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Hubert Kim, Ph.D., M.D.

Orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Hubert Kim is director of the UCSF Cartilage Repair and Regeneration Center, located at the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute. Kim specializes in the treatment of arthritis and localized cartilage injuries of the knee, hip, shoulder and ankle. His research focuses on the mechanisms involved in cell death after articular cartilage injury and ways to limit this process. His lab also studies the use of mesenchymal stem cells for bone and cartilage repair as well as for muscle and nerve injuries.

Kim is a graduate of Stanford University and the Stanford University School of Medicine where he earned both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. He completed a general surgery internship and orthopedic surgery residency at UCSF before joining the faculty in 1998.

Conditions & Treatments

Clinics

Arthritis and Joint Replacement Center
1500 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 353–2808
Fax: (415) 353–2956

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Cartilage Repair and Regeneration Center
1500 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 353–7566

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

More about Hubert Kim

Education

Stanford University School of Medicine 1993

Residencies

UCSF, Orthopaedic Surgery 1998

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Liu X, Laron D, Natsuhara K, Manzano G, Kim HT, Feeley BT. A mouse model of massive rotator cuff tears. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Apr 4; 94(7):e411-10.
  2. Laron D, Samagh SP, Liu X, Kim HT, Feeley BT. Muscle degeneration in rotator cuff tears. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012 Feb; 21(2):164-74.
  3. Grimsrud C, Raven R, Fothergill AW, Kim HT. The in vitro elution characteristics of antifungal-loaded PMMA bone cement and calcium sulfate bone substitute. Orthopedics. 2011 Aug; 34(8):e378-81.
  4. Piper SL, Kramer JD, Kim HT, Feeley BT. Effects of local anesthetics on articular cartilage. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Oct; 39(10):2245-53.
  5. Liu X, Manzano G, Kim HT, Feeley BT. A rat model of massive rotator cuff tears. J Orthop Res. 2011 Apr; 29(4):588-95.
  6. Liu X, Manzano G, Lovett DH, Kim HT. Role of AP-1 and RE-1 binding sites in matrix metalloproteinase-2 transcriptional regulation in skeletal muscle atrophy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 May 28; 396(2):219-23.
  7. Liu X, Lee DJ, Skittone LK, Natsuhara K, Kim HT. Role of gelatinases in disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2010 Feb; 41(2):174-8.
  8. Mok JM, Durrani SK, Yamamoto A, Kim HT. Admitting service and morbidity and mortality in elderly patients after hip fracture: finding a threshold for medical versus orthopedic admission. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2010 Feb; 39(2):80-7.
  9. Dang AC, Kim HT. Chondrocyte apoptosis after simulated intraarticular fracture: a comparison of histologic detection methods. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Jul; 467(7):1877-84.
  10. Dang AB, Tay BK, Kim HT, Nauth A, Alfonso-Jaume MA, Lovett DH. Inhibition of MMP2/MMP9 after spinal cord trauma reduces apoptosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Aug 1; 33(17):E576-9.
  11. Kim HT, Teng MS, Dang AC. Chondrocyte apoptosis: implications for osteochondral allograft transplantation. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Aug; 466(8):1819-25.
  12. Teng MS, Yuen AS, Kim HT. Enhancing osteochondral allograft viability: effects of storage media composition. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Aug; 466(8):1804-9.
  13. Skittone LK, Liu X, Tseng A, Kim HT. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression and promoter/enhancer activity in skeletal muscle atrophy. J Orthop Res. 2008 Mar; 26(3):357-63.
  14. Abeyta PN, Namba RS, Janku GV, Murray WR, Kim HT. Reconstruction of major segmental acetabular defects with an oblong-shaped cementless prosthesis: a long-term outcomes study. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Feb; 23(2):247-53.
  15. Costouros JG, Kim HT. Preventing chondrocyte programmed cell death caused by iatrogenic injury. Knee. 2007 Mar; 14(2):107-11.
  16. Kim HT, Zaffagnini S, Mizuno S, Abelow S, Safran MR. A peek into the possible future of management of articular cartilage injuries: gene therapy and scaffolds for cartilage repair. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Oct; 36(10):765-73.
  17. Lo MY, Kim HT. Chondrocyte apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide requires caspase activation but not mitochondrial pore transition. J Orthop Res. 2004 Sep; 22(5):1120-5.
  18. Costouros JG, Dang AC, Kim HT. Comparison of chondrocyte apoptosis in vivo and in vitro following acute osteochondral injury. J Orthop Res. 2004 May; 22(3):678-83.
  19. Lo MY, Kim HT. Chondrocyte apoptosis induced by collagen degradation: inhibition by caspase inhibitors and IGF-1. J Orthop Res. 2004 Jan; 22(1):140-4.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

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