
Y. Michael Shim MD
Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease
Professor of Medicine
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1215 Hospital DrCharlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-5219
Fax+1 434-982-3759
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Summary
- Dr. Y. Michael Shim is a pulmonologist in Charlottesville, VA and is affiliated with University of Virginia Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. He specializes in pleural disease and is experienced in pneumonia, biomedical technology, and drug development.
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2001 - 2004
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2002 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Study of Airflow in the Lungs Using Helium MRI Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
- MRI for Non-Invasive Imaging in Neonates and Children Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
- New Technology to Assess Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Breathing Lessons: How Xenon MRI Is Resolving the Overlap Between Asthma and COPD.Yun Michael Shim, Jason Woods, John P Mugler
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025-10-24 - 1 citationsDesign and Implementation of a Multi-Center Trial ofXe Gas Exchange MRI and MRS to Evaluate Longitudinal Progression of COPD.Bastiaan Driehuys, Shuo Zhang, Aryil Bechtel, Andrew D Hahn, Guilhem Collier
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2025-04-23 - 2 citationsSex Differences in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Implications for Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Paulina Czarnota, Jamie L MacLeod, Niya Gupta, Ani Manichaikul, Yun M Shim
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025-03-18
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