Albert Kim, MD, PhD

Albert Kim, MD, PhD

Neurosurgeon, Surgeon

Primary Academic Title

August A. Busch Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director, The Brain Tumor Center, WashU Medicine

Clinical Expertise

As director of The Brain Tumor Center at Siteman, Dr. Kim oversees all patients diagnosed with brain tumors, regardless of the type. Learn more about how Dr. Kim and Siteman are advancing treatment for brain tumors and care of all brain tumor patients.

Research Interest

Brain tumors, including skull-base tumors. Research interests include tumor microenvironments and advanced imaging of brain tumors.

Education

  • 2003: MD/PhD, New York University School of Medicine

Training

  • 2003 - 2004: Intern, neurosurgery/general surgery, Harvard University, Boston
  • 2004 - 2010: Resident and chief resident, neurosurgery, Harvard University
  • 2010 - 2011: Fellow, cerebrovascular and skull-base surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami

Board Certification

  • 2015: American Board of Neurological Surgeons

Selected Research Publications

NF2 loss-of-function and hypoxia drive radiation resistance in grade 2 meningiomas.
  • Patel B, Pugazenthi S, English CW, [...] Kim AH
  • J Natl Cancer Inst 2025
Post-operative Fluid Restriction to Prevent Delayed Hyponatremia after Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery.
  • Klassen D, Mok S, Hwang JY, [...] Kim AH, Silverstein JM
  • Neuro-oncology 2025
Genetically Engineered Brain Organoids Recapitulate Spatial and Developmental States of Glioblastoma Progression.
  • Ishahak M, Han RH, Annamalai D, [...] Kim AH, Millman JR
  • Adv Sci (Weinh) 2025
Tumour evolution and microenvironment interactions in 2D and 3D space.
  • Mo CK, Liu J, Chen S, [...] Kim AH, [...] Ding L
  • Nature 2024
Glioblastoma-Infiltrating CD8+ T Cells Are Predominantly a Clonally Expanded GZMK+ Effector Population.
  • Wang AZ, Mashimo BL, Schaettler MO, [...] Kim AH, [...] Dunn GP
  • Cancer Discov 2024
Association of county-level socioeconomic status with meningioma incidence and outcomes.
  • Pugazenthi S, Price M, De La Vega Gomar R, [...] Kim AH, Ostrom QT
  • Neuro-oncology 2024
Multimodal neuro-nanotechnology: Challenging the existing paradigm in glioblastoma therapy.
  • Kudruk S, Forsyth CM, Dion MZ, [...] Kim AH, [...] Artzi N
  • Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2024
Epigenetic regulation during cancer transitions across 11 tumour types.
  • Terekhanova NV, Karpova A, Liang WW, [...] Kim AH, [...] Ding L
  • Nature 2023

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Contact Information

  • Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

    4500 Forest Park Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63108

  • South St. Louis County

    5225 Midamerica Plaza
    St. Louis, MO 63129

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