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
  • Converging on the Same Therapeutic Destination for Lung Nodules Detected Intentionally or Incidentally. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Aug 28.. View in PubMed
  • Determinants of Failure to Rescue After Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer: Insights From a National Inpatient Sample. J Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug 18.. View in PubMed
  • SKYSCRAPER-05: A Phase 2 Study of Perioperative Tiragolumab Plus Atezolizumab, With or Without Platinum-Based Chemotherapy, in Patients With Previously Untreated, Locally Advanced, Resectable, Stage II‒IIIB NSCLC. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2026 Oct; 7(10):101047.. 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