Kim, Hyung W., M.D.

Specialties: Pain Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Gender: Male

Biography: Born in South Korea, Dr. Kim immigrated to the United States at the age of 5 and has lived in multiple different regions of the country. After graduating from a prestigious high school near Washington, D.C., Dr. Kim attended Boston University, graduating with a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology degree. He then pursued and was accepted into Texas Tech University's School of Medicine via a scholarship program through the United States Navy and obtained an M.D. in 2002. His next 6 years were spent as a General Medical Officer on active duty in the U.S. Navy which include duty stations at the National Naval Medical Center, Stennis Space Center, and the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape school in San Diego. After completing his initial tour with the Navy, he attended Carolinas Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte, North Carolina to complete a residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He was selected as a Chief Resident during his final year of residency. Upon completing his residency, he rejoined the Navy and was the first Navy PM&R faculty member at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and taught active-duty Army and Navy PM&R residents. His final year at Walter Reed included a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines. Upon completion of his military requirements, Dr. Kim attended the University of Mississippi Medical Center to complete a fellowship in Pain Management. He then joined the faculty as an assistant professor at UMMC while also serving as a faculty member at the Jackson VA medical center in 2014. He was chosen to be Division Chief of PM&R at UMMC in 2019 and the Department Chief of PM&R at the VA in 2020.