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
Kalume N, Mathews A, Moore C, Hawryluk B, Bennett W, Jackson JL, Famelia R, Saidi A, Roth Manning B, Crizaldo MC, Terry-White MM, Kim YY, Farkas I, Marsolo K, Asfaw K, Rudov L, Carton T, Saraf S, John A.: Designing and Implementing Recruitment Strategies to Engage Adults with CHD and NDD in Research. 14th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Wilmington DE September 2026 Notes: Moderated poster presentation.Vaikunth SS, Farkar I, Baxelbaum K, Opotowsky A, Funk H, Dodeja AK, Kim YY, Gaydos SS, Hernandez C, Wu F, Pantalone J, Saef J, Kafalas M, : Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in ACHD: Cardiac, Hepatic and Renal Effects. 35th Aunnual Internation Symposium on ACHD. Cincinnati, Ohio June 2026.
Zaidi AN, Sachdeva R, Kovacs R, Franklin WJ, Gurvitz M, Ermis P, Awerbach JD, Weissman G, Bradley E, Cox D, Daniel, CJ, Gregg D IV, Khan A, Lin JP, Markham LW, Kim YY, Smith C, Salahuddin A, Frank LH, Krieger EV, Warnes CA : Adult Congenital Heart Disease Workforce Challenges in the United States: Current State and Future Needs. JACC: Advances 5(5), May 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102776
Meldrum D, Smood B, Toubat O, Nitsche L, Farkas I, Bontrager C, Eron M, Devlin P, Kim YY, Gaynor W, Fuller S : Contemporary Outcomes of Primary Repair and Reoperation of Atrioventricular Septal Defects in Adults. 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Philadelphia, PA April 2026 Notes: Oral presentation.
Freddo A, Eron M, Mondal A, Tomlinson A, Denduluri S, Farkas I, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao A, Mavroudis C, Nuri M, Fuller S, Ortega-Legaspi, J., Kim YY, Vaikunth SS: Changes in Pharmacotherapy in Adults with Fontan Circulation and Associations with Outcomes. Int J Cardiol: CHD April 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2026.100681
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.
Freddo A, Ahmed H, Edelson J, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao A, Ortega-Legaspi J, Kim YY, Awujoola A, Baht D, Chamberlain R, Chen S, Dolgner S, Mackie A, Opotowsky A, Vaikunth S.: Prescription Patterns of Cardiovascular Medications in the Adolescent and Adult Fontan Population – A Report from the Multicenter Single Ventricle Outcomes Network. J Am Heart Assoc September 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.126.049422.
Kim YY, Cupp C, Simanonok M, McGrath L, Steiner J, Grewal J, Yuan S, 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.