About me
Dr. Chul Kim is the Director of Thoracic Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and an Associate Professor at Georgetown University with a focus on thoracic oncology. His goal as a thoracic medical oncologist is to introduce innovative cancer therapies into clinical practice, and he is devoted to formulating clinical trials aimed at promoting personalized cancer treatments.
Dr. Kim's academic journey began at the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He furthered his studies at the Harvard School of Public Health, obtaining a Master’s degree in Public Health. His medical training continued at the University of Minnesota where he trained in internal medicine. Later, he became a clinical fellow in hematology and oncology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In 2018, Dr. Kim was honored with the Norman Rales Young Investigator Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). In 2021, he received the John F. Potter, MD, Award from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Kim has authored more than 60 articles in reputable peer-reviewed journals, including Lancet Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, and Clinical Cancer Research. Additionally, he has served as a reviewer for various journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Lung Cancer, Lancet HIV, Lancet Haematology, and JCO Precision Oncology.
He is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
Driven by his commitment to patient care, Dr. Kim aims to provide the best possible treatment options for his patients. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, exploring diverse cuisines, and traveling with his wife and son.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Thymoma Treatment
- Thymus Cancer Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Arthrocentesis
- Blood Banking
- Blood Clot Treatment
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Brca Gene Testing
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Education Consultation
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Nutrition Counseling
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Psychological Counseling
- Cancer Quality Metrics
- Cancer Reconstruction Surgery
- Cancer Registry Management Consultation
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Research Institute
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Social Work Management
- Cancer Support
- Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Treatment Monitoring
- Care Coordination Consultation
- Case Management
- Case Management Consultation
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Management Consultation
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Community Health
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Dopamine Therapy
- Fertility Counseling
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Flow Immunophenotyping
- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Geriatric Oncology Consultation
- Gynecologic Oncology Consultation
- Hematology Consultation
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immunodeficiency Treatment
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Leukemia Treatment
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Nausea And Vomiting Management Consultation
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Management Consultation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Education
- Pathology Consultation
- Patient Navigation
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Pediatric Oncology Consultation
- Peer Support Groups
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Plasma Cell Disorder Treatment
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Psa Testing
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Salvage Surgery
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Surgical Oncology Consultation
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Thrombophilia Management
- Thymoma Treatment
- Thymus Cancer Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Debulking
- Tumor Embolization
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Tumor Registry
- Tumor Resection
- Urologic Oncology Consultation
- Vaccine Development And Policy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Wellness Services
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
- Whole-Exome Sequencing
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: National Institutes of Health (2017)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2017)
Residency: University of Minnesota (2014)
Residency: University of Minnesota GME (2014)
Medical School: Sungkyunkwana University (2007)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-looks-to-help-more-cancer-patients-access-experimental-drugs-compassionate-use/
https://undark.org/2018/09/10/fda-drugs-accelerated-approval/
https://thetranslationalscientist.com/disease-area/proving-the-worth-of-icis
https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20190208/immune-checkpoint-inhibitors-benefit-patients-with-hiv-advanced-cancer