Joung Y Kim MD

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine

550 Peachtree St NEAtlanta, GA 30308
Phone+1 404-778-2020
Fax+1 404-778-2244

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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Ophthalmology, 1994 - 1997
Mercy Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1997 - Present
GA State Medical License 2002 - 2027
KY State Medical License 2001 - 2003
OH State Medical License 2001 - 2002
PA State Medical License 1995 - 1997
NM State Medical License 1996 - 1996
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EMA, Modernizing Medicine, Inc., 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (All CQM's), Cerner Corporation, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealtheLife and PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Factors Influencing Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive Outcomes for Corneal Thinning and Perforation.
Anjali Om, Anjali Badami, Yuqing Wang, Xiangqin Cui, Soroosh Behshad
Medicina. 2025-03-12
7 citations
Retrospective Study of Preoperative Laser Peripheral Iridotomy Versus Intraoperative Surgical Peripheral Iridectomy in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty.
Nichelle Warren, Lucy Sun, Soroosh Behshad, Joung Kim, Praneetha Thulasi
Cornea. 2024-04-01
54 citations
An environmental Sporothrix as a cause of corneal ulcer.
Annie S. Morrison, Shawn R. Lockhart, Jennifer G. Bromley, Joung Y. Kim, Eileen M. Burd
Medical Mycology Case Reports. 2013-04-10