CURRICULUM VITAE Karen H. Kim, M.D. ADDRESS: Office ...

CURRICULUM VITAE
Karen H. Kim, M.D.
ADDRESS:
Office:
SkinCare Physicians
1244 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Office Telephone: (617) 731-1600
E-Mail:
karen_hj_kim@hotmail.com
EDUCATION:
7/2003-6/2004 Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Laser Fellowship
Director: Roy G. Geronemus, M.D.
Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York
New York, NY
7/2002-6/2003 Chief Resident
Department of Dermatology
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
7/2000-6/2003 Dermatology Residency
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
6/1999-6/2000 Internal Medicine Internship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
9/1995 –5/1999 Brown Medical School M.D.
Providence, RI
9/1998-5/1999 Brown University M.M.S.
Division of Neuropathology
Providence, RI

9/1991-5/1995 Brown University B.A.
Concentration: English literature
Providence, RI
9/1993-5/1994 Cambridge University
Cambridge, England
9/1987-6/1991 Stuyvesant High School
New York, New York
CERTIFICATION:
8/11/2003 Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology
National Board of Medical Examiners
New York State License #222632
Massachusetts State License #228964
New Jersey State License #25MA07818200
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
7/2004 – 3/2008 Cosmetic dermatology, laser surgery and Mohs surgery
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY
7/2004-6/2006 Director of Research
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY
9/2002-6/2003 General and cosmetic dermatology
Office of Louis Vogel, MD, New York, NY
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2003 Outstanding Resident Award
SUNY Downstate Alumni Association, Inc.
2002 Finalist, Thirteenth Annual Conrad Stritzler Resident’s Competition

Greater New York Dermatologic Society
1999 Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
American Medical Women’s Association, Inc.
1996 American Academy of Dermatology Summer Mentorship Fellowship
UCLA Medical Center
1996 Summer Oncology Research Fellowship
Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles
1995 Brown University PLME Research Grant
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
1995 Primary Care Fellowship
Rhode Island Department of Health
1991 Westinghouse Science Talent Competition Semi-Finalist
PUBLICATIONS:
Burris K and Kim K, Tattoo removal, Clinics of Dermatology, 2007; 25(4):388-392.
Kim KH, Geronemus RG. Laser lipolysis using a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser, Dermatologic Surgery, 2006;
32(2):241-248.
Fisher GH, Kim KH, Bernstein LJ, Geronemus RG. Concurrent use of a handheld forced cold air device
minimizes patient discomfort during fractional photothermolysis, Dermatologic Surgery, 2005; 31: 1242-
1244.
Fisher GH, Jacobson LJ, Bernstein LJ, Kim KH, Geronemus RG. Nonablative radiofrequency treatment of
facial laxity, Dermatologic Surgery, 2005; 31:1237-1241.
Kim KH, Geronemus RG. Nonablative laser and light therapies for skin rejuvenation, Archives of
Facial Plastic Surgery. 2004; 6:398-409.
Kim KH and Geronemus RG. Utility of punch excisions in auricular defects, Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery, 2004; 114: 278-279.
Kim KH, Gross VL, Jaffe A, Herbst AM. The use of melolabial burow’s graft in the reconstruction of
combination nasal sidewall-cheek defects, Dermatologic Surgery, 2004; 30:205-7.

Kim KH, Yavel RM, Gross VL, Brody N. Intralesional interferon alfa-2b in the treatment of basal cell
carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma: revisited, Dermatologic Surgery, 2004;30:116-120.
Kim KH and Geronemus RG. Advances in photodynamic therapy, The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal,
2004; 22: 46-48
Lowenstein EJ, Kim KH, Glick SA. Turner Syndrome in dermatology, Journal of American Academy of
Dermatology, 2004;50:767-776.
Kim KH and Geronemus RG. Tattoo removal, The Medical Letter, 2003; 45(1170): 95-96.
Kim KH, Alapati U. Palpable purpura in an asthmatic woman with eosinophilia. Archives of Dermatology.
2003;139:803-8.
Kim KH, Teebor S, Crandell CM, Glick SA. Umbilical nodule in an elderly woman, Archives of
Dermatology. 2003; 139:1497-1498.
Kim KH, Lynfield Y. Enoxaparin-induced generalized exanthem.
Cutis. 2003;72:57-60.
Lynfield Y, Kim KH, Oberemok S. Metastatic colon cancer, Consultant, October, 2003.
Kim KH, Baldwin HE. Choosing cosmetics for acne-prone skin. Cosmetic Dermatology. 2002;15:27-32.
Kim KH, Patel L, Tobet SA, King JC, Rubin BS, Stopa EG. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone immunoreactivity
in the adult and fetal human olfactory system. Brain Research. 1999;826:220-229.
Tobet SA, Chickering TW, King JC, Stopa EG, Kim KH, Kuo-Leblank V, Shwarting GA. Expression of
gamma-aminobutyric acid and gonadotropin-releasing hormone during the neuronal migration through the
olfactory system. Endocrinology. 1996;137:5415-5419.
Sukal S, Bernstein L, Chapas A, Hale E, Kim K, Geronemus R. Eyelid Tightening and Improved
Eyelid Aperture Through Fractional Resurfacing. (Submitted for Publication)
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Kim KH and Song PC. Sclerotherapy, Dermatologic Procedure Manual, First Edition, 2007.
Kim KH, Geronemus RG. Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery.
Thorne, C (Editor). Lippiincott, Williams and Wilkins (Publisher) 2007, pp 115-119.
Kim KH, Rohrer T, Geronemus RG. Laser Surgery of Vascular Lesions, in, Procedures in Cosmetic
Dermatology, Lasers and Lights, Vol. 1. Dover, J, Alam M (Eds). 2005, pp 11-29.
PRESENTATIONS:
What’s new in lasers? Valley of the Sun Dermatology Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2007.

