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Hee Kim

  • Department of Surgery
    Associate Professor
  • hee.j.kim@emory.edu
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Overview

H. Joon Kim, MD, is an associate professor in the section of Oculoplastics, Orbital and Cosmetic surgery, who has been with the Emory Eye Center since 2010. She specializes in the medical and surgical management of both adults and children with eyelid, eye socket, and tear duct problems.
Areas of Expertise

Common age-related conditions, such as droopy eyelids
Cancers and benign tumors of the eyelid and eye socket
Neurologic conditions that include facial nerve palsies, blepharospasm, and hemifacial spasm
Autoimmune diseases, such as thyroid eye disease and related surgeries
Trauma-related issues that involve broken eye sockets or eyelid lacerations
Pediatric conditions ranging from blocked tear ducts to repairing birth defects of the eye and eyelids
Cosmetic procedures, including Botox and facial fillers, removal of under-eye bags, eyelid and brow lifts, and Asian blepharoplasty (double eyelid procedure)

She provides patient care at Emory Eye Center, Emory at St. Joseph's Hospital, and Childrens Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston. She also greatly enjoys teaching residents and fellows at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and Grady Memorial Hospital.

She is a team physician for the Atlanta Hawks professional basketball team.

Dr. Kim contributes significantly with her research that focuses on various surgical techniques, orbital conditions, and challenging pediatric conditions.
National Recognition

Dr. Kim is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Medical Association (AMA). She has published numerous articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed publications and has presented at national and international meetings.
Areas of clinical interest

Cosmetic and functional eyelid conditions and related surgeries
Orbital disorders
Tear duct conditions
Congenital disorders

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Emory School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University Healthcare System
  • Assistant Professor of Opthalmology, Section of Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery, VA Medical Center
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Section of Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Section of Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • BA from University of Saint Thomas - Honors Program – Magna Cum Laude

