Gene H. Kim, MD

Dr. Kim is an assistant professor of dermatology and pathology at USC where he serves as the director of dermatopathology. He joined the Keck School of Medicine in July of 2008.

Dr. Kim has lived and trained in many parts of the United States. Most recently, he completed a dermatopathology fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago. Prior to that, he joined the faculty at Indiana University Department of Dermatology in Indianapolis.

Dr. Kim completed his dermatology residency at New York University in Manhattan where he also served as chief resident. He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Duke University and Indiana University, respectively.

Dr. Kim has earned numerous academic distinctions during his career. In addition to these distinctions, Dr. Kim has also won awards for community service leadership.

Dr. Kim cares for patients with all types of dermatologic conditions. He is also available for dermatopathology consultations.

• MicroRNAs in Cardiac Development.
  NIH · K08HL098565 · Aug 18, 2010 – Apr 30, 2015 · Role: Principal Investigator
• The role of microRNA-130a in cardiac development.
  NIH · F32HL093992 · Sep 15, 2008 – Jul 14, 2009 · Role: Principal Investigator

• Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 Jun 30; 103225.. View in PubMed
• Eisenmenger Syndrome Complicated by Hemorrhagic Hereditary Telangiectasia: Unique Intersection of Hemorrhage, Cyanosis, and Thrombosis. JACC Case Rep. 2026 Jun 19; 108779.. View in PubMed
• A case of eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy treated with omalizumab. JAAD Case Rep. 2026 Jun; 72:131-134.. View in PubMed
• Invasive haemodynamic validation of an artificial intelligence echocardiographic tool for detecting heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail. 2026 Mar 03; 13(2).. View in PubMed
• Invasive Hemodynamic Validation of the Novel HFpEF-JH Risk Score. JACC Adv. 2026 Mar; 5(3):102613.. View in PubMed
• Alternative Measures of Body Composition and Outcomes Following Heart Transplant. Clin Transplant. 2026 Feb; 40(2):e70448.. View in PubMed
• Association between listing hemodynamics and heart transplantation waitlist outcomes: An analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 03; 45(3):350-362.. View in PubMed
• An atypical case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a 15-year-old girl presenting with pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcers on the face. Dermatol Online J. 2025 Nov 14; 31(5).. View in PubMed
• Primary Graft Dysfunction in Patients Supported With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices Before Heart Transplantation. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Nov; 13(11):102618.. View in PubMed
• Bloodless heart transplantation in patients who refuse transfusion: An 11-year case series. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 01; 171(1):241-250.. View in PubMed
• Multiple Primary Acral Lentiginous Melanomas With BRCA1 Mutation. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Nov; 65:30-33.. View in PubMed
• Beyond Thrombosis: Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure in Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: JACC: CardioOncology State-of-the-Art Review. JACC CardioOncol. 2025 Aug; 7(5):538-553.. View in PubMed
• Comprehensive Profiling of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Reveals Downregulated Immune Activation Compared to Cutaneous Melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2025 05; 38(3):e70027.. View in PubMed
• Mechanisms of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Interference With the Tricuspid Valve Apparatus. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Sep 01; 250:30-37.. View in PubMed
• Identification of a novel biomarker of antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplantation: synergistic effect of anti-nuclear antibodies and de novo donor-specific IgG HLA antibodies. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1550779.. View in PubMed
• Mitigating Post-operative Right Ventricular Dysfunction After Left Ventricular Assist Device: The RV Protection Study. J Card Fail. 2026 Jan; 32(1):46-57.. View in PubMed
• Early and Late Outcomes of Ambulatory Counter Pulsation Devices as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation. Cardiology. 2025; 150(4):381-388.. View in PubMed
• Dynamic assessment of left ventricular coupling and myocardial reserve in patients with cardiogenic shock. Eur Heart J Open. 2024 Sep; 4(5):oeae072.. View in PubMed
• International Travel for Organ Transplantation: Provider and Patient Perspectives. Transplant Direct. 2024 Aug; 10(8):e1686.. View in PubMed
