Transfusion can be Related to Liver Regeneration After Living Donor Liver Transplantation. World Journal Of Surgery 2010, 34: 1052-1058. PMID: 20151125, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0464-x.
- Suh K, Yi N, Kim T, Kim J, Shin W, Lee H, Han H, Lee K. Laparoscopy‐Assisted Donor Right Hepatectomy Using a Hand Port System Preserving the Middle Hepatic Vein Branches. World Journal Of Surgery 2008, 33: 526-533. PMID: 19115031, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9842-z.
- Yi N, Suh K, Kim T, Kim J, Shin W, Lee K. Current Role of Surgery in Treatment of Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Resection versus Liver Transplantation. Oncology 2008, 75: 124-128. PMID: 19092282, DOI: 10.1159/000173434.
- Suh K, Yi N, Kim J, Shin W, Lee H, Han H, Lee K. Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for a Modified Right Graft in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2008, 40: 3529-3531. PMID: 19100430, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.07.134.
- Lee H, Suh K, Kim J, Shin W, Cho E, Yi N, Lee K. Hypophosphatemia after live donor right hepatectomy. Surgery 2008, 144: 448-453. PMID: 18707044, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.04.016.
- Yi N, Suh K, Cho Y, Lee H, Cho E, Cho J, Shin W, Kim J, Lee K. The Right Small‐for‐Size Graft Results in Better Outcomes than the Left Small‐for‐Size Graft in Adult‐to‐Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation. World Journal Of Surgery 2008, 32: 1722-1730. PMID: 18553047, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9641-6.
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