Pamela Kim
MD, RPVI
Get to Know Dr. Kim
Pamela Kim, MD, RPVI, is a board-certified vascular surgeon with additional certification in general surgery and vascular interpretation. Throughout her education and career, she has focused exclusively on veins and minimally invasive procedures, completing fellowships in phlebology and vascular surgery. She is a member of the American Vein and Lymphatic Society, American Venous Forum, and Society for Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Kim's Credentials
Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, Surgery
- American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- Physicians’ Vascular Interpretation
Education
- Stony Brook Medicine, Fellowship, Vascular Surgery
- Center for Vein Care, Stony Brook Medicine, Fellowship, Phlebology
- Stony Brook Medicine, Residency, General Surgery
- Stony Brook Medicine, Internship, General Surgery
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Associations
- American Vein and Lymphatic Society
- American Venous Forum: Membership Committee; Member 2021-present; Chair-Elect, 2025
- American Venous Forum: Early Career and Fellowship Training Committee Member, 2021-present
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention: Technical Review Committee Member, Management of Venous Disease, 2023-present
Specialties
- Vascular Surgery
- Phlebology
- Minimally invasive procedures
- Venous Insufficiency
- Varicose Veins
Languages
- English
More About Dr. Kim
Dr. Kim has dedicated her education and research efforts to the study of vascular surgery and phlebology. As an undergraduate, she attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where she earned a BA in Biochemistry. She went on to complete her medical degree at the University of Texas Science Center, San Antonio.
She spent the next several years at Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook, New York. There, she completed a Residency in general surgery. At Stony Brook Medicine’s esteemed Center for Vein Care, she pursued a fellowship in phlebology. She then completed a two-year fellowship in vascular surgery.
Over the course of her career, she has been widely published in well-known, peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Vascular Access, Phlebology, and the Journal of Vascular Surgery. She is also active in educating her peers and presenting oral and poster presentations at major meetings and conferences.
Dr. Kim joined Center for Vein Restoration in 2020, opening the first CVR location in the state of Massachusetts. Prior to that she served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Stony Brook Medicine.