T. Edward Kim
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T. Edward Kim, MD

Languages spoken: English

  • Board Certification

    American Board of Anesthesiology

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Anesthesiology -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Anesthesiology

    Education history

    Fellowship Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine - University of California, San Diego Medical Center Fellow
    Anesthesiology - Stanford University School of Medicine Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of California, Irvine Medical Center Intern
    Medicine - University of Virginia School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Brigham Young University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Tamboli M, Mariano ER, Gustafson KE, Briones BL, Hunter OO, Wang RR, Harrison TK, Kou A, Mudumbai SC, Kim TE, Indelli PF, Giori NJ (2020). A Multidisciplinary Patient-Specific Opioid Prescribing and Tapering Protocol Is Associated with a Decrease in Total Opioid Dose Prescribed for Six Weeks After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Pain Med, 21(7), 1474-1481.
    2. King R, Mariano ER, Yajnik M, Kou A, Kim TE, Hunter OO, Howard SK, Mudumbai SC (2019). Outcomes of Ambulatory Upper Extremity Surgery Patients Discharged Home with Perineural Catheters from a Veterans Health Administration Medical Center. Pain Med, 20(11), 2256-2262.
    3. Kandarian B, Indelli PF, Sinha S, Hunter OO, Wang RR, Kim TE, Kou A, Mariano ER (2019). Implementation of the IPACK (Infiltration between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee) block into a multimodal analgesic pathway for total knee replacement.LID - 10.4097/kja.d.18.00346 [doi]. Korean J Anesthesiol. (Read full article)
    4. Kim TE, Tsui BCH (2019). Simulation-based ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia curriculum for anesthesiology residents. Korean J Anesthesiol, 72(1), 13-23. (Read full article)
    5. Yajnik M, Hill JN, Hunter OO, Howard SK, Kim TE, Harrison TK, Mariano ER (2019). Patient education and engagement in postoperative pain management decreases opioid use following knee replacement surgery. Patient Educ Couns, 102(2), 383-387. (Read full article)
    6. Hunter OO, Kim TE, Mariano ER, Harrison TK (2019). Care of the Patient With a Peripheral Nerve Block. J Perianesth Nurs, 34(1), 16-26. (Read full article)
    7. Yajnik M, Kou A, Mudumbai SC, Walters TL, Howard SK, Edward Kim T, Mariano ER (2019). Peripheral nerve blocks are not associated with increased risk of perioperative peripheral nerve injury in a Veterans Affairs inpatient surgical population. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 44(1), 81-85. (Read full article)
    8. Wong JK, Kim TE, Mudumbai SC, Memtsoudis SG, Giori NJ, Howard SK, Oka RK, King R, Mariano ER (2019). Are Case Volume and Facility Complexity Level Associated With Postoperative Complications After Hip Fracture Surgery in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System? Clin Orthop Relat Res, 477(1), 177-190. (Read full article)
    9. Walters TL, Kim TE, Mariano ER, Lighthall GK (2018). Perioperative Surgical Home Reduces Rapid Response Calls to a Postoperative Surgical Ward: How Anesthesiologists Are Improving the Inpatient Safety Net. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 22(4), 345-352. (Read full article)
    10. Borg LK, Harrison TK, Kou A, Mariano ER, Udani AD, Kim TE, Shum C, Howard SK (2018). Preliminary Experience Using Eye-Tracking Technology to Differentiate Novice and Expert Image Interpretation for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia. J Ultrasound Med, 37(2), 329-336. (Read full article)
    11. Moy DM, Kim TE, Harrison TK, Leng JC, Carvalho B, Howard SK, Shum C, Kou A, Mariano ER (2017). Comparative Echogenicity of an Epidural Catheter and 2 New Catheters Designed for Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks. J Ultrasound Med, 36(12), 2571-2576. (Read full article)
    12. Tse BK, Walters TL, Howard SK, Kim TE, Memtsoudis SG, Sun EC, Kou A, Graham L, King R, Mariano ER (2017). A matched case-control comparison of hospital costs and outcomes for knee replacement patients admitted postoperatively to acute care versus rehabilitation. J Anesth, 31(5), 785-788. (Read full article)
