Anthony W. Kim

Professor Of Clinical Surgery, Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery

Jeffrey P. Smith Chair in Surgery

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Overview

Dr. Kim, an internationally recognized thoracic surgeon and surgical teacher, leads the thoracic surgery division and program, providing excellence in designing thoracic courses, case studies, and research projects. His area of expertise is thoracic oncology with a focus on minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including both thoracoscopic and robotic platforms.

He has served on committees in several international organizations, including the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians, Society of University Surgeons, and the Association for Academic Surgery.

Dr. Kim is a superb teacher, having been recognized with several honors and awards, including the Francis Gilman Blake Award for Outstanding Teaching of the Medical Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine. As with all our surgical faculty, Dr. Kim carries on the tradition of providing beyond exceptional surgical education, care, and scholarship to students, patients, and medical sciences.

Publications

  • Invited Commentary: Clearing the Smoke on Smoking Cessation. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Oct 01; 243(4):779-780.. View in PubMed
  • Cannabis use disorder and lung cancer risk: methodological considerations in interpretation – Reply to Letter to Editor. Lung Cancer. 2026 Aug; 218:109513.. View in PubMed
  • Five Major Advancements in Thoracic Surgery Over the Past 50 Years. World J Surg. 2026 Aug; 50(8):2085-2091.. View in PubMed
  • A propensity-matched analysis of the impact of early and late percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement among patients with significant comorbidities. Surgery. 2026 Sep; 197:110337.. View in PubMed
  • Association of cannabis use and lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study. Lung Cancer. 2026 Jun; 216:109421.. View in PubMed
  • Lung transplant outcomes in recipients waitlisted for both single and double lung transplantation. JHLT Open. 2026 Aug; 13:100552.. View in PubMed
  • Reconciling Survival Differences in Lobar and Sublobar Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Surg Res. 2026 May; 321:291-302.. View in PubMed
  • Narrative review of the ethics of artificial intelligence: are we ready for artificial intelligence in surgery? J Thorac Dis. 2026 Feb 28; 18(2):173. Yu E, Rosenberg GM , Udelsman BV , Harano T , Atay . View in PubMed
  • Lung retransplantation after initial single lung transplantation. JHLT Open. 2026 May; 12:100508.. View in PubMed
  • A Lost Opportunity: Underutilization of Systemic Therapy in T3N0M0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Surg Res. 2026 01; 317:99-109.. View in PubMed