• Intravenous gentamicin therapy induces functional type VII collagen in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: an open-label clinical trial. Br J Dermatol. 2024 07 16; 191(2):267-274.. View in PubMed
• New-Onset Neurosarcoidosis Following Heart Transplant for Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JACC Case Rep. 2024 Jun 05; 29(11):102358.. View in PubMed
• Influence of Anatomic Locations of T1b Melanomas and Patient Age on Outcomes. J Drugs Dermatol. 2024 May 01; 23(5):306-310.. View in PubMed
• The Growing Tools in the Toolbox for Heart Transplantation. J Card Fail. 2024 07; 30(7):926-928.. View in PubMed
• ATTR Gene Variants in HCM. JACC Case Rep. 2024 Mar 20; 29(6):102236.. View in PubMed
• Corrigendum to ‘Reverse Remodeling Effects of Sacubitril-Valsartan: Structural and Functional Optimization in Stage C Heart Failure’ [American Journal of Cardiology 210 (2024) 249-255]. Am J Cardiol. 2024 May 01; 218:127.. View in PubMed
• Reverse Remodeling Effects of Sacubitril-Valsartan: Structural and Functional Optimization in Stage C Heart Failure. Am J Cardiol. 2024 01 01; 210:249-255.. View in PubMed
• Impact of prophylactic donor heart tricuspid valve annuloplasty on outcomes in heart transplantation. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct 12; 18(1):288.. View in PubMed
• Use of Intravascular Ultrasound and Coronary Angiography to Measure the Prevalence of Myocardial Bridge in Heart Transplant Patients. Am J Cardiol. 2023 10 15; 205:176-181.. View in PubMed
• A diffuse, pustular eruption in a neonate: Recognizing SAMD9L-associated autoinflammatory disease (SAAD). Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 41(1):112-114.. View in PubMed
• Reduced immunomodulatory metabolite concentrations in peri-transplant fecal samples from heart allograft recipients. Front Transplant. 2023; 2:1182534.. View in PubMed
• Concomitant left atrial appendage closure during left ventricular assist device surgery can reduce ischaemic cerebrovascular accidents. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul 12; 36(7).. View in PubMed
• Incremental Utility of First-Pass Perfusion CMR for Prognostic Risk Stratification of Cancer-Associated Cardiac Masses. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 02; 17(2):128-145.. View in PubMed
• The 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10- Year Update. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 07; 42(7):e1-e222.. View in PubMed
• Clinical Images: Degos-like lesions in association with NXP-2 dermatomyositis. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2023 Sep; 5(9):435.. View in PubMed
• Peristomal verrucous plaque. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jul; 37:82-84.. View in PubMed
• Association of Angiopoetin-2 and TNF-α With Bleeding During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: Analysis From the PREVENT Biorepository. ASAIO J. 2023 08 01; 69(8):742-748.. View in PubMed
• Status One and Status Two Exception Use in the Updated Heart Allocation System. J Card Fail. 2023 06; 29(6):963-967.. View in PubMed
• Comparison between the CASIA SS-1000 and Pentacam in measuring corneal curvatures and corneal thickness maps. BMC Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan 05; 23(1):10.. View in PubMed
• Lymphatic endothelial cell RXRα is critical for 9-cis-retinoic acid-mediated lymphangiogenesis and prevention of secondary lymphedema. FASEB J. 2023 01; 37(1):e22674.. View in PubMed
• The prognostic role of advanced hemodynamic variables in patients with left ventricular assist devices. Artif Organs. 2023 Mar; 47(3):574-581.. View in PubMed
• Pseudolentigo Maligna: A Cautionary Tale. Dermatol Surg. 2022 12 01; 48(12):1354-1355.. View in PubMed
• Silicone Breast Implant Surface Texture Impacts Gene Expression in Periprosthetic Fibrous Capsules. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 01 01; 151(1):85-95.. View in PubMed
• Postoperative tolvaptan use in left ventricular assist device patients: The TOLVAD randomized pilot study. Artif Organs. 2022 Dec; 46(12):2382-2390.. View in PubMed
• Retiform Purpura of the Ears and Distal Extremities: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 09 01; 44(9):698-699.. View in PubMed
• Retiform Purpura of the Ears and Distal Extremities: Challenge. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 09 01; 44(9):e99-e100.. View in PubMed
• Clinical outcomes of grafted vs. percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump support as a bridge to transplantation: a propensity score-matched analysis. Heart Vessels. 2022 Dec; 37(12):1995-2001.. View in PubMed
