Soo Jung

Kim

MD

PhD

MBA

Appointments

Eastside Specialty Center

425.646.7777
Schedule Online

3100 Northup Way
Bellevue, WA 98004

UW Medical Center – Roosevelt  Dermatology Center

206.598.4067
Schedule Online

4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Floor 4
Seattle, WA 98105

Biography

Soo Jung Kim, MD, PhD, MBA, (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Clinical Practice in the Department of Dermatology and dermatologist based at the Eastside Specialty Center and Roosevelt Dermatology Clinic. She also serves as the Medical Director for the Eastside Specialty Center Dermatology Clinic.  

Dr. Kim earned her BS from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, in 1998. In 2005, she completed both her PhD in Immunology from Northwestern University and her MS from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago. She then completed her Medical Doctorate in 2009 from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. Dr. Kim completed her medical internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York in 2010, and then her dermatology residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2013. She also recently earned her Master of Business at Rice University in Houston in 2025. 

Education & Training

Executive MBA, Rice University, Houston, TX (2023-2025)

Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (2010-2013)

Internship, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (2009-2010)

MD, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL (2005-2009)

MS, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL (2004-2005)

PhD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (1999-2005)

BS, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea (1994-1998)

Honors

Women of Excellence, Baylor College of Medicine (2023)

Top Doctors, Castle Connolly (2022, 2024)

Teaching Award, Mount Sinai Hospital (2014)

Award for Excellence in Basic Science, Chicago Medical School (2009)

University Scholarship for Excellence, Sungkyunkwan University (1996-1997)

Publications

Truong PN, Maamari NC, Truong CY, Kim SJ, Robinson M. Characterization of Dermatologic Disease and Challenges in Care of Incarcerated Patients. J Correct Health Care. 2025 Apr;31(2):90-95. doi: 10.1089/jchc.24.07.0060. Epub 2025 Feb 5. PMID: 39909459.

Wang HY, Kim SJ, Wasko C. Growing Erythematous Plaque on the Leg: Challenge. Am J Dermatopathol. 2025 Jan 1;47(1):e4-e5. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002881. PMID: 39662026.

Penna M, Pupa L, Lee G, Kim SJ. Skin manifestations and related clinical characteristics of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: A descriptive retrospective cohort study at Texas Children's Hospital. JAAD Int. 2024 Oct 22;18:122-127. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2024.09.009. PMID: 39719960; PMCID: PMC11667042.

Encarnación-Cortés VS, Rodriguez I, Rinderknecht FA, Admassu N, Phillips G, Castillo-Valladares H, Tarbox M, Peebles JK, Stratman EJ, Altman EM, Pimentel MA, Elbuluk N, Parekh P, Daveluy S, James W, Kim SJ, Rosmarin D, Kakpovbia E, Silverberg JI, Bowers S, Vasquez R, Worswick SD, Ahmed AM. Top DEI Topics to Incorporate Into Dermatology Residency Training: An Electronic Delphi Consensus Study. Cutis. 2024 Sep;114(3):72-75. doi: 10.12788/cutis.1090. PMID: 39413328.

Fu S, Kim S, Wasko C. Dermatological guide for primary care physicians: full body skin checks, skin cancer detection, and patient education on self-skin checks and sun protection. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2024 May 31;37(4):647-654. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2024.2351751. PMID: 38910815; PMCID: PMC11188824.