The Department of Surgery

Edward D. Kim, MD

Professor

Clinical Focus

Prostate Cancer , Male Infertility, Erectile Dysfunction

Research Focus

Erectile Dysfunction, BPH, Overactive Bladder

Education

Medical School
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Internship
General Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Residency
Urology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Fellowship
Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Certification

American Board of Urology

Professional Affiliations

Knoxville of Academy of Medicine
Tennessee Medical Association
American Lithotripsy Society

Published Book Chapters

Hardin BM, Kim ED: Potential male etiologies of unexplained infertility. In: Schattman GL, Esteves S, Agarwal A (eds): Unexplained infertility: Pathophysiology, evaluation and treatment. New York: Springer, Chapter 7, p. 53-56, 2015.

Current Publications

Tague ED, Bourdon AK, MacDonald A, Lookadoo MS, Kim ED, White WM, Terry PD, Campagna SR, Voy BH, Whelan J.
Metabolomics approach in the study of the well-defined polyherbal preparation Zyflamend. Journal of Medicinal Food. 2017 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Jennings MO, Owen RC, Keefe D, Kim ED.
Management and counseling of the male with advanced paternal age. Fertility and Sterility. 2017 Feb;107(2):324-328. Epub 2017 Jan 6.

Moss JL, F Keeter MK, Brannigan RE, Kim ED.
Erectile dysfunction and infertility in male cancer patients: Addressing unmet needs. Future Oncology (London, England). 2016 Oct;12(20):2293-6. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Kim ED, McCullough A, Kaminetsky J.
Oral enclomiphene citrate raises testosterone and preserves sperm counts in obese hypogonadal men, unlike topical testosterone: Restoration instead of replacement. BJU International. 2016 Apr;117(4):677-85. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

Dean J, Maggi M, de Boer BJ, Hellstrom W, Khera M, Kim ED, McCullough A, Wu F, Zitzmann M.
Diagnosing secondary hypogonadism: Important consequences for fertility and reversibility. BJU International. 2016 Apr;117(4):552-4. Epub 2015 Nov 14.

Shridharani A, Owen RC, Elkelany OO, Kim ED.
The significance of clinical practice guidelines on adult varicocele detection and management. Asian Journal of Andrology. 2016 Mar-Apr;18(2):269-75.

Burns PR, Kim ED, Ruff DD, Seftel AD.
The effect of testosterone topical solution in hypogonadal men with suboptimal response to a topical testosterone gel. American Journal of Men's Health. 2015 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Owen RC, Elkelany OO, Kim ED.
Testosterone supplementation in men: A practical guide for the gynecologist and obstetrician. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2015 Aug;27(4):258-64.

Kim ED.
Editorial comment on "A randomized prospective double-blind comparison trial of clomiphene citrate and anastrozole in raising testosterone in hypogonadal infertile men"-New comparative insight on alternative therapies for low testosterone in subfertile men. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2015 Aug;12(8):1770-1.

Current Presentations

Kim ED. Use of SERMs for the treatment of male hypogonadism; Challenges and practical application. Presented at The 23rd Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (Invited Lecture); 2017 May 28; Prague, Czech Republic.

Owen RC, Dresner S, Jennings M, Winter CA, Angelle JW, White WM, Jones LA, Kim ED. Non-industry sponsored safety analysis following collagenase clostridium histolyticum (Xiaflex) injection in men with Peyronie's disease. Presented at American Urological Association Annual Meeting; 2016 May 6-10; San Diego, CA.

Owen RC, Jennings M, Winter CA, Angelle JW, White WM, Jones LA, Kim ED. Non-industry sponsored safety analysis following collagenase clostridium histolyticum (Xiaflex) injection in men with Peyronie's disease. Presented at Southeastern Section of American Urological Association; 2016 Mar 17-20; Nashville, TN.