Julie Kim, DO

Both skilled and clever, Dr. Kim is part of the surgical staff at Sarah Bush Lincoln. The University of Arizona graduate earned bachelor's degrees in physiological sciences and business administration. She earned a master’s degree in biological and physical sciences from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York in 2014, and she earned her doctoral degree from Touro in 2018.

Following a general surgery residency at Community Memorial Health System in Ventura, CA, Dr. Kim completed an advanced gastrointestinal minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

Dr. Kim’s desire to join SBL and make an impact on the community is due, in part, to her residency. “I’ve always wanted to serve a community. I had the honor of doing that in my residency at a small, community hospital,” she said. “I’m excited to provide surgical services to people in the area at Sarah Bush Lincoln.”

Dr. Kim performs a range of surgical procedures including gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. Bypass surgery may help those patients who have any reflux symptoms because that helps to treat that as well. A gastric bypass involves creating a small pouch that bypasses a segment of the small intestine, affecting how the body processes calories and nutrients. “I have seen patients or even coworkers who became patients, achieve that healthy lifestyle that they were looking for. It's quite life changing how they go from taking high doses of insulin and all these medications for their high blood pressure and cholesterol,” she said.

For more about Dr. Kim and her services, call the SBL Surgery Clinic at 217-258-4020.