{"id":2623,"date":"2018-07-25T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T13:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=2623"},"modified":"2025-05-20T11:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:02:20","slug":"lawrence-kim-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/directory\/lawrence-kim-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence Kim, MD, FACS, FACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQAnNDOzCRY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 47.4058%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/celebrating-our-providers-carolina-care-excellence-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Carolina-Care-Excellence-Logo-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 50.7824%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/us\/book\/9783319544922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2703 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Bookcover-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Bookcover-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Bookcover-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Bookcover-768x1092.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Bookcover-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Bookcover-360x512.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/800\/2018\/07\/Bookcover.jpg 827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"somLinkedContent\">SPECIALTIES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"somLinkedContent\">Surgery of the endocrine glands: thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal<\/li>\n<li class=\"somLinkedContent\">More information can be found on our\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgonc\/forpatients\/endocrine\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Endocrine Surgery<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<p class=\"somLinkedContent\">Various topics in basic and clinical research<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"somLinkedContent\">EDUCATION<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1994<\/li>\n<li>MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BOARD CERTIFICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p>General Surgery &#8211; Board Certified continuously since 1995<\/p>\n<h3>BIOSKETCH<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Kim grew up in West Texas and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1987. After beginning his general surgery training at Cook County Hospital and the University of Illinois in Chicago, Dr. Kim returned to Southwestern in 1989 for a two year research fellowship in basic laboratory research. He completed his general surgery training at the U.T. Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital in 1994. He spent two years additional years in basic science research at the National Institutes of Health before returning to U.T. Southwestern to join the faculty in 1996. He moved to Arkansas in 2002 to become Chief of Surgery at the VA Hospital. He also served as Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Medicine and Director of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He moved to the University of North Carolina in 2013 to expand the program in Endocrine Surgery. He has extensive experience in basic science and clinical research, as well as administration.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kim is a recognized expert in surgical diseases of the endocrine glands. He has written on a variety of topics related to these conditions (see below). He is co-editor of a major textbook on thyroid cancer published in 2017. He has served as Program Chair of the annual meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and as Chair of the Endocrine Disease Site Workgroup for the Society of Surgical Oncology. He has served on the Complex General Surgical Oncology Board of the American Board of Surgery, representing the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. He has been an invited speaker at national and international organizations including the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons. He is particularly recognized in the use of office-based ultrasound for endocrine diseases and teaches ultrasound at national and international courses. He is an NIH funded investigator. His most recent research work focuses on novel imaging techniques for parathyroid glands. He is an editor for the prestigious journal Surgery with responsibility for endocrine and oncology topics.<\/p>\n<p>He has received multiple awards for teaching as well as patient care (as recognized by patients). He has been continually recognized as one of America\u2019s Top Doctors since 2010 and America\u2019s Top Doctors for Cancer since 2011.<\/p>\n<h3>SELECTED PUBLICATIONS<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Dickson PV, Kim L, Yen TWF, Yang A, Grubbs EG, Patel D, Sol\u00f3rzano CC.\u00a0 Evaluation, Staging, and Surgical Management for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: An Update from the SSO Endocrine and Head and Neck Disease Site Working Group.\u00a0 Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Sep 18.<\/li>\n<li>Dickson PV, Kim L, Yen TWF, Yang A, Grubbs EG, Patel D, Sol\u00f3rzano CC.\u00a0 Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy, Treatment for Advanced Disease, and Genetic Considerations for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: An Update from the SSO Endocrine and Head and Neck Disease Site Working Group.\u00a0 Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Sep 14.<\/li>\n<li>Wobker SE, L.T. Kim,\u00a0 T.G. Hackman, L.G. Dodd.\u00a0 Use of BRAF v600e immunocytochemistry on FNA direct smears of papillary thyroid carcinoma.\u00a0 Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Sep;123(9):531-9.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Carling T, S.E. Carty, M.M. Ciarleglio, D.S. Cooper, G.M. Doherty, L. T. Kim, R.T. Kloos, E.L. Mazzaferri Sr, P.N. Peduzzi, S.A. Roman, R.S. Sippel, J.A. Sosa, B.C. Stack Jr, D.L. Steward, R.P. Tufano, R.M. Tuttle, R. Udelsman, American Thyroid Association Surgical Affairs Committee. American Thyroid Association design and feasibility of a prospective randomized controlled trial of prophylactic central lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid. 2012 Mar;22(3):237-44.