
Stephen Kim, MD
Suite 214
Los Angeles, California 90095
About
- Director, Career Development in Advanced Endoscopy
Dr. Kim's clinical focus involves the application of advanced endoscopic procedures in the diagnosis, treatment and palliation of various gastrointestinal disorders. He is proficient in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), ERCP, endoluminal stenting, deep enteroscopy, and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large colon polyps. His research and clinical interests lie in the endoscopic management of pancreatic diseases.
Dr. Kim received his undergraduate education from Harvard University and earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania after which he spent an extra year as chief medical resident. He then moved to UCLA for his gastroenterology fellowship and faculty career development in advanced endoscopy. He is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine and is an active member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association. He is currently the director of the Faculty Career Development in Advanced Endoscopy at UCLA.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowships
Residencies
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
- Top Docs Los Angeles Magazine - 2019
- Green Apple Teaching Award, UCLA Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases - 2017 See More
Locations

Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Videos
Research
Interests
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatic cysts
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Gastric dysplasia
- Large colon polyp resection
- Clinical applications for endoscopic ultrasound
- Endoluminal stenting
- Development of new endoscopic techniques and devices
Publications
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
- Top Docs Los Angeles Magazine - 2019
- Green Apple Teaching Award, UCLA Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases - 2017
- Teaching Fellow of the Year, UCLA Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases - 2014