Young Kim, MD, FACS, MS, RPVI
Vascular Surgeon
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I am an assistant professor of surgery at Duke University School of Medicine and a faculty member in the Division of Vascular Surgery. As a dual-board certified surgeon, I am dedicated to improving patient outcomes through the use of open surgical and advanced endovascular techniques to manage a wide range of vascular diseases, including aortic, cerebrovascular, mesenteric, and peripheral artery disease. My research focuses on advancing treatments for vascular conditions, enhancing quality improvement initiatives, and surgical education.
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- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2022
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Clinical Focus and Research
- Dua, A., D. Root, S. Manchester, and Y. Kim. The massachusetts general hospital clinical approach to vascular ultrasound: Protocols and procedures, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93127-8.
- Kim, Y. The VSITE Review, 2021.
- Kim, Young. High-Yield Absite Review: A Resident-to-Resident Guide, 2016.
- Kim, Young, E Hope Weissler, Christina L. Cui, Kevin W. Southerland, Chandler A. Long, and Tristen T. Chun. “Leveraging the Transfer Center to Improve Access to Vascular Surgical Care at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center.” Ann Vasc Surg, October 15, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2025.10.013.
- Shafique, Hana S., Christina L. Cui, Anthony N. Eze, Adam P. Johnson, and Young Kim. “Prolonged Antibiotic Duration is Not Associated With Reduced Surgical Site Infection After Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery.” J Surg Res 315 (October 8, 2025): 291–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.038.
- Cui, Christina L., William Y. Luo, Crystal Jing, Tristen T. Chun, Suresh K. Agarwal, and Young Kim. “Asian American Representation in Surgical Training in the United States.” J Surg Res 315 (October 2, 2025): 159–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.002.
- Kim, Y. “Management of patients with asymptomatic carotid disease.” In Carotid Artery Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, 91–101, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13865-2.00008-1.
- Kim, Young, and Anahita Dua. “Surgical exposure of the lower extremity arteries.” In Operative Techniques in Surgery. LWW, 2022.
- Root, D., S. Manchester, Y. Kim, S. Lee, and A. Dua. “Lower extremity arterial aneurysm evaluation.” In Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound Protocols and Procedures, 107–16, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93127-8_13.
- Jessula, Samuel, Claudia L. Cote, Young Kim, Matthew Cooper, Garrett McDougall, Patrick Casey, Min S. Lee, Matthew Smith, Anahita Dua, and Christine Herman. “The Effect of After-hours Presentation in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.” JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY 76, no. 4 (2022): E120–21.
- DeCarlo, Charles, Christopher A. Latz, Laura T. Boitano, Harold D. Waller, Young Kim, Brandon J. Sumpio, Anna A. Pendleton, Samuel I. Schwartz, and Anahita Dua. “Natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers in aortic branch vessels.” J Vasc Surg 74, no. 6 (December 2021): 1904–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2021.06.035.
- Kim, Y., A. Jung, V. Dhar, J. Tadros, R. Alloway, A. Shields, S. Woodle, and T. Diwan. “Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Renal Transplant Candidacy and Posttransplant Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients.” AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION 17 (2017): 391–391.
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Aetna
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Ambetter
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
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Duke Group Plans
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Experience Health
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Humana
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NC Medicaid
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
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**Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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