<\/li>\n<li>Acott, A, S. Theus, L.T. Kim. Long-term glucose control and risk of peri-operative complications. Am. J. Surg. 198: 596-599, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Govindarajan, R., L. Ratnasinghe, D. Simmons, E. Siegel, M. Midathada, L.T. Kim, P. Kim, R. Owens, N. Lang. Thiazolidinediones and the risk of lung, prostate, and colon cancer in patients with diabetes. J Clin Oncol. 25(12):1461-2, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Akbar, N., D. Bodenner, L.T. Kim, J.Y. Suen, M.S. Kokoska. Considerations in Incorporating Office Based Ultrasound of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 135(6):884-8,2006.<\/li>\n<li>Panta, G., L. Du, F. Nwariaku, L.T. Kim. Direct Phosphorylation of Proliferative and Survival Pathway Proteins By RET. Surgery. 138(2):269-74, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Panta, G., F. Nwariaku, L.T. Kim. RET Signals through Focal Adhesion Kinase in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Cells. Surgery. 136(6):1212-7, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Van Husen, R., L.T. Kim. Accuracy of Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Parathyroid Localization. World J. Surgery. 28(11):1122-6, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Liu, Z., J. Falola, X. Zhu, L.T. Kim, G.A. Sarosi, T. Anthony, F. Nwariaku. Anti-Proliferative Effects of Src Inhibition on Medullary Thyroid Cancer. J. Clin. Endo. Met. 89(7):3503-9, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Kim, L.T., J.B.Fleming, C. Lopez-Guzman, F. Nwariaku. Focal Adhesions and Associated Proteins in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Cells. J. Surg. Res. 111:177-184, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Holloway, S., G. Sarosi, L. Kim, F. Nwariaku, G. O\u2019Keefe, L. Hynan, C. Jones, T. Anthony. Health-Related Quality of Life and Postoperative Length of Stay for Patients with Colorectal Cancer. J. Surg. Res. 108: 273-278, 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Nwariaku, F.E., J. Champine, L. T. Kim, S. Burkey, G. O\u2019Keefe, and W. H. Snyder III. \u00a0Radiologic Characterization Of Adrenal Masses: The Role Of CT-Derived Attenuation Values. Surgery 130:1068-71, 2001.<\/li>\n<li>Gordon, L.L., W.H. Snyder III, F. Wians, Jr., F. Nwariaku, L.T. Kim. The validity of quick intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay: An evaluation in 72 patients based on gross morphologic criteria. Surgery 126:1030-5, 1999.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>BOOK CHAPTERS AND INVITED REVIEWS<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Kim, L.T.\u00a0 Parathyroid Cancer.\u00a0 In:\u00a0 Emedicine, 26 April 2018.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/emedicine.medscape.com\/article\/280908-overview\">https:\/\/emedicine.medscape.com\/article\/280908-overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kim, L.T., E.H. Harris, M.W. Krause.\u00a0 Hyperparathyroidisim.\u00a0 In:\u00a0 Emedicine, 17 December 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/emedicine.medscape.com\/article\/127351-overview\">https:\/\/emedicine.medscape.com\/article\/127351-overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Mancino, A.T. and L. T.\u00a0 Kim Eds.\u00a0 Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.\u00a0 Springer.\u00a0 Cham. 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Black, J.B. and L.T. Kim.\u00a0 Prognostic and Risk Assessment Systems.\u00a0 In: Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.\u00a0 Kim, L.T. and Mancino, A.T. eds. Springer.\u00a0 Cham. 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Laks, Shakar, L.T. Kim, Y. Lucero.\u00a0 Trial registration and public access to data.\u00a0 In: Clinical Trials Design in Invasive Operative and Non Operative Procedures.\u00a0 Itani, K. and Reda, D. eds.\u00a0 Springer.\u00a0 Cham. 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Lopez, N.E., L.T. Kim.\u00a0 Quality Control in Procedural Studies.\u00a0 In: Clinical Trials Design in Invasive Operative and Non Operative Procedures.\u00a0 Itani, K. and Reda, D. eds.\u00a0 Springer.\u00a0 Cham. 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Kim, L.T..\u00a0 Principles of Ultrasound and Applied Ultrasound Physics Relevant for Advanced Sonographers.\u00a0 In: Advanced Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound. Milas, M., S. Mandel, J. E. Langer eds.\u00a0 Springer.\u00a0 Cham.\u00a0 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Kim, L.T. Parathyroid Surgery. In: Surgical Pitfalls: Prevention and Management. Evans, S.R.T. ed. Saunders Elsevier. Philadelphia. 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Kim, L.T., and T. Anthony. Gastrointestinal carcinoid. In: Sleisinger and Fordtran\u2019s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0ed. Feldman, M., L.S. Friedman, M.H. Sleisinger eds. Saunders, Philadelphia. 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Snyder, W, Kim, L.T. Carcinoma of the Thyroid. Selected Readings in General Surgery. R.N. McClelland ed. 29(3), 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Snyder, W. Kim, L.T. Benign Conditions of the Thyroid. Selected Readings in General Surgery. R.N. McClelland ed. 29(2), 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Kim, L.T., and T. Anthony. Gastrointestinal carcinoid. In: Sleisinger and Fordtran\u2019s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0ed. Feldman, M., L.S. Friedman, M.H. Sleisinger eds. Saunders, Philadelphia 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Snyder, W., L.T. Kim, F. Nwariaku. The Adrenal Gland. Selected Readings in General Surgery. R.N. McClelland ed. v.26, n. 8 1999.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>PATIENT STORIES<\/h3>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"width: 88.9502%;border-collapse: collapse;height: 11px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 11px\"><strong><em>Feeling Brain Fog? 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She turned to the doctors at UNC Surgery to helped erase her overwhelming exhaustion. <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/eve-van-buren\/\">Read more about Eve&#8217;s story.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SPECIALTIES Surgery of the endocrine glands: thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal More information can be found on our\u00a0Endocrine Surgery\u00a0page. 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