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Department
LocationThe Woodlands
Phone: 936-267-7500
Address
Texas Children's Hospital - The Woodlands
17580 I-45 South
5th Floor, Orange Pod
The Woodlands, TX 77384
Grace Kim, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
Co-Lead Diabetes Education Care Process Quality Improvement Team
Co-lead Education Committee Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Endocrinology | 2019 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Pediatrics | 2016 |
| Albany Medical College | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2013 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelors | Bachelor of Arts | 2006 |
About
My clinical interests focus on providing quality education and compassionate patient centered care to improve health outcomes for children and adolescents with diabetes and endocrine conditions. As co-lead of the Education Diabetes Care Process Team, a multidisciplinary quality improvement team, we focus on continually creating, adapting, and implementing educational materials and processes to improve diabetes care, especially related to technology and remote monitoring, medical nutrition therapy, cardiovascular screening. I am also interested in furthering faculty education and development and peer mentoring.
Clinical Interests:
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid disorders, growth disorders, puberty and adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society | Member |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| Pediatric Endocrine Society | Member, Co-lead provider education group |
Selected Publications
Kim G, DeSalvo D, Guffey D, Minard CG, Cephus C, Moodie D, Lyons, S. Dyslipidemia in adolescents and young adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a retrospective analysis. International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology. 2020;2020:11.
Awards
Provider Excellence Award - 99 Percentile or above on Press Ganey surveys, 3rd quarter, 2021
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