Irene Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
Locations
- Neurosciences - Children's Wisconsin
9000 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Neenah Clinic - Children's Wisconsin
130 Second Street
Neenah, WI 54956
Contact Information
Education
Residency, Neurological Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, 2010-2016
Internship, Neurological Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, 2009-2010
MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 2009
Biography
Dr. Kim has subspecialty training in pediatric neurosurgery. Her practice includes general pediatric neurosurgery, but she has particular interests in brain tumors, spine tumors, epilepsy, spina bifida, and vascular diseases. She believes in working together as a team to provide the best care for her patients and their families.
Board Certification
- Neurological Surgery
Surgical Services
- Epilepsy Surgery (including Vagal Nerve Stimulator)
Conditions Treated
- Brain Tumors
- Spine Tumors
- Epilepsy
- Spina Bifida
- Vascular Diseases
- Hydrocephalus
- Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Disorders
- Cervical Spine Disorders
Clinical Programs
Locations
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Campus
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Neenah/Fox Valley
Honors and Awards
2001–2005 – Herman B. Wells Scholarship
2004 – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Capstone Independent Research Opportunity Grant
2005 – Excellence in Research Award, Indiana University Department of Psychology
2017 – Presentation Award, 3rd Place. Third World Congress on Spina Bifida Research & Care
Publications
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(Kim I, Hopson B, Aban I, Rizk EB, Dias MS, Bowman R, Ackerman LL, Partington MD, Castillo H, Castillo J, Peterson PR, Blount JP, Rocque BG.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Dec 01;22(6):652-658.
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(Kim I, Hopson B, Aban I, Rizk EB, Dias MS, Bowman R, Ackerman LL, Partington MD, Castillo H, Castillo J, Peterson PR, Blount JP, Rocque BG.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Dec 01;22(6):646-651.
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(Pacione D, Kim I, Wilson TA, Frempong-Boadu A.) J Clin Neurosci. 2015 May;22(5):899-904.
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The biology of radiosurgery and its clinical applications for brain tumors.
(Kondziolka D, Shin SM, Brunswick A, Kim I, Silverman JS.) Neuro Oncol. 2015 Jan;17(1):29-44.
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(Shekhtman Y, Kim I, Riviello JJ Jr, Milla SS, Weiner HL.) Pediatr Neurosurg. 2013;49(2):99-104.
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(Garrett JE, Kim I, Wilson RE, Wellman CL.) Neuroscience. 2006 Jun 19;140(1):57-66.
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Aging and cholinergic deafferentation alter GluR1 expression in rat frontal cortex.
(Kim I, Wilson RE, Wellman CL.) Neurobiol Aging. 2005 Jul;26(7):1073-81.