Research

Publications

  • Meshed dermal regeneration template for traumatic periocular tissue loss in the young population.
    Orbit Volume: 43 Page(s): 633 - 639
    10/01/2024 Authors: Avila SA; Wojno T; de la Garza AG; Kim HJ
  • Orbital osteomas associated with Gardner's syndrome: a case presentation and review of literature.
    Orbit Volume: 43 Page(s): 109 - 114
    02/01/2024 Authors: Avila SA; Nguyen G; Wojno T; Kim HJ
  • Semiscleral Contact Lens Use After Direct Corneal Neurotization for Neurotrophic Keratopathy.
    Eye Contact Lens Volume: 49 Page(s): 471 - 474
    11/01/2023 Authors: Morel M; Severinsky B; Kim HJ; Behshad S
  • Preventing Retraction With Use of Primary Eyelid Spacer Grafts in Cosmetic Lower Lid Blepharoplasty.
    Aesthet Surg J Volume: 43 Page(s): 1226 - 1232
    10/13/2023 Authors: Bui H; Li D; Kim HJ
  • Outcomes of Patients With Thyroid Eye Disease Partially Treated With Teprotumumab.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 39 Page(s): 150 - 155
    03/01/2023 Authors: Ho TC; Maamari RN; Kossler AL; Sears CM; Freitag SK; Reshef ER; Shinder R; Rootman DB; Diniz SB; Kahana A
  • Immunoglobulin A vasculitis presenting as bilateral upper eyelid erythema: A case report and review of literature.
    Pediatr Dermatol Volume: 40 Page(s): 733 - 734
    01/01/2023 Authors: Jung EH; Avila SA; Nastasi S; Kim HJ
  • Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis causing optic neuropathy.
    J AAPOS Volume: 26 Page(s): 43 - 46
    02/01/2022 Authors: Mudri J; Lock J; Phadke O; Rouster-Stevens K; Kim HJ; Peragallo JH
  • Single Center Retrospective Study of Patients with Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (MMP).
    Ocul Immunol Inflamm Volume: 30 Page(s): 256 - 261
    01/02/2022 Authors: Morel M; DeGrazia T; Ward L; Behshad S; Kim HJ; Feldman R
  • Occult Colon Adenocarcinoma and Multiple Myeloma Associated With Clostridium septicum Panophthalmitis With Orbital and Chiasmal Extension: A Case Report.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 38 Page(s): e6 - e10
    01/01/2022 Authors: Ghanouni A; Avila SA; Kim HJ
  • Atypical Lipomatous Tumor/Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma of the Orbit: Three Cases and Review of the Literature.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 37 Page(s): S134 - S140
    05/01/2021 Authors: Kang JY; Kim HJ; Wojno TH; Yeung AM; Mendoza PR; Grossniklaus HE
  • Carcinoid Tumors of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 37 Page(s): 217 - 225
    05/01/2021 Authors: Mustak H; Liu W; Murta F; Ozgur O; Couch S; Garrity J; Shinder R; Kazim M; Callahan A; Hayek B
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid With Metaplastic Bone Formation.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 36 Page(s): e44 - e46
    01/01/2020 Authors: Schaffer LR; Kim HJ; Grossniklaus HE
  • Use of percutaneous bleomycin sclerotherapy for orbital lymphatic malformations.
    Orbit Volume: 38 Page(s): 30 - 36
    02/01/2019 Authors: Hanif AM; Saunders JA; Hawkins CM; Wojno TH; Kim HJ
  • Pathological Features and Clinical Course in Patients With Recurrent or Malignant Orbital Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangiopericytoma.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 35 Page(s): 148 - 154
    01/01/2019 Authors: Sagiv O; Bell D; Guo Y; Su S; Wester ST; Jiang K; Yin VT; Shinder R; Hayek B; Kim HJ
  • A 15-year review of secondary and tertiary optic nerve sheath fenestration for idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
    Orbit Volume: 37 Page(s): 266 - 272
    08/01/2018 Authors: Anzeljc AJ; Frias P; Hayek BR; Canter Weiner N; Wojno TH; Kim HJ
  • Dilated Superior Ophthalmic Vein: Clinical and Radiographic Features of 113 Cases.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 34 Page(s): 68 - 73
    01/01/2018 Authors: Adam CR; Shields CL; Gutman J; Kim HJ; Hayek B; Shore JW; Braunstein A; Levin F; Winn BJ; Vrcek I
  • Dilated Superior Ophthalmic Vein: Clinical and Radiographic Features of 113 Cases.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 34 Page(s): 68 - 73
    01/01/2018 Authors: Adam CR; Shields CL; Gutman J; Kim HJ; Hayek B; Shore JW; Braunstein A; Levin F; Winn BJ; Vrcek I
  • Review of periorbital nerve enlargement and biopsy techniques.
    Orbit Volume: 36 Page(s): 293 - 297
    10/01/2017 Authors: Chen VH; Hayek BR; Grossniklaus HE; Wojno TH; Kim HJ
  • Pediatric thyroid eye disease: A 5-year review of clinical presentation, management, and outcomes at a single tertiary care center
    Volume: 58
    06/01/2017 Authors: Chen V; Frias P; Kim HJ
  • Self-inflicted enucleations: Clinical features of seven cases.
    Orbit Volume: 36 Page(s): 154 - 158
    06/01/2017 Authors: Shah M; Sun L; Elmann S; Vrcek I; Mancini R; Kim HJ; Carrasco J; Shinder R
  • Nodular Fasciitis of the Orbit: A Case Report Confirmed by Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 33 Page(s): S152 - S155
    01/01/2017 Authors: Anzeljc AJ; Oliveira AM; Grossniklaus HE; Kim HJ; Hayek B
  • A Concomitant Case of Orbital Granuloma Faciale and Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 33 Page(s): e47 - e49
    01/01/2017 Authors: Chen VH; Grossniklaus HE; DelGaudio JM; Kim HJ
  • Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the Orbit: Clinical Features of 8 Cases.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 32 Page(s): 458 - 461
    01/01/2016 Authors: Tan JJ; Narang S; Purewal B; Langer PD; Blaydon S; Schwarcz RM; McCormick SA; Kim JY; Walrath JD; Burt BO
  • The utility and technique for infraorbital and supraorbital nerve biopsies
    Volume: 56
    06/01/2015 Authors: Chen V; Kim HJ; Hayek B; Grossniklaus HE; Wojno TH
  • A cyst-like foreign body reaction to porcine decellularized membrane (TarSys).
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 30 Page(s): e100 - e102
    01/01/2014 Authors: Kim HJ; Grossniklaus HE; Wojno TH
  • Periorbital ecthyma gangrenosum: a case report and review of the literature.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 30 Page(s): e125 - e128
    01/01/2014 Authors: Kim HJ; Grossniklaus HE; Wojno TH
  • Viability of full-thickness skin grafts used for correction of cicatricial ectropion of lower eyelid in previously irradiated field in the periocular region.
    Head Neck Volume: 35 Page(s): 103 - 108
    01/01/2013 Authors: Kim HJ; Hayek B; Nasser Q; Esmaeli B
  • Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the orbit: report of 2 cases with review of the literature.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 29 Page(s): e138 - e142
    01/01/2013 Authors: Kim HJ; Wojno T; Grossniklaus HE; Shehata BM
  • Atypical bilateral orbital metastases of lobular breast carcinoma.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 28 Page(s): e142 - e143
    01/01/2012 Authors: Kim HJ; Wojno TH; Grossniklaus H
  • Multiple intratarsal keratinous cysts of the eyelid.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 28 Page(s): e116
    01/01/2012 Authors: Kim HJ; Wojno TH; Grossniklaus HE
  • Carcinoid tumor metastatic to the tarsal conjunctivae.
    Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 27 Page(s): e6 - e8
    01/01/2011 Authors: Kim HJ; Shinder R; Mirani N; Langer PD
  • Scleral expansion procedure for the correction of presbyopia.
    Int Ophthalmol Clin Volume: 46 Page(s): 1 - 12
    01/01/2006 Authors: Kleinmann G; Kim HJ; Yee RW
  • Transfection of SSTR-1 and SSTR-2 inhibits Panc-1 cell proliferation and renders Panc-1 cells responsive to somatostatin analogue.
    J Am Coll Surg Volume: 201 Page(s): 571 - 578
    10/01/2005 Authors: Li M; Zhang R; Li F; Wang H; Kim HJ; Becnel L; Yao Q; Chen C; Fisher WE
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