W. Ray Kim

Transplant hepatologist, Hepatologist, Gastroenterologist


Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Korean

Biography


Chronic liver disease is one of the most common causes of premature death in Americans. My career goal is to improve the outcome of individuals with chronic liver disease by identifying the optimal means for diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and prevention. The path I have chosen to achieve this goal is through engagement in clinical epidemiology and patient-oriented, effectiveness research.

Since the development of the MELD score which recognizes the importance of renal function in the prognosis of patients with end stage liver disease, one of the areas that we have had intense interest has been acute and chronic renal injury in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Liver transplantation represents a unique opportunity for research, because of the potential for reversal of the renal injury as well as access to biological materials.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Fellowship: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine (1998) MN
  • Fellowship: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine (1997) MN
  • Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center (1994) AR
  • Professional Education: University of Pennsylvania (1992) PA
  • Residency: Seoul National University Hospital (1990)
  • Internship: Seoul National University Hospital (1987)
  • Medical Education: Seoul National University (1986)
  • M.B.A., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Health Care Administration (1992)
  • M.Sc., Seoul National University, Clinical Research (1990)
  • M.D., Seoul National University, Medicine (1986)

Memberships
  • Chair, Development Committee, AASLD (2011 - 2014)
  • Senior Fellow, Center for Innovation in Global Health (2015 - Present)
  • Chair, Clinical Research Committee, AASLD (2008 - 2011)
  • Associate Editor, Hepatology (2008 - 2011)
  • Member, American Gastroenterological Association (1994 - Present)
  • Member, AASLD (1994 - Present)
  • Member, American College of Gastroenterology (1994 - Present)
  • Member, International Liver Transplant Society (1998 - Present)
  • Member, American Society for Transplant Physicians (1998 - Present)

Administrative Appointments
  • Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford Unversity (2013 - Present)

Publications

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Practice Locations


Digestive Health Center in Redwood City Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

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General Endoscopy Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

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Advanced Endoscopy in Palo Alto Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

300 Pasteur Drive, Ground Floor

Stanford , CA 94305

(650) 736-5555

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Liver Transplant Program in Reno, 880 Ryland Street Reno, NV
Reno, NV

880 Ryland Street

Reno , NV 89502

(650) 725-1988

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Liver Transplant Program in Chico CHICO, CA
CHICO, CA

1601 Esplanade, #3

CHICO , CA 95926

(650) 725-1988

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Liver (Hepatology) Clinic in Redwood City Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA

420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor

Redwood City , CA 94063

(650) 498-7999

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Stanford Primary Care in Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, CA

2518 Mission College Boulevard, Suite 101

Santa Clara , CA 95054

(408) 688-9720

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Patient Ratings

(65 Ratings)

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4.9/5

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4.9/5
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Patient Reviews

(126 reviews)

