John S. Kim, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Cardiology
• Associate Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
• Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP)
• Co-Director, Cardiac Thrombosis Clinic

Recognition & Awards

• Teacher & Mentor Excellence Award, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program (2015)

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Purtell SR, Thornhill D, Loi M, Lockwood J, Kim JS, MacBrayne CE, DeVine MN, Sanders J, Searns J. Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolic Events in Children With Acute Musculoskeletal Infections. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36922007
• Soszyn N, Morgan GJ, Kim JS, Zablah JE. Case Report: Catheter-based mechanical thrombectomy using the Indigo aspiration system in a case of systemic-to-pulmonary shunt thrombosis. Front Pediatr. 2023;11:1114044. PubMed PMID: 36776906
• SooHoo MM, Shah A, Mayen A, Williams MH, Hyslop R, Buckvold S, Basu RK, Kim JS, Brinton JT, Gist KM. Effect of a standardized fluid management algorithm on acute kidney injury and mortality in pediatric patients on extracorporeal support. Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Feb;182(2):581-590. PubMed PMID: 36394647
• Rivers J, Pilcher D, Kim J, Bartos JA, Burrell A. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism. An analysis of the ELSO database. Resuscitation. 2023 Oct;191:109940. PubMed PMID: 37625576
• Payne RM, Burns KM, Glatz AC, Male C, Donti A, Brandao LR, Balling G, VanderPluym CJ, Bu’Lock F, Kochilas LK, Stiller B, Cnota JF, Rahkonen O, Khan A, Adorisio R, Stoica S, May L, Burns JC, Saraiva JFK, McHugh KE, Kim JS, Rubio A, Chia-Vazquez NG, Meador MR, Dyme JL, Reedy AM, Ajavon-Hartmann T, Jarugula P, Carlson-Taneja LE, Mills D, Wheaton O, Monagle P. Apixaban for Prevention of Thromboembolism in Pediatric Heart Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023 Dec;82(24):2296-2309
• Kim JS, Ellis WC, Ing RJ. Does the Volume and Constitution of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Priming Fluids Affect Blood Loss After Cardiac Surgery in Children?. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun;36(6):1595-1597. PubMed PMID: 35148942
• Kim JS, Barrett CS, Hyslop RW, Buckvold SM, Gist KM. Survival of Children With Pulmonary Embolism Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Front Pediatr. 2022;10:877637. PubMed PMID: 35592842
• Sayed IA, Bhalala U, Strom L, Tripathi S, Kim JS, Michaud K, Chiotos K, Dapul HR, Gharpure VP, Bjornstad EC, Heneghan JA, Irby K, Montgomery V, Gupta N, Gupta M, Boman K, Bansal V, Kashyap R, Walkey AJ, Kumar VK, Gist KM. Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Hospitalized Children With Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Condition: An Analysis of the VIRUS COVID-19 Registry. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 1;41(9):751-758. PubMed PMID: 35622434
• Persson JN, Kim JS, Good RJ. Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics. 2022. DOI: s40746-022-00250-1
• Persson JN, Good RJ, Gitomer SA, Kim JS. Point-Of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics. 2022. DOI: s40746-022-00260-z
• SooHoo MM, Shah A, Mayen A, Williams MH, Hyslop R, Buckvold S, Basu RK, Kim JS, Brinton JT, Gist KM. Effect of a standardized fluid management algorithm on acute kidney injury and mortality in pediatric patients on extracorporeal support. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36394647