Laser lipolysis, American Assocation for Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, New York, NY 2007.
What’s the latest in lasers and light based treatments? Las Vegas Clinical Dermatology Conference, Las
Vegas, NV, 2006.
Laser Treatment of Dark Skin, Dermatologic Society of New York, New York, NY 2006.
Use of Plasma Skin Rejuvenation (PSR) Rhytec System for Facial Rejuvenation, American Society for Laser
Medicine and Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2006
Comparison between the Starlux Pulsed Light System and V Beam Pulsed Dye Laser for treatment of facial
erythema and telangiectasia, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston,
MA, 2006.
Treatment of Acneiform Scars in Skin Types III-V, Loreal ® Ethnic Skin Symposium, Chicago, IL, 2005.
Innovations in nonablative laser and light treatments, Advances in Head and Neck Surgery Symposium, St.
Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, 2005.
Laser lipolysis using a novel 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual
Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005.
Treatment of focal unwanted fat using laser lipolysis, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, LA, 2005.
Comparison of single pass vs. multi-pass technique using Thermacool system for facial laxity, American
Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2005.
1064 nm Nd:YAG laser for laser lipolysis, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual
Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2005.
What’s new in lasers and light technology, Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Lenox Hill
Hospital, New York, NY, 2004.
Skin Rejuvenation Procedures, Women’s Health & Fitness Expo, Kingston, NY, 2004
Objective Evaluation of Laser Assisted Photo Dynamic Therapy for Fine Lines using the BTC-2000 and
PRIMOS 3-D Imaging System, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Meeting, 2004.
A Pilot Study on the Use of a Plasma Skin Rejuvenation Device on Peri-oral Rhytides, American Society for
Laser Medicine and Surgery Meeting, Dallas, TX, 2004.
Segmental neurofibromatosis a.k.a. neurofibromatosis type 5: antiquated terminology for mosaic form of
neurofibromatosis? American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, 2004.
Minocycline Hypersensitivity Syndrome: an Emerging Concern, American Academy of Dermatology
Annual Meeting, 2003.
Hyperpigmentation and Asian Skin, Estee Lauder, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 2002.

The Use of Melolabial Burow’s Graft in the Reconstruction of Combination Nasal Sidewall-Cheek Defects,
ASDS-ACMMSCO Combined Annual Meeting, 2002.
A Placebo Controlled Evaluation of Postsurgical Treatment with Aldara (Imiquimod) Cream 5% and the
Recurrence of Keloids, ASDS-ACMMSCO Combined Annual Meeting, 2002.
Intralesional Interferon alfa-2b in the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma:
Revisited, Society of Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, 2002.
A Case of a Full Term Self-Healing Collodion Baby, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting,
2002.
Case of an Elderly Woman with Churg-Strauss Syndrome, American Academy of Dermatology Annual
Meeting, 2002.
Intralesional Interferon alfa-2b in the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma:
Revisited, Greater New York Dermatologic Society, 2002.
Dual Expression of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Neurons during
Migration, International Endocrine Society Meeting, 1996.
RESEARCH
Evaluation of Reloxin for Facial Rhytides
Laser and Skin Surgery center of New York, New York, NY 2005
Comparison between Starlux Pulsed Light System and V Beam Pulsed Dye Laser
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, NY, 2005
Study of Autologous Fibroblasts for Facial Rhytides
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY 2004
Pilot Study of the Use of a Plasma Skin Rejuvenation Device on Peri-oral Rhytides
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY, 2003.
An Evaluation of the Mid and Lower Face with the ThermaCool System
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, NY 2003.
Clinical Evaluation of a Laser Device for Lipolysis
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, NY 2003.
An Evaluation of the Effect of Multiple Passes of PSR Energy on Human Skin
Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, NY, 2003.
Comparison between Starlux Pulsed Light System and V Beam Pulsed Dye Laser

Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, NY, 2005
A Placebo Controlled Evaluation of Postsurgical Treatment with Aldara (Imiquimod) Cream 5% and
the Recurrence of Keloids
Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 2002.
An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Tazorac 0.1% Cream and Differin 0.1% Cream in the
Treatment of Subjects with Facial Acne Vulgaris
Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 2001.
Clinical Trials in Dermatopharmacology
Department of Dermatology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine,
Providence, RI, 1998.
Double-labeled Langerhans Cells Using Immunocytochemistry
Division of Dermatopathology, Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1997.
Migration of GnRH neurons in the Human Fetus
Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, 1995-1997.
Retrospective Study of Peripheral Neuroectodermal Tumors in Children
Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, 1996.
Formulation of Problem-Based Learning Modules on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Hodgkin’s
Lymphoma and Neuroblastoma
Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, 1996.
Structural Analysis of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor using alpha-bungarotxin
Department of Pharmacology, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1992-1993.
MEMBERSHIPS
The American Academy of Dermatology
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
American College of Mohs Surgery
Women's Dermatologic Society
American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
Dermatologic Society of Greater New York
COMMITTEES

Ethics Committee for the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Womens Dermatologic Surgeons Committee/ Women’s Dermatologic Society