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Dr. Tae Ho Kim, pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeon.

Dr. Tae Ho Kim, pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeon.

Biography

Dr. Tae Ho Kim is a New York plastic surgeon that specializes in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery. As a pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeon, Dr. Kim’s mission is to restore the natural symmetry and balance of the human face and body for children born with complex physical deformities, such as a cleft palate.

Education

Dr. Kim received his undergraduate degree at Cornell University, and a medical doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his General Surgery training at the University of California, Irvine and completed his research fellowship in Tissue Engineering at Harvard Medical School. He received his Plastic Surgery training at the University of Massachusetts and his fellowship in Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Dr. Kim spent more than seven years at Children's Hospital as an attending and assistant professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. During his tenure there, he performed more than 2,000 procedures on children with common and complex deformities. Dr. Kim now has served the New York region for the past 3 years as an assistant professor at the New York Medical College to provide comprehensive care in all areas of pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery, including cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, microtia, jaw deformities, hemangiomas, vascular malformations, congenital hand anomalies, and pigmented nevi.

Academic and Professional Appointments

• Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
• Director of Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
• Member, American Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Member, Plastic Surgery Research Council

Certifications

Board Certified, Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Publications

Book Chapters

Kim TH. A closer look: burns prevention. In: It Only Takes a Second:Preventing Childhood Traumatic Injuries, Delmar, Thompson Learning, Albany, 2001.

Journal publications

1. Takeda T, Kim TH, Lee SK, Davis J, Vacanti JP. Hepatocyte transplantation in biodegradable polymer scaffolds using the Dalmatian dog model of hyperuricosuria. Transplant Proc. 27(1): 635-6, 1994.
2. Kim TH, Jannetta C, Vacanti JP, Upton J, Vacanti CA. Engineered bone from polyglycolic acid polymer and periosteum. Mat Res Soc Proc. 394:91, 1995.
3. Kim TH, Lee HM, Utsunomiya H, Ma P, Langer R, Schmidt EV, Vacanti JP. Enhanced survival of transgenic hepatocyte expressing hepatocyte growth factor in hepatocyte tissue engineering. Transplant Proc. 29(1-2):858-60, 1997.
4. Kim TH, Browne F, Upton J, Vacanti JP, Vacanti CA. Enhanced induction of engineered bone with basic fibroblast growth factor. Tissue Engineering. 3(3); 303-8, 1997.
5. Ibarra C, Jannetta C, Vacanti CA, Cao Y, Kim TH, Upton J, Vacanti JP. Tissue engineering of meniscus: a potential new alternative to allogeneic meniscus transplantation. Transplant Proc. 29(1-2):986-8, 1997.
6. Cao YL, Rodrigues A, Kim TH, Lach E, Vacanti CA. Tissue engineered nipple. Plas Recons Surg. 102(7):2293-8, 1998.
7. Isogai N, Landis W, Kim TH, Gerstenfeld L, Upton J, Vacanti JP. Formation of phalanges and small joints by tissue engineering. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 81(3):306-16, 1999.
8. Kim TH, Rothkopf DM. Ambulatory surgery for cleft lip repair. Ann Plast Surg. 42(4):442-4, 1999
9. Lee H, Cusick, RA, Browne F, Kim TH, Ma P., Utsunomiya H, Langer R, Vacanti JP. Local delivery of bFGF increases both angiogenesis and engraftment of hepatocytes in tissue engineered polymer devices. Transplantation 27;73(10):1589-93, 2002.
10. Yen S, Gross J, Yamashita D, Kim TH, McAndrews J, Shuler C, Reinisch J. Correcting an anterior open-bite side effect during distraction with spring forces. Plas Recons Surg. 110(6):1476-1484, 2002.
11. Yen S, Yamashita D, Kim TH, Baek HS, Gross J. Closure of an unusually large palatal fistula in a cleft patient by bony transport and corticotomy-assisted expansion. J Oral and Maxillofac Surg, 61(11):1346-50, 2003.

Research Grants

1. Tissue engineering of fat. Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Grant, Principal Investigator; July, 2000. Collaborators: John Reinisch, MD and Zhao Zhou, MD.
2. Tissue engineering of a Medpor/cartilage ear framework. Porex Surgical Inc., Principal Investigator, May, 2001. Collaborators: John Reinisch, MD and Zhao Zhou, MD.
3. Tissue engineering bone with Bioglass. Porex Surgical Inc., Principal Investigator, May, 2001. Collaborators: John Reinisch, MD and Zhao Zhou, MD.
4. Fat transplantation with growth factors using a tissue engineering approach. Plastic (Aesthetic) Surgery Education Foundation Grant, Principal Investigator, June, 2001. Collaborators: John Reinisch, MD and Zhao Zhou, MD
5. Tissue engineering of a MEDPOR/cartilage ear framework in an autologous rabbit model. Porex Surgical Inc., Principal Investigator, Sept, 2002 to present. Collaborators: Clemente Ibarra, MD, Centro Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico.

External Links

[Craniofacial Healing]