• Hill KD, Kannankeril PJ, Jacobs JP, Baldwin HS, Jacobs ML, O'Brien SM, Bichel DP, Graham EM, Blasiole B, Resheidat A, Husain AS, Kumar SR, Kirchner JL, Gallup DS, Turek JW, Bleiweis M, Mettler B, Benscoter A, Wald E, Karamlou T, Van Bergen AH, Overman D, Eghtesady P, Butts R, Kim JS, Scott JP, Anderson BR, Swartz MF, McConnell PI, Vener DF, Li JS. Methylprednisolone for Heart Surgery in Infants - A Randomized, Controlled Trial. N Engl J Med. 2022 Dec 8;387(23):2138-2149. PubMed PMID: 36342116
• Griffin B, Clendenin N, Kim JS, Faubel S. Chapter 11: Transfusion Medicine in the Intensive Care Unit. Handbook of Critical Care Nephrology. Wolters Kluwer, 2021
• Persson J, Shorofsky M, Leahy R, Friesen R, Khanna A, Cole L, Kim JS. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction due to Acute Thrombosis in an Adolescent With COVID-19. Pediatrics. 2021 Aug;148(2). PubMed PMID: 34035074
• Bansal N, Azeka E, Neunert C, Kim JS, Murray J, May L, Kirk C, Lorts A, Rosenthal D, VanderPluym C. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Anti-thrombosis Guideline of Care for Children by Action. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Oct;42(7):1635-1639. PubMed PMID: 34076713
• Gist KM, Henry BM, Borasino S, Rahman AKMF, Webb T, Hock KM, Kim JS, Smood B, Mosher Z, Alten JA. Prophylactic Peritoneal Dialysis After the Arterial Switch Operation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb;111(2):655-661. PubMed PMID: 32473128
• Phillips R, Shahi N, Shirek G, Stevens J, Meier M, Recicar J, Lindberg DM, Kim J, Moulton S. Meaningful viscoelastic abnormalities in abusive and non-abusivepediatric trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Feb;56(2):397-400. PubMed PMID: 33280852
• Auerbach SR, Simpson KE. HVAD Usage and Outcomes in the Current Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Field: An Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) Analysis. ASAIO J. 2021 Jun 1;67(6):675-680. PubMed PMID: 33587465
• Ehrmann DE, Leopold DK, Campbell K, Silveira L, Gist KM, Phillips R, Shahi N, Moulton SL, Kim JS. Lessons Learned From the First Pilot Study of the Compensatory Reserve Index After Congenital Heart Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Mar;12(2):176-184. PubMed PMID: 33684010
• Phillips R, Moore H, Bensard D, Shahi N, Shirek G, Reppucci ML, Meier M, Recicar J, Acker S, Kim J, Moulton S. It is time for TEG in pediatric trauma: unveiling meaningful alterations in children who undergo massive transfusion. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Nov;37(11):1613-1620. PubMed PMID: 34533617
• Ehrmann DE, Leopold DK, Phillips R, Shahi N, Campbell K, Ross M, Zablah JE, Moulton SL, Morgan G, Kim JS. The Compensatory Reserve Index Responds to Acute Hemodynamic Changes in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: A Proof of Concept Study. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Aug;41(6):1190-1198. PubMed PMID: 32474738
• Phillips RC, Shahi N, Leopold D, Levek C, Shirek G, Hilton S, Hyslop R, Gien J, Kinsella JP, Buckvold S, Liechty KW, Kim JS, Marwan AI. Thromboelastography-guided management of coagulopathy in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Sep;36(9):1027-1033. PubMed PMID: 32607833
• Jone PN, Kim JS, von Alvensleben J, Burkett D. Chapter 20: Cardiovascular diseases. Current Diagnosis and Treatment – Pediatrics, 25e. Hay ed. McGraw Hill, 2020
• Kim JS, Loi M, Stone M, VanderPluym C. Medical and Invasive Management of Cardiac Thrombosis in Children with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease. Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics. 2020, 6, 283-298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40746-020-00214-3
• Loi M, Branchford B, Kim J, Self C, Nuss R. COVID-19 anticoagulation recommendations in children. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Sep;67(9):e28485. PubMed PMID: 32558124