I enjoy his clinical knowledge, his genuine interest in helping me and his optimistic views regarding my liver condition. I’m very appreciative of his help.
He is a great doctor
The visit was great. Thank you.
Excellent doctor. Highly recommended.
Dr. Kim was extremely clear in his communication with me. He explained everything very carefully. He provide me with defined actions that I could take to improve my condition. I greatly appreciate his clarity, detail, and clear definition of steps to take.
Es un excelente doctor.
He cares about patient with detailed explanation .
very good.
Dr. Kim is an excellent doctor who explains matters logically and calmly.
Dr Woong Kim is a wonderful specialist and has been treating me since 2018 and he always makes sure to take his time and asked how’s the medication working and how I’m feeling. He takes care of his patients very well.
I like him.
Seems like a great person and knowledgeable doctor. He gave me the answers or at least approximations that I’ve been looking for.
Dr. Wooing Kim has been an excellent physician!
Adore this man
Thank you for the excellent service
Excellent
Excellent
Very caring and excellent at explaining.
very caring and informative.
It was a very good visit with the doctor he was able to give me a lot of information and was very helpful and nice.
Dr Kim is very knowledgeable and patient. He explained my condition and the next steps very clearly.
Very competent and personable medical staff.
Appreciate the thoroughness in going over my medical diagnosis and taking the time to explain what the next steps are.
Woong was very helpful in that video chat and answer all my questions thank you doctor woong
Friendly, courteous, knowledgeable and overall awesome
It was perfect video visit, thank you so much.
Love Dr Kim. Very thorough and makes me feel like I’m his only patient.
Everything was excellent!!!
Amazing bedside manner even through the screen.
Very professional
Dr. Kim was very informative and explained in detail, so we were able to understand the explanation of the test results. we were given a path to follow. very appreciative for all his help. Thank You.
We think Dr Kim does an excellent job and shows he cares about his patient.
Dr Woong Kim is one of the knowledgeable professors that have been taking care of my health for the past years and I’m so grateful to have him as of my my doctor.
Dr. Woong Kim was really wonderful; he took the time to put me at ease initially, and I felt very supported and heard throughout the call. He addressed all of my questions clearly and fully. He shared his assessment of my situation/condition. He was clear in describing what he knew about my situation, and what he would recommend, which was to continue monitoring as I have been doing for 25 years. He also told me that he would do a follow-up consultation at his end to make sure about his recommendation since my condition was a bit unique. I was very happy to have had a consultation with Dr. Kim and feel very comfortable with his recommendations as well as his approach to those recommendations.
All went well
Dr. Kim was great! We went over my symptoms, he explained what could be causing them, told me what tests should be done, and asked if I had any questions. He was very nice, listened to my concerns and did not make me feel rushed. .
Dr. Kim is a very caring physician and offered his professional thoughts insights and on my condition. He seemed to be very concerned about my personal health and well being.
Dr. Kim discussed my situation thoroughly and responded to my questions.
Dr. Kim is always very aware of my health history, past and present . He is most knowledgeable of my issues and relates how we should proceed with testing and future appointments. I appreciate the his advice and suggestions in improving my health. I feel so fortunate to have Dr. Kim as my physician.
Best doctor ever
Dr. Kim was wonderful. Great communicator and spent a lot of time talking w/me. Most appreciated!
Dr. Kim addressed all of my concerns without minimizing them. Went as far to example to me regards of my concerns. Thank yous so much for taking the time evenbthiugh we started out some missed understanding eventually he assured all my concern i was satisfied. I would recommended him to others.
It's always very pleasant to speak with Dr. Kim. He explained things very well in a friendly manner. As a patient, I feel ease to discuss any question I have about my health.
Thank you, Dr. KIm and team. I appreciate all of you and your tenacity in helping me get answers to some elusive problems.
Awesome doctor!! Very easy to communicate. Always pay attention to my concerns.
I am tryuly blessed to be under his care. He knows all about my condtion, gives me advice on all health related issues and more. I am just so grateful. Teresa
Very informative and helpful
Was very happy with Dr. Kim and office
Dr. Kim is one of the finest doctors I have seen. I would strongly recommend him to anyone.
Excellent Doctor. Thank you, Dr. KIM.
Excellent specialist. I'm grateful to have him as my hepatologist.
Very informative and caring. Explained everything well and provides options and next steps.
Great doctor, nurses, staff and facilities
Pleasant
Dr.Ray Kim was very helpful in answering all my questions patiently and was very detailed. Highly recommended!
Taking time to explain my concerns/questions.
A very capable specialist who is extremely knowledgeable about liver disease. He has successfully treated my chronic Hepatitis C and guided me through recovery. He is gentle, understanding of patients' concerns and addresses them with patience and thoroughness. An expert in his field and I value his care and feel reassured with his regular follow up.
Dr. Woong Kim is one of the best liver specialist and I’m happy to be under his care.
Excellent doctor very friendly very well spoken very knowledgeable best liver doctor anybody could have thank you Dr Kim.
for me it is like my guardian angel, thanks doctor Kim. ðŸ™
He is most kind and caring doctor!! I am blessed to be under his care. what a great visit I had. All questions answered.Hardly any waiting, everything went so smooth. Nice Clean and spacious waiting area too..
