Paul Kim, D.P.M. Medical Director, Wound Program Professor School Medical School Department Plastic Surgery | Orthopaedic Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Paul J. Kim, D.P.M., M.S., FACFAS, is a Professor in the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and he serves as Medical Director of the UTSW Wound Program. He is a wound care specialist who specializes in limb salvage surgery. A Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Dr. Kim has received intramural and extramural research grants in wound care, diabetic limb salvage, and tendon pathology. He has chaired multiple committees related to research, evidence-based medicine, and the diabetic limb for national and international organizations. He has delivered presentations worldwide and published more than 175 manuscripts and book chapters on foot and ankle medicine and surgery topics, with a specific focus on the preservation of diabetic limb function. Education Undergraduate School University of Colorado at Boulder (1995), Psychology Medical School Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (2002), Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Residency Inova Fairfax Hospital (2005), Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Other Post Graduate Training Arizona State University - Phoenix Campus (2012) Graduate School Arizona State University - Phoenix Campus (2012), Clinical Research Publications Featured Publications Introduction to "Soft-Tissue Wound Management: Current Applications of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation". Gabriel A, Kim PJ, Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Jan 147 1S-1 5S-7S Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation: A Tool in the Multidisciplinary Approach to Limb Function Preservation. Kim PJ, Attinger CE, Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Jan 147 1S-1 27S-33S Quantitative Results of Perfusion Utilising Hyperspectral Imaging on Non-diabetics and Diabetics: A Pilot Study. Lee CJ, Walters E, Kennedy CJ, Beitollahi A, Evans KK, Attinger CE, Kim PJ, Int Wound J 2020 Dec 17 6 1809-1816 Charcot Reconstruction: Outcomes in Patients With and Without Diabetes. Cates NK, Wagler EC, Bunka TJ, Elmarsafi T, Tefera E, Kim PJ, Liu GT, Evans KK, Steinberg JS, Attinger CE, J Foot Ankle Surg 2020 Nov - Dec 59 6 1229-1233 Plantar Foot Ulcer Recurrence in Neuropathic Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Tendo-Achilles Lengthening. Meshkin DH, Fagothaman K, Arneson J, Black CK, Episalla NC, Walters ET, Evans KK, Steinberg JS, Attinger CE, Kim PJ, J Foot Ankle Surg 2020 Nov - Dec 59 6 1177-1180 The impact of negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation on wounds requiring operative debridement: Pilot randomised, controlled trial. Kim PJ, Lavery LA, Galiano RD, Salgado CJ, Orgill DP, Kovach SJ, Bernstein BH, Attinger CE, Int Wound J 2020 Oct 17 5 1194-1208 Evaluation of Peripheral Perfusion in the Presence of Plantar Heel Ulcerations Status After Transmetatarsal Amputation With Achilles Tendon Lengthening. Cates NK, Pandya M, Salerno ND, Akbari CM, Zarick CS, Raspovic KM, Evans KK, Kim PJ, Steinberg JS, Attinger CE, J Foot Ankle Surg 2020 Sep - Oct 59 5 892-897 Increased Risk of Nonunion and Charcot Arthropathy After Ankle Fracture in People With Diabetes. Lavery LA, Lavery DC, Green T, Hunt N, La Fontaine J, Kim PJ, Wukich D, J Foot Ankle Surg 2020 Jul - Aug 59 4 653-656 Comparison of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With and Without Instillation of Saline in the Management of Infected Wounds. Kim PJ, Silverman R, Attinger CE, Griffin L, Cureus 2020 Jul 12 7 e9047 Risk Factors Associated With Major Lower Extremity Amputation After Osseous Diabetic Charcot Reconstruction. Elmarsafi T, Anghel EL, Sinkin J, Cooper PS, Steinberg JS, Evans KK, Kim PJ, Attinger CE, J Foot Ankle Surg 2019 Mar 58 2 295-300 Results 1-10 of 73 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Books Featured Books Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. In Functional Limb Salvage: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach Kim, PJ (2023). Springer Publishing Understanding Wound Bed Preparation. In Diabetic Foot Reconstruction. A Practical Guide Kim, PJ (2022). Springer Publishing Diabetic Foot Abnormalities and Their Management. In Rutherford Textbook of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Kim PJ, Lavery LA (2018). Elsevier Academic Press Centro de Tratamento de Feridas: Essentials of a Wound Care Center. In Tratado Latino-Americano de Feridas (Latin American Textbook of Wound Care) Kim PJ, Siah M, Lavery LL, Kowalske K, Raspovic K, Hoxworth R, Wukich DK (2022). Editora Guanabara Koogan LTDA Pathophysiology of the Diabetic Foot. Biomechanics of the Diabetic Foot. In Scientific American Plastic Surgery Kim, PJ (2018). Hamilton Decker citation. In Gray's Anatomy, The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice Kim, PJ (2016). Elsevier Academic Press Honors & Awards Highest Scoring Abstract, Symposium on Advanced Wound CareEstimated Economic Cost of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation vs Control Therapies (2021) Outstanding Educator AwardSchool of Health Professions, University of Texas Southwestern (2021) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (2009) American Podiatric Medical Association (2002) Texas Podiatric Medical Association (2002)
