
Albert Hong-Jae Kim MD PhD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base
Director, The Brain Tumor Center, August A Busch Jr Professor of Neurosurgery Washington University School of Medicine Siteman Cancer Center
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4500 Forest Park AveDept Neurological Surgery Ste 1BSt. Louis, MO 63108
Phone+1 314-362-3577
Fax+1 314-362-2107
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Summary
- I am a board-certified neurosurgeon-scientist and Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurological Surgery, Genetics, Neurology, and Developmental Biology at Washington University In St. Louis. My clinical and research interests include glioblastoma, aggressive meningiomas, pituitary tumors, and vestibular schwannomas.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2010
Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2025 - 2028
TN State Medical License 2025 - 2028
IN State Medical License 2025 - 2027
MO State Medical License 2011 - 2027
IA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
KS State Medical License 2025 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR (Modular), Allscripts, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsExtrachromosomal DNA associates with nuclear condensates and reorganizes chromatin structures to enhance oncogenic transcription.Aziz Taghbalout, Chia-Hao Tung, Patricia A Clow, Harianto Tjong, Ping Wang
Cancer Cell. 2025-12-08 - INSM1 governs a neuronal progenitor state that drives glioblastoma in a human stem cell model.Patrick A DeSouza, Matthew Ishahak, Xuan Qu, Colin McCornack, Devi Annamalai
Nature Communications. 2025-12-07 - Diffusely metastatic glioblastoma with FGFR3::TACC3 fusion: cell-free DNA fragmentation analyses and molecular characterization of matched primary and metastatic tumor...Miguel A Hernandez-Rovira, Alicia Vagnozzi, Tyler Bales, Keerthana N Prabhu, Noushin Niknafs
Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2025-11-03
Journal Articles
- Upfront Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Stereotactic Laser-Ablation in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Review of Survival Outcomes Compared to a Matched ...Cosette Dechant, Gene H Barnett, Andreas Seas, Eric C Leuthardt, Kevin O Juarez, Hanna Kemeny, Peter E Fecci, Manmeet S Ahluwalia, Mayur Sharma, Thomas L Beaumont, Alb..., Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
Researchers Make Glioblastoma Cells Visible to Attacking Immune CellsNovember 8th, 2024
Researchers Make Glioblastoma Cells Visible to Attacking Immune CellsNovember 7th, 2024
Study Increases Understanding of What Makes Multiply Recurrent Meningiomas a Most Aggressive Form of Brain TumorOctober 24th, 2024
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- Society for Neuro-OncologyMember
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