Mimi Kim, MD, MSc
CTSI Horizons Program Lead
SC CTSI Role
Dr. Kim is excited to take on the role of CTSI Horizons Program Lead. She will work within the CHLA CTSI team, under the direction of Dr. Tamara Simon, on workforce development of clinical-translational research faculty at CHLA. They will engage academic investigators in programming with focused mentoring and training to support execution of clinical-translational research, including Work-In-Progress sessions and methods-specific groups. CTSI Horizons will work towards further strengthening collaborative ties with USC, the academic home of CHLA-based clinical-translational scientists, with the support of SC CTSI.
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Professional Background
Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). She is Co-Director of the Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Comprehensive Care Clinic, a designated national Center of Excellence for CAH. Dr. Kim is a clinician-scientist with research that utilizes technology to answer questions about obesity, cognition and development, and clinical phenotype in CAH.
Dr. Kim earned her Sc.B. from Brown University, M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School, and M.Sc. from USC in Clinical, Biomedical & Translational Investigations. She was a Senior Research Fellow (in CAH) at the NIH Clinical Center prior to joining CHLA as faculty in 2009. She is a former SC CTSI KL2 Scholar (2011-2014), NIH K23 and R03 awardee, and site PI on multiple clinical trials in CAH including NIH U01 and industry-sponsored breakthrough therapeutics. She enjoys mentoring trainees and collaborating on Team Science research projects. She is the current Chair-elect for the American Federation for Medical Research, Western Region.