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Benjamin J. Kim, MD
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Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations, Scheie Eye Institute, Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania
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University of Pennsylvania
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Office: 215-662-8174
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30 Vanderbilt University , 1999.
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31 Yale School of Medicine , 2004.
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21 9 B.S. 28 (Molecular Biology ) c
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31 Yale School of Medicine , 2004.
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Post-Graduate Training
24 65 Internship (Internal Medicine), Mount Auburn Hospital - Cambridge, MA , 2004-2005.
24 64 Residency (Ophthalmology), Harvard Residency Program - Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA 1b , 2005-2008.
24 6e Fellowship (Medical and Surgical Retina), Johns Hopkins University - Wilmer Eye Institute - Baltimore, MD 1b , 2008-2010.
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24 65 Internship (Internal Medicine), Mount Auburn Hospital - Cambridge, MA , 2004-2005.
24 64 Residency (Ophthalmology), Harvard Residency Program - Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA 1b , 2005-2008.
24 6e Fellowship (Medical and Surgical Retina), Johns Hopkins University - Wilmer Eye Institute - Baltimore, MD 1b , 2008-2010.
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28 49 Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 2010.
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Description of Clinical Expertise
78 age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, macular hole, macular pucker71
Description of Research Expertise
cf evaluating the retina as a biomarker for dementia, retinal imaging, retinal tissue immunolabeling, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, geographic atrophy, clinical trials.e 29
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11e 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.
117 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.
10f 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.
140 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.
112 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.
c9 Kim Benjamin J: Utility of Ophthalmic Consultations for Patients With Candidemia. JAMA Ophthalmology 137(6): 710-711, June 2019.
196 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.
110 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.
17b 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.
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Selected Publications
ce Kim M, Um K, Ying GS, Kim BJ: Deep Learning–Derived Retinal Age Detects Cognitive Impairment. Ophthalmology Science in press, 2026.11e 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.
117 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.
10f 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.
140 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.
112 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.
c9 Kim Benjamin J: Utility of Ophthalmic Consultations for Patients With Candidemia. JAMA Ophthalmology 137(6): 710-711, June 2019.
196 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.
110 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.
17b 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.
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