Penn Medicine Provider
Pulmonary Medicine
Roger Y. Kim, MD, MSCE
5.0
(38)
Accepting new patients
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-615-5864

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
  • Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

38 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
very informative
April 2025
5.0
5.0
didn't feel rushed. he gave total attention.
January 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. kim was an exceptional listener and he is evidently an experienced educator as well...i felt very well informed and very comfortable with his explanations.
January 2025
5.0
5.0
kind, thorough

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My Locations

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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

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My research

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

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 and Onco-Pulmonologists , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2025

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

Kim SY, Silvestri GA, Kim YW, Kim RY, Um SW, Im Y, Hwang JH, Choi SH, Eom JS, Gu KM, Kwon YS, Lee SY, Lee HW, Park DW, Heo Y, Jang SH, Choi KY, Kim Y, Park YS Screening for Lung Cancer, Overdiagnosis, and Healthcare Utilization: Nationwide Population-based Study , J Thorac Oncol, S1556-0864(24)02503-6: 2024

Kim RY, Yee C, Zeb S, Steltz J, Vickers AJ, Rendle KA, Mitra N, Pickup LC, DiBardino DM, Vachani A Clinical Utility of an Artificial Intelligence Radiomics-based Tool for Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Nodules , JNCI Cancer Spectr, 8(5): 2024,pkae086

Rendle KA, Saia CA, Vachani A, Burnett-Hartman AN, Doria-Rose VP, Beucker S, Neslund-Dudas C, Oshiro C, Kim RY, Elston-Lafata J, Honda SA, Ritzwoller D, Wainwright JV, Mitra N, Greenlee RT Rates of Downstream Procedures and Complications Associated with Lung Cancer Screening in Routine Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study , Ann Intern Med, 177(1): 2024,18-28

Kim RY, Rendle KA, Mitra N, Saia CA, Neslund-Dudas C, Greenlee RT, Burnett-Hartman AN, Honda SA, Simoff MJ, Schapira MM, Croswell JM, Meza R, Ritzwoller DP, Vachani A. Racial Disparities in Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Recommended Follow-Up Care: A Multicenter Cohort Study , Ann Am Thorac Soc, 19(9): 2022,1561-1569

Kim RY Mentorship and Sponsorship: How to Fly Instead of Falling Out of the Nest, Identifying Your Mentorship Team and Excelling at Menteeship and Managing Up , University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Professional Development Web Series: 2025

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