Benjamin J. Kim, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Ophthalmologist, Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital
Member, Penn Medicine Neuroscience Center
Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations, Scheie Eye Institute, Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Ophthalmology
Scheie Eye Institute
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Ophthalmology
Scheie Eye Institute
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8174
Education:
B.S. (Molecular Biology )
Vanderbilt University , 1999.
M.D.
Yale School of Medicine , 2004.
B.S. (Molecular Biology )
Vanderbilt University , 1999.
M.D.
Yale School of Medicine , 2004.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship (Internal Medicine), Mount Auburn Hospital - Cambridge, MA , 2004-2005.
Residency (Ophthalmology), Harvard Residency Program - Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA , 2005-2008.
Fellowship (Medical and Surgical Retina), Johns Hopkins University - Wilmer Eye Institute - Baltimore, MD , 2008-2010.
Internship (Internal Medicine), Mount Auburn Hospital - Cambridge, MA , 2004-2005.
Residency (Ophthalmology), Harvard Residency Program - Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA , 2005-2008.
Fellowship (Medical and Surgical Retina), Johns Hopkins University - Wilmer Eye Institute - Baltimore, MD , 2008-2010.
Certifications
Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 2010.
Permanent linkBoard Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 2010.
Description of Clinical Expertise
age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, macular hole, macular puckerDescription of Research Expertise
evaluating the retina as a biomarker for dementia, retinal imaging, retinal tissue immunolabeling, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, geographic atrophy, clinical trials.Selected Publications
Kim M, Um K, Ying GS, Kim BJ: Deep Learning–Derived Retinal Age Detects Cognitive Impairment. Ophthalmology Science in press, 2026.Caplash S, Song H, Waldman A, Ying GS, Kim BJ: Characteristics of Study Design and Statistical Analysis in Optical Coherence Tomography Based Studies of Neurodegeneration. Ophthalmology Science 6(1): 100961, 2025.
Zhao A, Nair RM, Cousins KAQ, Lee EB, Irwin DJ, Kim BJ: Retinal imaging for frontotemporal degeneration: Advances and Challenges. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 96(1): 1012-1022, 2025.
Liu T, Elnahry AG, Tauqeer Z, Yu Y, Ying GS, Kim BJ.: Visual and Anatomic Outcomes of Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ophthalmology Retina 7(6): 468-479, June 2023.
Kim BJ, Lee V, Lee EB, Saludades A, Trojanowksi JQ, Dunaief JL, Grossman M, Irwin DJ: Retinal Tissue Validation of Optical Coherence Tomography Determined Outer Nuclear Layer Loss in FTLD-Tau. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 9(1): 184, 2021.
Kim BJ, Mastellos D, Li Y, Dunaief JL, Lambris J: Targeting Complement Components C3 and C5 for the Retina: Key Concepts and Lingering Questions. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research 83: e100936, 2021.
Kim Benjamin J: Utility of Ophthalmic Consultations for Patients With Candidemia. JAMA Ophthalmology 137(6): 710-711, June 2019.
Daniel Ebenezer, Ying Gui-Shuang, Kim Benjamin J, Toth Cynthia A, Ferris Frederick, Martin Daniel F, Grunwald Juan E, Jaffe Glenn J, Dunaief Joshua L, Pan Wei, Maguire Maureen G: Five-Year Follow-up of Nonfibrotic Scars in the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials. Ophthalmology 126(5): 743-751, May 2019.
Kolomeyer Anton M, Murphy Kathleen M, Traband Anastasia, Frank Ian, Kim Benjamin J: Beta-D-Glucan Testing in Patients with Fungal Endophthalmitis. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 38(4): 650-659, Apr 2018.
Kim Benjamin J, Irwin David J, Song Delu, Daniel Ebenezer, Leveque Jennifer D, Raquib Aaishah R, Pan Wei, Ying Gui-Shuang, Aleman Tomas S, Dunaief Joshua L, Grossman Murray: Optical coherence tomography identifies outer retina thinning in frontotemporal degeneration. Neurology 89(15): 1604-1611, Oct 2017.