• Lucio phenomenon with concomitant necrotizing fasciitis and acute kidney injury. Dermatol Online J. 2022 Jun 15; 28(3).. View in PubMed
• Continuous Monitoring of Blood Pressure Using a Wrist-Worn Cuffless Device. Am J Hypertens. 2022 05 10; 35(5):407-413.. View in PubMed
• Comparing short-term/long-term outcomes of heart transplants that occur inside and outside of normal working hours. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 08; 9(4):2484-2490.. View in PubMed
• Combined heart-liver-kidney transplant: The university of Chicago medicine experience. Clin Transplant. 2022 04; 36(4):e14586.. View in PubMed
• Incidence of postoperative week 1 management changes after resident-performed phacoemulsification cataract surgery. BMC Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan 08; 22(1):15.. View in PubMed
• Significant vascular complications in percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul; 83:42-52.. View in PubMed
• Warty papules on the nose. Int J Dermatol. 2022 12; 61(12):e487-e488.. View in PubMed
• Management of Pulmonary Mucormycosis After Orthotopic Heart Transplant: A Case Series. Transplant Proc. 2021 Dec; 53(10):3051-3055.. View in PubMed
• Rebound iritis with a well-circumscribed anterior chamber fibrin mass after uncomplicated cataract surgery. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2021 Oct 12; 11(1):39.. View in PubMed
• Immunoglobulin and Complement Immunohistochemistry on Paraffin Sections in Autoimmune Bullous Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Dermatopathol. 2021 Oct 01; 43(10):689-699.. View in PubMed
• Proximal ascending aorta size is associated with the incidence of de novo aortic insufficiency with left ventricular assist device. Heart Vessels. 2022 Apr; 37(4):647-653.. View in PubMed
• Impact of Race on Clinical Outcomes After Implantation With a Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Analysis From the MOMENTUM 3 Trial. Circ Heart Fail. 2021 10; 14(10):e008360.. View in PubMed
• The Clinical Importance of Hyponatremia in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2021 09 01; 67(9):1012-1017.. View in PubMed
• Outcomes From Three Decades of Infant and Pediatric Heart Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2021 09 01; 67(9):1051-1059.. View in PubMed
• Fornix-based versus limbal-based conjunctival trabeculectomy flaps for glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 08 26; 8:CD009380.. View in PubMed
• Fixed erythrodysesthesia plaques at sites of intravenous docetaxel infusion: an unusual cutaneous reaction to chemotherapy. Int J Dermatol. 2022 08; 61(8):e316-e317.. View in PubMed
• Chrysiasis: Gold Aggregates Around a Nevus and Osteoma Cutis. Am J Dermatopathol. 2021 08 01; 43(8):579-582.. View in PubMed
• Aortic Pulsatility Index: A Novel Hemodynamic Variable for Evaluation of Decompensated Heart Failure. J Card Fail. 2021 10; 27(10):1045-1052.. View in PubMed
• Simultaneous Heart-Liver Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease in the United States: Rapidly Increasing With Acceptable Outcomes. Hepatology. 2021 04; 73(4):1464-1477.. View in PubMed
• Genomic Context Differs Between Human Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 04 06; 10(7):e019944.. View in PubMed
• Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection: A case report and review of the literature. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Jun; 48(6):802-806.. View in PubMed
• Oral Milrinone for the Treatment of Chronic Severe Right Ventricular Failure in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients. Circ Heart Fail. 2021 04; 14(4):e007286.. View in PubMed
• Discordance between lactic acidemia and hemodynamics in patients with advanced heart failure. Clin Cardiol. 2021 May; 44(5):636-645.. View in PubMed
• Aortic pulsatility index predicts clinical outcomes in heart failure: a sub-analysis of the ESCAPE trial. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 04; 8(2):1522-1530.. View in PubMed
• Discordance between immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry C4d staining and outcomes following heart transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2021 04; 35(4):e14242.. View in PubMed
• Donor-derived cell-free DNA is associated with cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Clin Transplant. 2021 03; 35(3):e14206.. View in PubMed
• Short-Term Ventricular Structural Changes Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2021 02 01; 67(2):169-176.. View in PubMed
• Incidence and Clinical Significance of Hyperkalemia Following Heart Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2021 Mar; 53(2):673-680.. View in PubMed
