Dr. Jongoh Kim
About Dr. Kim
Dr. Jongoh Kim earned his medical degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia and a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine / MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. His fellowship training spanned Texas Children's Hospital, Ben Taub/Harris County Hospital, the Houston VA Medical Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and St. Luke's Hospital.
Dr. Kim is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine. His primary clinical interests include thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pituitary, and sex hormone conditions, as well as bone disorders, calcium disorders, and osteoporosis.
Patients find Dr. Kim to be caring, kind, approachable, and thorough. He sees his mission as being a health companion to patients by being easily accessible and providing them with quality, patient-centered care.
A resident of Pearland, Dr. Kim is married and the father of two children. When away from his practice, his favorite activity is spending time with his family.
He is currently affiliated with Memorial Hermann Hospital, St. Luke's at Texas Medical Center, Methodist Hospital, and Cornerstone Hospital.
Dr. Kim is actively involved in medical education, regularly teaching residents at the Memorial Hermann Family Medicine Residency Program and supervising medical students from the University of Houston College of Medicine. He is deeply committed to organized medicine and physician leadership, and is an active member of the Texas Medical Association, the Harris County Medical Society, and the Fort Bend County Medical Society.
Clinical Positions
After completing his fellowship, Dr. Kim joined the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Medicine (2014–2018), where he led diabetes and endocrine practice and educated physicians in training.
He subsequently served as Physician II at the University of Texas Medical Branch (2018–2019), before founding Diabetes Plus Clinic PLLC in Houston in 2019.
Selected Publications
Kim J, Kim J, Kwak MJ, Bajaj M. Genetic prediction of type 2 diabetes using deep neural network. Clin Genet, 2018;93(4):822–829.
PMID: 29136281
Buras ED et al. Proinsulin-producing, hyperglycemia-induced adipose tissue macrophages underlie insulin resistance in high fat-fed diabetic mice. FASEB J, 2015;29(8):3537–3548.
PMID: 25953849
Kim J, Samson SL. Cardiovascular effects of incretin therapy in diabetes care. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2014;12(6):303–310.
PMID: 24842063
Kojima H, Kim J, Chan L. Emerging role of hematopoietic cells in diabetes. Trends Endocrinol Metabol 2014;25(4):178–187.
PMID: 24507996
Kim J, Chae YK, Chernoff A. The risk for coronary heart disease according to insulin resistance with and without type 2 diabetes. Endocr Res 2013;38(4):195–205.
PMID: 23425058
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