Roger Y. Kim, MD, MSCE
Interventional Pulmonology
Accepting new patients
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-615-5864
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

I am an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, a practicing interventional pulmonologist, and a physician-scientist. Clinically trained in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine, and interventional pulmonology, I see patients at the Harron Lung Center Perelman and perform advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy and minimally invasive thoracic procedures at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

My National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded research program focuses on the early detection of lung cancer and the optimization of the thoracic oncology diagnostic process. I am the Principal Investigator of the first investigator-initiated pragmatic randomized clinical trial assessing the effect of a pulmonary nodule risk stratification biomarker on medical decision-making (NCT05968898) and a member of the Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process (PROSPR) Lung Consortium, a NCI-funded multi-institutional research collaboration.

I received my undergraduate degree from Yale College and MD from the Yale University School of Medicine. I completed internal medicine residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital and pulmonary, critical care, and interventional pulmonology fellowships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. I also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

56 reviews

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January 2026
i felt that i got thorough care from a highly qualified doctor.
January 2026
dr. kim is an excellent dr. who communicates well with patients
January 2026
dr. kim took the time to explain things to me thoroughly and addressed all my concerns.
December 2025
takes his time. he reviewed my tests and my doctor's reports.

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My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Kim is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Caruso CR, Kim RY Improving Lung Cancer Screening Diagnostic Efficiency , Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine : 2026

Kim RY, Gupta A, Ang L, Bilger A, Vachani A, Rendle KA Clinicians’ Cancer Risk Assessment among Patients with Pulmonary Nodules: A Qualitative Study , Ann Am Thorac Soc: 2026

Ritzwoller DP, Carroll NM, Wain KF, Hixon BP, Kim RY, Maiyani M, Steiner JS Examining Trends in Lung Cancer Screening over 10 Years: Eligibility, Participation, Cancer Detection, and Quality Implications , Cancer, 131(24): 2025,e70211

Caruso CR, Vachani A, Kim RY Monitoring the Harms of Lung Cancer Screening: Why the Non-Malignant Resection Rate Is Our Best Bet , Journal of the American College of Radiology, 22(12): 2025,1569-1571

Kim RY The Association of Lung Cancer Screening Centralization With Annual Adherence Rates , CHEST, 168(3): 2025,572-573

Caruso CR, Kim RY, Rendle KA, Vachani A Evaluating the Non-Malignancy Rate in the National Lung Screening Trial: Addressing Surgical Misclassification , CHEST, 168(5): 2025,1271-1274

Kim RY, Rendle KA, Mitra N, Neslund-Dudas C, Greenlee RT, Honda SA, Schapira MM, Jeon J, Meza R, Ritzwoller DP, Vachani A Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Rates of Cancer Diagnosis , JAMA Network Open, 8(3): 2025,e250942

Henderson LM, Kim RY, Tanner NT, Tsai EB, Begnaud A, Dako F, Gieske M, Kallianos K, Richman I, Sakoda LC, Schwartz, RG, Yeboah J, Fong KM, Lam S, Lee P, Pasquinelli M, Smith RA, Triplette M, Tanoue L, Rivera MP Lung Cancer Screening and Incidental Findings: A Research Agenda. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement , Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 211(3): 2025,436-451

Kim RY, Kapp CM, Thiboutot J, Rivera MP, Argento AC Charting a Path Toward Diagnostic Excellence and Equity in Thoracic Oncology: The Critical Role of Interventional Pulmonologists and Oncopulmonologists , Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 211(6): 2025,922-924

Kim RY Insights into Opportunistic Lung Cancer Screening for Individuals Who Have Never Smoked , JAMA Network Open , 8(1): 2025,e2454009

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