Yuli Y Kim, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center
Fellowship Director, ACHD (ACGME accredited), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
11th Floor, South Pavilion
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5127
11th Floor, South Pavilion
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5127
Education:
BA
Georgetown University, 1995.
MD
University of Virginia, 2001.
Permanent linkBA
Georgetown University, 1995.
MD
University of Virginia, 2001.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Adult congenital heart diseaseDescription of Research Expertise
Congenital heart diseaseEchocardiography, adult congenital heart disease
Selected Publications
Gurvitz M, Krieger EV, Fuller S, Davis LL, Kittleson MM, Aboulhosn JA, Bradley EA, Buber J, Daniels CJ, Dimopoulos K, Egbe A, Geoffrion TR, John A, Khairy P, Kim YY, Kreutzer J, Lewis MJ, Menachem JN, Moore JP, Osteen KA, Parikh PB, Saidi A, Salciccioli KB, Schunder RL, Valente AM, Wald RM.: 2025 ACC/AHA/HRS/ISACHD/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol 87: 822-976, Feb 2026.Kim YY, Ganger D, Tomlinson AZ, Farkas IZ, Rychik J, Imperial J, McRae MP, Everson GT, Hoteit MA.: Hepatic Cholate Clearance as Assessed by HepQuant-SHUNT is Predictive of Clinical Outcomes in Individuals with Fontan Circulation. Int J Cardiol: CHD January 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2026.100654.
Cupp C, Simanonok M, McGrath L, Steiner J, Grewal J, Yuan S, and Nicolarsen J : Barriers to Care in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Multi-Center AARCC Study. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. New Orleans, LA 2026.
Ginde S, Conrardy RD, Wu F, Valente AM, Kim YY, Agarwal A, Rodriguez FH III, Snow S, Grewal J, Krishnamurthy Y, Awerbach J, Hoskoppal A, Madison Earing, Michael Earing, Cedars AM, Ermis PR, Nicolarsen JR, Jameson SM, Saidi A, Zaidi AN, Andrews J, Sparapani R, Cohen S : Impact of Pregnancy on Long-Term Health Outcomes in Women with Fontan Circulation. American College of Cardiology Scientific Session. New Orleans, LA. 2026 Notes: Poster.
Zaidi, A., Sachdeva, R., Kovacs, R., Franklin, W., Gurvitz, M., Ermis, P., Awerbach, J., Weissman, G., Bradley, E., Cox, D., Daniels, C., Gregg IV, D., Khan, A., Lin, J., Markham, L., Kim, Y., Smith, C., Salahuddin, A., Frank, Krieger,L., Warnes, C., : Adult Congenital Heart Disease Workforce Challenges in the United States: Current State and Future Needs. American College of Cardiology, Adult Congenital Pediatric Cardiology Council, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Summit 2026.
Schreier M, Marenco A, Dibiasio N, Naeem M, Carvajal V, Leonard J, Tomlinson A, Vaikunth S, Kim YY, Dodds K, Rand E, Goldberg D, Rychik J.: Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase and Adverse Outcomes in the Fontan Circulation. 29th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease. Scottsdale, AZ. 2026 Notes: Oral presentation.
Fogel, M., Ferrari, V., Rossano, J.: Foundations of CMR – A Level I.5 Workshop. Foundations of CMR Workshop 2026 Notes: A Level 1.5 Course Workshop Moderator.
Hoteit MA, Kim YY, Ganger D, McRae MP, Rychik J, Imperial JC, Everson GT: Dual Cholate Shunt Test Identifies Patients at Risk for Portal Hypertension and Worsening Hemodynamics in Two Cohorts with Fontan-associated Liver Disease. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the Liver Meeting. Washington, DC. November 2025 Notes: Poster.
Birgitte Lykkeberg, Anne Vinggaard Christensen, Selina Kikkenborg Berg, Signe Holm Larsen, Liesbet Van Bulck, Eva Goossens, Adrienne H. Kovacs, Koen Luyckx, Laila Akbar Ladak, Mohamed Leye, Alexander Van De Bruaene, Ming Chern Leong, Anna Kaneva, Fernando Amaral, John Jairo Araujo, Navaneetha Sasikumar, Harald Gabriel, Dejuma Yadeta Goshu, Jou-Kou Wang, Junko Enomoto, Maria Emília Areias, Diamantis Kosmidis, Louise Coats, Anne Marie Valente, Ju Ryoung Moon, Magalie Ladouceur, Corina Thomet, Jamie L. Jackson, Camilla Sandberg, Edward Callus, Yuli Y. Kim, Luis Alday, Charlene Bredy, Arwa Saidi, Fernando Baraona Reyes, Samuel Menahem, Michèle de Hosson, Joanna Hlebowicz, Christina Christersson, Ali Zaidi, Bengt Johansson, Brith Andresen, Jean-Claude Ambassa, Zacharias Mandalenakis, Andrew Constantine, Pascal Amedro, Joost P. Van Melle, Ari Cedars, Lucia Ortiz, Fatma Demir, Paul Khairy, Jonathan Windram, Judith Bouchardy, Maryanne Caruana, Susan M. Jameson, Vaikom S. Mahadevan, Lidija B. McGrath, Julius Chacha Mwita, Philip Moons: Person-centred care in congenital heart disease: Intercountry variation in patient-reported experiences across 32 countries. Int J Cardiol October 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.13395.
Freddo AM, Eron M, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Denduluri S, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Mohammad N, Fuller S, Ortega-Legaspi, Juan M, Kim YY, Vaikunth S.: Cardiac Medication Prescription Pattern and Association With Transplant- Free Survival in the Adult Fontan Population. JACC: Advances 4(9), September 2025.