    13. Kumar G, Howard SK, Kou A, Kim TE, Butwick AJ, Mariano ER (2017). Availability and Readability of Online Patient Education Materials Regarding Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Perioperative Pain Management. Pain Med, 18(10), 2027-2032. (Read full article)
    14. Pandya PG, Kim TE, Howard SK, Stary E, Leng JC, Hunter OO, Mariano ER (2017). Virtual reality distraction decreases routine intravenous sedation and procedure-related pain during preoperative adductor canal catheter insertion: a retrospective study. Korean J Anesthesiol, 70(4), 439-445. (Read full article)
    15. Kim TE, Ganaway T, Harrison TK, Howard SK, Shum C, Kuo A, Mariano ER (2017). Implementation of clinical practice changes by experienced anesthesiologists after simulation-based ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia training. Korean J Anesthesiol, 70(3), 318-326. (Read full article)
    16. Steckelberg RC, Funck N, Kim TE, Walters TL, Lochbaum GM, Memtsoudis SG, Giori NJ, Indelli PF, Graham LJ, Mariano ER (2017). Adherence to a Multimodal Analgesic Clinical Pathway: A Within-Group Comparison of Staged Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty Patients. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 42(3), 368-371. (Read full article)
    17. Steffel L, Howard SK, Borg L, Mariano ER, Leng JC, Kim TE (2017). Randomized comparison of popliteal-sciatic perineural catheter tip migration and dislocation in a cadaver model using two catheter designs. Korean J Anesthesiol, 70(1), 72-76. (Read full article)
    18. Mudumbai SC, Walters TL, Howard SK, Kim TE, Lochbaum GM, Memtsoudis SG, Kain ZN, Kou A, King R, Mariano ER (2016). The Perioperative Surgical Home model facilitates change implementation in anesthetic technique within a clinical pathway for total knee arthroplasty. Healthc (Amst), 4(4), 334-339. (Read full article)
    19. Borg L, Howard SK, Kim TE, Steffel L, Shum C, Mariano ER (2016). A comparison of strength for two continuous peripheral nerve block catheter dressings. Korean J Anesthesiol, 69(5), 506-509. (Read full article)
    20. Mudumbai SC, Kim TE, Howard SK, Giori NJ, Woolson S, Ganaway T, Kou A, King R, Mariano ER (2016). An ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca catheter technique does not impair ambulatory ability within a clinical pathway for total hip arthroplasty. Korean J Anesthesiol, 69(4), 368-75. (Read full article)
    21. Harrison TK, Kim TE, Kou A, Shum C, Mariano ER, Howard SK (2016). Feasibility of eye-tracking technology to quantify expertise in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. J Anesth, 30(3), 530-3. (Read full article)
    22. Mudumbai SC, Ganaway T, Kim TE, Howard SK, Giori NJ, Shum C, Mariano ER (2016). Can bedside patient-reported numbness predict postoperative ambulation ability for total knee arthroplasty patients with nerve block catheters? Korean J Anesthesiol, 69(1), 32-6. (Read full article)
    23. Steffel L, Kim TE, Howard SK, Ly DP, Kou A, King R, Mariano ER (2016). Comparative Effectiveness of Two Ultrasound-Guided Regional Block Techniques for Surgical Anesthesia in Open Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair. J Ultrasound Med, 35(1), 177-82. (Read full article)
    24. Mariano ER, Harrison TK, Kim TE, Kan J, Shum C, Gaba DM, Ganaway T, Kou A, Udani AD, Howard SK (2015). Evaluation of a Standardized Program for Training Practicing Anesthesiologists in Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Skills. J Ultrasound Med, 34(10), 1883-93. (Read full article)
    25. Webb CAJ, Kim TE, Funck N, Howard SK, Harrison TK, Ganaway T, Keng H, Mariano ER (2015). Comparison of catheter tip migration using flexible and stimulating catheters inserted into the adductor canal in a cadaver model. J Anesth, 29(3), 471-474. (Read full article)
    26. Mariano ER, Walters TL, Kim TE, Kain ZN (2015). Why the Perioperative Surgical Home Makes Sense for Veterans Affairs Health Care. Anesth Analg, 120(5), 1163-6. (Read full article)
    27. Rasmussen M, Kim E, Kim TE, Howard SK, Mudumbai S, Giori NJ, Woolson S, Ganaway T, Mariano ER (2015). A retrospective comparative provider workload analysis for femoral nerve and adductor canal catheters following knee arthroplasty. J Anesth, 29(2), 303-7. (Read full article)