• Good RJ, Levin M, Feder S, Loi MM, Kim JS, Branchford BR, Czaja AS, Carpenter TC. Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasound Femoral Vein Diameter Measurement by PICU Providers. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Dec;21(12):e1148-e1151. PubMed PMID: 32639474
• Good RJ, Rothman KK, Ackil DJ, Kim JS, Orsborn J, Kendall JL. Hand motion analysis for assessment of nursing competence in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement. J Vasc Access. 2019 May;20(3):301-306. PubMed PMID: 30318990
• Kim JS, Kaufman J, Patel SS, Manco-Johnson M, Di Paola J, da Cruz EM. Antiplatelet Effect of Ketorolac in Children After Congenital Cardiac Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 Nov;9(6):651-658. PubMed PMID: 30322371
• Kim JS, Ariefdjohan MW, Sontag MK, Rausch CM. Pulse Oximetry Values in Newborns with Critical Congenital Heart Disease upon ICU Admission at Altitude. Int J Neonatal Screen. 2018 Dec;4(4):30. PubMed PMID: 33072951
• Kim JS, McSweeney J, Lee J, Ivy D. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society 2014 Consensus Statement: Pharmacotherapies in Cardiac Critical Care Pulmonary Hypertension. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Mar;17(3 Suppl 1):S89-100. PubMed PMID: 26945333
• Liptzin DR, Sturgill M, Kim J, Abman SH, Darst JR, Ibrahim J, Browne L. An Unusual Etiology of Infantile Hemoptysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Apr 1;193(7):e14-5. PubMed PMID: 26757056
• Reeves JG, Kim JS, Mitchell MB, McCanta AC. Implantation of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator with retroperitoneal generator placement in a child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2015 Jul;1(4):176-179. PubMed PMID: 28491542
• Nguyen R, Kim J, Shet N, Janne d'Othée BM, Greene CL. A 2-year-old boy with knee pain, fever, and multiple birthmarks. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Jan;53(1):98-100. PubMed PMID: 24317699
• Diamond-Stanic MK, Marchionne EM, Teachey MK, Durazo DE, Kim JS, Henriksen EJ. Critical role of the transient activation of p38 MAPK in the etiology of skeletal muscle insulin resistance induced by low-level in vitro oxidant stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011 Feb 18;405(3):439-44. PubMed PMID: 21241662
• Archuleta TL, Lemieux AM, Saengsirisuwan V, Teachey MK, Lindborg KA, Kim JS, Henriksen EJ. Oxidant stress-induced loss of IRS-1 and IRS-2 proteins in rat skeletal muscle: role of p38 MAPK. Free Radic Biol Med. 2009 Nov 15;47(10):1486-93. PubMed PMID: 19703555
• Dokken BB, Saengsirisuwan V, Kim JS, Teachey MK, Henriksen EJ. Oxidative stress-induced insulin resistance in rat skeletal muscle: role of glycogen synthase kinase-3. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Mar;294(3):E615-21. PubMed PMID: 18089761
• Kim JS, Saengsirisuwan V, Sloniger JA, Teachey MK, Henriksen EJ. Oxidant stress and skeletal muscle glucose transport: roles of insulin signaling and p38 MAPK. Free Radic Biol Med. 2006 Sep 1;41(5):818-24. PubMed PMID: 16895802
• Sloniger JA, Saengsirisuwan V, Diehl CJ, Kim JS, Henriksen EJ. Selective angiotensin II receptor antagonism enhances whole-body insulin sensitivity and muscle glucose transport in hypertensive TG(mREN2)27 rats. Metabolism. 2005 Dec;54(12):1659-68. PubMed PMID: 16311101
• Sloniger JA, Saengsirisuwan V, Diehl CJ, Dokken BB, Lailerd N, Lemieux AM, Kim JS, Henriksen EJ. Defective insulin signaling in skeletal muscle of the hypertensive TG(mREN2)27 rat. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jun;288(6):E1074-81. PubMed PMID: 15657091