Brian S Kim MD MTR, FAAD

Sol and Clara Kest Professor, Vice Chair of Research, Site Chair, and Director of the Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation and Sensation

Summary

Dr. Brian Kim is a highly experienced Dermatologist based in New York, NY. Completing his medical degree and two residencies at the University of Washington, he continued his education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Kim has held multiple prestigious current and past positions, including Professor at Icahn School of Medicine, Co-Director and Associate Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, and Clinical Instructor at Perelman School of Medicine. His areas of expertise include atopic dermatitis, pruritus, innate immunity, and neuroimmunology. He has several noteworthy publications, clinical trials, and awards under his belt. Notably, he's been recognized with awards such as the Young Dermatologist Achievement Award and the Young Leadership Award among others.

University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineMTR, 2012 - 2014
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010 - 2014
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Dermatology, 2008 - 2011
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2008
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2007, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha

Young Dermatologist Achievement Award International League of Dermatological Societies, 2019
Young Leardership Award American Dermatological Association, 2019
Clinical Scientist Development Award Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 2016
The Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 St. Louis Business Journal, 2016
AAD Young Investigator Award American Academy of Dermatology, 2014
ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Award American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2014
BWF Career Award for Medical Scientists Finalist Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2014
1st Prize Johnson-Beerman Award College of Physicians, 2013
Alpha Omega Alpha Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2007
HHMI Research Training Fellowship for Medical Students Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2005
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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PubMed

Dupilumab in Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Reduced Irritable Bowel Syndrome Risk: A Real-World Cohort Study.
Jasmine Levine, Rahib K Islam, Lillian Mo, Brian S Kim, Jordan Talia
Allergy. 2025-06-25
Systemic Inflammatory Markers Correlate with Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus and Response to Treatment.
Robert H Spencer, Stephen A Kilfeather, Elaine Lee, Catherine Munera, Warren Wen
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2025-05-21
The sensory neuroimmune frontier.
Brian S Kim, David Artis
Immunity. 2025-05-13

Journal Articles

Lectures

Chronic Pruritus: Bedside to Bench Perspectives
American Academy of Dermatology - Annual Meeting 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 3/1/2019

Mount Sinai Awarded Prestigious $1.3 Million Grant to Expand Research Training Program in Skin BiologyApril 3rd, 2023
Notalgia Paresthetica: Difelikefalin Helps Upper-Back Itch, but with Side EffectsFebruary 13th, 2023
Difelikefalin Improves Itch Intensity in Notalgia ParestheticaFebruary 10th, 2023
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Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K08 AwardNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases2014–Present
NIH Research Project Grant (R01)National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases2016–2021
Clinical Scientist Development AwardDoris Duke Charitable Foundation2016–2019
NIH CTSA AwardNational Institutes of Health2012–2014
Skin Disease Research Center Pilot and Feasibility GrantNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases2011–2012
Ruth L. Kirschstein T32 FellowshipNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases2010–2012

Postdoctoral Fellow/Laboratory of David ArtisIn the Artis Lab, I identified previously unrecognized group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) in the skin of both mice and humans, and their critical role in atopic dermatitis. Following up on this project, I found that basophils regulate ILC2 responses in this context as well.2010 - 2014
Research Fellow/Laboratory of Stephen I. KatzIn the Katz Lab, I investigated the mechanisms that underlie skin inflammation in the context of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Unexpectedly, I identified that keratinocytes could act as accessory cells for the presentation of keratinocyte-derived antigen.2004 - 2006