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Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD

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(Dr. Jae Yul Kim, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2002)

209 Fair Oaks Avenue
South Pasadena, CA 91030

1-877-998-7546

Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD is a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD is affiliated with CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

209 Fair Oaks Avenue
South Pasadena, CA 91030

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1500 EAST DUARTE ROAD
DUARTE, CA 91010

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In The News

“Esto podria deberse a la genetica compartida, a un entorno comun o a ambas cosas, dijo Jae Kim, jefe de cirugia toracica del City of Hope de Duarte, California.”—"El cancer de pulmon afecta a no fumadores. Los cientificos quieren saber por que", New York Times, July 2025

“This could be because of shared genetics, a common environment or both, said Dr. Jae Kim, chief of thoracic surgery at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif.”—"Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.", New York Times, July 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

endobronchial biopsy

thoracic surgery procedures

By Affordability:

endobronchial biopsy

lymph node excision

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD performed more endobronchial biopsy, and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for endobronchial biopsy, and lymph node excision that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

By Affordability:

dissection

lymphadenectomy

lymph node procedures

surgical dissection

thoracic lymphadenectomy

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures, thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for dissection, lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), lymph node procedures, surgical dissection, thoracic lymphadenectomy, and thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

excision

VATS lobectomy

VATS lung resection

By Affordability:

anatomic lung resection

minimally invasive thoracic surgery

VATS lobectomy

VATS lung resection

VATS lung surgery

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD performed more excision, VATS lobectomy, and VATS lung resection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for anatomic lung resection, lobectomy, lung lobectomy, lung resection, lung surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, VATS lobectomy, VATS lung resection, VATS lung surgery, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	29
dissection	23
doctor visit	134
excision	39
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	98
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56
thoracostomy	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	51
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	22
doctor visit	228
excision	22
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	92
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	41

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	17
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	48
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	24
doctor visit	239
excision	24
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	88
minor procedures	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	11
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	44
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	33
doctor visit	237
excision	33
lobectomy	26
lymph node procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	103
minor procedures	14
plastic surgery procedures	11
reconstructive surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	59
tissue transfer	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	43
dissection	24
doctor visit	289
excision	38
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	98
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	55

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	43
dissection	36
doctor visit	277
excision	53
lobectomy	27
lymph node procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	123
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	80

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	53
dissection	25
doctor visit	321
excision	37
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	90
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	53

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	16
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	54
dissection	41
doctor visit	403
excision	53
lobectomy	25
lymph node procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	132
plastic surgery procedures	11
reconstructive surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	78
tissue transfer	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	15
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	63
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	35
doctor visit	276
excision	54
lobectomy	26
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	143
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	80

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	14
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	35
dissection	29
doctor visit	266
excision	43
lobectomy	22
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	100
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	65

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	60
diagnostic procedures	27
dissection	47
doctor visit	369
excision	66
lobectomy	26
lymph node procedures	47
minimally invasive procedures	138
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	92

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in South Pasadena, CA were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	47
diagnostic procedures	16
dissection	30
doctor visit	276
excision	42
lobectomy	21
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	109
minor procedures	14
plastic surgery procedures	11
pleural drainage	13
reconstructive surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	63
thoracostomy	13
tissue transfer	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	37
Non-Hispanic White	151
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	88
85 and over	9
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	5
Cancer	62

Education & Training

Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2002. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$9,631 IMFINZI $5,739	TAGRISSO $3,891
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$7,269 Da Vinci Surgical System $7,269
GENZYME CORPORATION	$2,706 LIBTAYO $2,706
Covidien LP	$576 Interventional Lung Solutions $576
Ethicon Inc.	$486 Monarch $486
Other	$1,300 LINX $193	Monarch $54	ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler $36	XARELTO $20	Artis icono floor $15	Other $983

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$11,313
Travel and Lodging	$5,966
Education	$3,045
Food and Beverage	$1,344
Honoraria	$300

Research Payments

Dr. Jae Y. Kim, MD has received 14 research payments totaling $372,831.

Biography

Dr. Jae Kim is a specialist in thoracic surgery. He works in Duarte, CA and South Pasadena, CA. Dr. Kim graduated from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in South Pasadena, CA.