• A New Strategy for Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Interrogation Using Ultrasound Contrast. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 04; 34(4):445-447.. View in PubMed
• PD-1 inhibition therapy for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective analysis from the University of Southern California. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2021 Jun; 147(6):1803-1811.. View in PubMed
• Multiple glomangiomas in a patient with a history of metastatic melanoma. Cutis. 2020 Nov; 106(5):E20-E22.. View in PubMed
• Increased Rate of Pump Thrombosis and Cardioembolic Events Following Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Patients Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2020 Nov.. View in PubMed
• Impact of worsening of aortic insufficiency during HeartMate 3 LVAD support. Artif Organs. 2021 Mar; 45(3):297-302.. View in PubMed
• Hypogammaglobulinemia following heart transplantation: Prevalence, predictors, and clinical importance. Clin Transplant. 2020 12; 34(12):e14087.. View in PubMed
• Heart transplantation in patients with localized prostate cancer-Are we denying a life-saving therapy due to an indolent tumor? Clin Transplant. 2020 11; 34(11):e14080. Raikhelkar J, Pham M, Lourenco . View in PubMed
• CardioMEMS-Guided CAR T Cell Therapy for Lymphoma in a Patient With Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy. JACC CardioOncol. 2020 Sep; 2(3):515-518.. View in PubMed
• Outcomes of Ambulatory Axillary Intraaortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 04; 111(4):1264-1270.. View in PubMed
• Correction to: A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange. J Artif Organs. 2020 Sep; 23(3):302.. View in PubMed
• Neurohormonal Blockade During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. ASAIO J. 2020 08; 66(8):881-885.. View in PubMed
• Unexpected Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Dysfunction after Administration of Sulfadiazine-trimethoprim Medicated Diet to ICR mice (Mus musculus). Comp Med. 2020 08 01; 70(4):384-389.. View in PubMed
• Nodular secondary syphilis in three HIV-positive patients: a case series. Int J STD AIDS. 2020 09; 31(10):1004-1007.. View in PubMed
• Optimal cannula positioning of HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device. Artif Organs. 2020 Dec; 44(12):e509-e519.. View in PubMed
• Massive Myocardial Calcium Deposition: Hardened Heart. JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jun 17; 2(7):996-1003.. View in PubMed
• Aortic Insufficiency During HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. J Card Fail. 2020 Oct; 26(10):863-869.. View in PubMed
• Early experience of COVID-19 in 2 heart transplant recipients: Case reports and review of treatment options. Am J Transplant. 2020 10; 20(10):2916-2922.. View in PubMed
• A successful heart and liver transplantation requiring intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for primary cardiac allograft dysfunction in a patient with Fontan failure. J Card Surg. 2020 Jun; 35(6):1357-1359.. View in PubMed
• Association of Clinical Outcomes With Left Ventricular Assist Device Use by Bridge to Transplant or Destination Therapy Intent: The Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 (MOMENTUM 3) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 04 01; 5(4):411-419.. View in PubMed
• Hemodynamic Effects of Concomitant Mitral Valve Surgery and Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2020 04; 66(4):355-361.. View in PubMed
• Decoupling Between Diastolic Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressures Is Associated With Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Hemocompatibility-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 04 07; 9(7):e014801.. View in PubMed
• Gentamicin Induces Laminin 332 and Improves Wound Healing in Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa Patients with Nonsense Mutations. Mol Ther. 2020 05 06; 28(5):1327-1338.. View in PubMed
• Short-Term Efficacy and Safety of Tolvaptan in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2020 03; 66(3):253-257.. View in PubMed
• Effect of Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Surgery With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 09; 110(3):918-924.. View in PubMed
• HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device Cannula Position and Hemocompatibility-Related Adverse Events. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 09; 110(3):911-917.. View in PubMed
• Longitudinal Trajectories of Hemodynamics Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Card Fail. 2020 May; 26(5):383-390.. View in PubMed