I really like Dr Kim. He's got a great manner about him, and he takes the time to listen to my questions and answer them in a way that's understandable to a non-medical person. I don't feel rushed, nor like there's some set duration for the appts.
One of the very best doctors in all ways
He is very professional and clearly understandable and helpful he does a great job
Dr. Kim is a fantastic doctor. Been grateful to have him as a doctor since the beginning of my care at Stanford.
Good listener ! Has good information .Nice man , I feel like he wants to help me . I trust him as my Dr .
Dr. Woong KIm excellent medical doctor he has knowledge and explain very thoroughly the issues for the patient.
Excellent care
Dr. Woon Kim was helpful and professional in providing second opinion. I am pleased with the visit with Dr. Kim.
Good caring doctor
Dr. Kim is an excellent doctor who's very detailed and explained my test results clearly. He also shows he's care of my well being. I would definitely recommend Dr. Kim to others.
Very professional and knowledgeable, gave me a good information about the matter of my video consultation.
He is an excellent, knowledgeable, and friendly doctor
Thank you.
He is the best hepatologist.
Dr. Kim is very experienced and knowledgeable. The communication in this visit is pretty good. I'm clear about next steps. Look forward to next visit.
Dr. Kim is wonderful! I would give him the highest rating. He listens, is understanding, empathetic. I’m trying to navigate an unexpected and serious health issue and am fortunate to have him on my team.
I am di grateful I am under his care, always giving me great support, all my questions are answered. Just grateful and blessed ti be under his care.
Dr. Kim comes to the interview having reviewed all the records, relates that information in an understandable manner and gives guidelines to maintain health that are helpful. It's reassuring to be under his care.
Dr. Kim is excellent. I have no complaints about him.
Great!
Excellent, knowledgeable, patient with great Communication skill, and of course he make me felt that he is a very caring physician!
Dr. Kim is an amazing caring professional. The best there is. I like him because he is probably the most humble person I have ever encountered and he truly cares. I was amazed at how he knew everything about me and recalled our last visit. Top notch. If you are lucky enough to get Dr. Kim, he is the best, hands down.
He is very kind and always asks if I had any question before we end the meeting.
Dr. Kim communicated clearly, I had no issues understanding him. I like his confidence, and mannerism.
Excellent
Dr. Kim showed compassion to patients concern and needs. He is very bright and eager to help patient. Excellent bedside manners.
Very informative, helpful and pleasant and easy to converse with him. I liked him very much. He was very thorough in discussing my health issues..past and futures expectations.
He is a excellent doctor.
Dr. Woong Ray Kim is God sent !! Always easy to connect with prompt answers. I am truly blessed to be under his care. He is always in full knowledge of my condition and his explanation is easy to understand . The Best experience!!
Dr. Kim listen very carefully to all my concerns
Very kind and takes time with you - very happy with Dr. Kim, he's been taking real good care of my husband.
Thanks for video advice.
It was a pleasure meeting Dr. Woong. He was very informative and took time to answer all my questions.
thanks again
Good experience.
Both Dr. Kim and NP Ms. Greksouk are very well & knowledgeable in their professional fields. I'm very thankful to have office visits to both of them.
Very informative, patient & friendly. I felt no rush at this visit.
Dr. Kim is an excellent specialist.
Dr. Kim was excellent. Great conversation.
I feel so lucky to be under his care and confident I am well look after.
loved the entire staff
Dr. Kim is the BEST overall physician we have experienced at Stanford! He is compassionate, incredibly knowledgeable, and willing to work for his patient best interests. OUTSTANDING in every measure.
Dr. Kim is great. I have faith in what he tells me.
Great, took the time explaining using drawings and even videos.
Excellent!
Dr. Kim showed concern, very professional, courteous.
Great Experience
We appreciate that the doctor pressured us to do a surgery. It helped us A LOT that the doctor recommended doing a test before contenplating surgery.
Dr. Kim related well with both our 18 year old daughter and us, as her parents.
Dr. Woong had an excellent patient doctor manner. Easy to talk with and very compassionate.
All of the staff that tended to me were very kind and generous. They treated me with good mercy.
All good.
Dr. Woong Ray Kim went out of his way to accommodate my needs. I appreciate all his effort and concern for me.
Excellent doctor.
Dr. Ray Kim showed sincere empathy on the patients health problem.
Bad experience.
Everyone is the best.
My options were explained in full and Dr. R. Kim gave his professional opinion.
Dr. Kim was above & beyond superb - a PARTNER in my health situation, which was v. unusual. Question: Why do you NOT call these superb professionals what they are? They are professionals NOT "provider" <- a disgusting & degrading term.
He poked me 6-8 times. Poked me. Saw 0 zero NONE test results, but decided I have fibromyalgia! When I said, "is this not code for a problem patient we can't diagnose?" He said "yup.
I met with Doctor Kim 2nd time. During 1st as well 2nd visits his attention to me was very kind and professional. Thank you very much Doctor Kim.
Explanation of the origin of my health problem was complete and logical. Information for follow-up care also was complete and trustful.
Dr. Kim is a great to Stanford Health Care his compassionate care sets the standard others should be judged by.
Very nice to communicate sometimes with mother tongue language.
Dr. Jim is very relatable and patient.

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