    28. Harrison TK, Kim TE, Howard SK, Funck N, Wagner MJ, Walters TL, Curtin C, Chang J, Ganaway T, Mariano ER (2015). Comparative effectiveness of infraclavicular and supraclavicular perineural catheters for ultrasound-guided through-the-catheter bolus anesthesia. J Ultrasound Med, 34(2), 333-40. (Read full article)
    29. Kim TE, Howard SK, Funck N, Harrison TK, Walters TL, Wagner MJ, Ganaway T, Mullens J, Lehnert B, Mariano ER (2014). A randomized comparison of long-axis and short-axis imaging for in-plane ultrasound-guided popliteal-sciatic perineural catheter insertion. J Anesth, 28(6), 854-60. (Read full article)
    30. Johns J, Harrison TK, Steffel L, Howard SK, Kim TE, Kou A, Mariano ER (2014). A pilot in vitro evaluation of the "air test" for perineural catheter tip localization by a novice regional anesthesiologist. J Ultrasound Med, 33(12), 2197-200. (Read full article)
    31. Mariano ER, Kim TE, Wagner MJ, Funck N, Harrison TK, Walters T, Giori N, Woolson S, Ganaway T, Howard SK (2014). A randomized comparison of proximal and distal ultrasound-guided adductor canal catheter insertion sites for knee arthroplasty. J Ultrasound Med, 33(9), 1653-62. (Read full article)
    32. Mudumbai SC, Kim TE, Howard SK, Workman JJ, Giori N, Woolson S, Ganaway T, King R, Mariano ER (2014). Continuous adductor canal blocks are superior to continuous femoral nerve blocks in promoting early ambulation after TKA. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 472(5), 1377-83. (Read full article)
    33. Mariano ER, Yun RD, Kim TE, Carvalho B (2014). Application of echogenic technology for catheters used in ultrasound-guided continuous peripheral nerve blocks. J Ultrasound Med, 33(5), 905-11. (Read full article)
    34. Kan JM, Harrison TK, Kim TE, Howard SK, Kou A, Mariano ER (2013). An in vitro study to evaluate the utility of the "air test" to infer perineural catheter tip location. J Ultrasound Med, 32(3), 529-33. (Read full article)
    35. Mariano ER, Kim TE, Funck N, Walters T, Wagner MJ, Harrison TK, Giori N, Woolson S, Ganaway T, Howard SK (2013). A randomized comparison of long-and short-axis imaging for in-plane ultrasound-guided femoral perineural catheter insertion. J Ultrasound Med, 32(1), 149-56. (Read full article)
    36. Udani AD, Harrison TK, Howard SK, Kim TE, Brock-Utne JG, Gaba DM, Mariano ER (2012). Preliminary study of ergonomic behavior during simulated ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia using a head-mounted display. J Ultrasound Med, 31(8), 1277-80. (Read full article)
    37. Ilfeld BM, Mariano ER, Madison SJ, Loland VJ, Sandhu NS, Suresh PJ, Bishop ML, Kim TE, Donohue MC, Kulidjian AA, Ball ST (2011). Continuous femoral versus posterior lumbar plexus nerve blocks for analgesia after hip arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled study. Anesth Analg, 113(4), 897-903. (Read full article)
    38. Kim TW, Mariano ER (2011). Updated guide to billing for regional anesthesia (United States). Int Anesthesiol Clin, 49(3), 84-93. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Webb CAJ, Kim TE (2018). Establishing an Acute Pain Service in Private Practice and Updates on Regional Anesthesia Billing. [Review]. Anesthesiol Clin, 36(3), 333-344. (Read full article)
    2. Walters TL, Howard SK, Kou A, Bertaccini EJ, Harrison TK, Kim TE, Shafer A, Brun C, Funck N, Siegel LC, Stary E, Mariano ER (2016). Design and Implementation of a Perioperative Surgical Home at a Veterans Affairs Hospital. [Review]. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 20(2), 133-40. (Read full article)
    3. Udani AD, Kim TE, Howard SK, Mariano ER (2015). Simulation in teaching regional anesthesia: current perspectives. [Review]. Local Reg Anesth, 8, 33-43. (Read full article)
    4. Kim TE, Mariano ER (2014). Developing a multidisciplinary fall reduction program for lower-extremity joint arthroplasty patients. [Review]. Anesthesiol Clin, 32(4), 853-64. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Ponstein NA, Kim TW, Hsia J, Goode R, Borges P, Mariano ER (2013). Continuous lesser palatine nerve block for postoperative analgesia after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Clin J Pain, 29(12), e35-8. (Read full article)