Tiffany Kim, MD

Assistant Adjunct Professor
Medicine
+1 415 353-2350

Dr. Kim is Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF and Staff Physician at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Her research focus is osteoporosis and bone metabolism. One of her research emphases is studying the relationships between bone, fat, and glucose metabolism. Currently, she is investigating the effects of improved glycemic control on bone marrow fat and skeletal health in people with type 2 diabetes. Dr. Kim's research has been funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Endocrine Fellows Foundation.

Publications: 

Alteration in the gut microbiome is associated with changes in bone metabolism after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Wu KC, McCauley KE, Lynch SV, Nayak RR, King NJ, Patel S, Kim TY, Condra K, Fadrosh D, Nguyen D, Lin DL, Lynch K, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Stewart L, Schafer AL

Bone marrow adiposity alterations in type 2 diabetes are sex-specific and associated with serum lipid levels.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Wu PH, Joseph G, Saeed I, Pirmoazen AM, Kenny K, Kim TY, Schafer AL, Schwartz AV, Li X, Link TM, Kazakia GJ

Intestinal Calcium Absorption Decreases After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Despite Optimization of Vitamin D Status.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Wu KC, Cao S, Weaver CM, King NJ, Patel S, Kim TY, Black DM, Kingman H, Shafer MM, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Schafer AL

Bone marrow adiposity in diabetes and clinical interventions.

Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity

Shu JB, Kim TY

Bone marrow adipose tissue composition and glycemic improvements after gastric bypass surgery.

Bone Reports

Kim TY, Schwartz AV, Li X, Xu K, Kazakia GJ, Grunfeld C, Nissenson RA, Shoback DM, Schafer AL

Prebiotic to Improve Calcium Absorption in Postmenopausal Women After Gastric Bypass: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Wu KC, Cao S, Weaver CM, King NJ, Patel S, Kingman H, Sellmeyer DE, McCauley K, Li D, Lynch SV, Kim TY, Black DM, Shafer MM, Özçam M, Lin DL, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Schafer AL

The Interaction of Acute-Phase Reaction and Efficacy for Osteoporosis After Zoledronic Acid: HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Black DM, Reid IR, Napoli N, Ewing SK, Shiraki M, Nakamura T, Takeuchi Y, Schafer AL, Kim TY, Cauley JA

FSH Level and Changes in Bone Mass and Body Composition in Older Women and Men.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Wu KC, Ewing SK, Li X, Sigurðsson S, Guðnason V, Kado DM, Hue TF, Woods GN, Veldhuis-Vlug AG, Vittinghoff E, Zaidi M, Rosen CJ, Lang T, Kim TY, Schwartz AV, Schafer AL

Increases in PYY and uncoupling of bone turnover are associated with loss of bone mass after gastric bypass surgery.

Bone

Kim TY, Shoback DM, Black DM, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, King NJ, Schafer AL

Comparison of BMD Changes and Bone Formation Marker Levels 3 Years After Bisphosphonate Discontinuation: FLEX and HORIZON-PFT Extension I Trials.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Kim TY, Bauer DC, McNabb BL, Schafer AL, Cosman F, Black DM, Eastell R

Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Bone Mass and Microarchitecture Occur Early and Particularly Impact Postmenopausal Women.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Schafer AL, Kazakia GJ, Vittinghoff E, Stewart L, Rogers SJ, Kim TY, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Pasco C, Shoback DM, Black DM

Bone Marrow Fat Changes After Gastric Bypass Surgery Are Associated With Loss of Bone Mass.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Kim TY, Schwartz AV, Li X, Xu K, Black DM, Petrenko DM, Stewart L, Rogers SJ, Posselt AM, Carter JT, Shoback DM, Schafer AL

Diabetes and Bone Marrow Adiposity.

Current osteoporosis reports

Kim TY, Schafer AL

Peripheral IV Insulin Infusion Infiltration Presenting as "Insulin Resistance".

Critical care medicine

Kim TY, Woeber KA, MacMaster HW, Rushakoff RJ

Cause of an Elevated Lactate Level--Reply.

JAMA

Chen M, Kim TY, Pessegueiro AM

Review of oral cholecystographic agents for the management of hyperthyroidism.

Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Tyer NM, Kim TY, Martinez DS

Bone density assessment in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis: A preliminary report from patients with MPS II and VI.

Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine

Fung EB, Johnson JA, Madden J, Kim T, Harmatz P

Clinical assessment and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in the mucopolysaccharidoses.

Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine

White K, Kim T, Neufeld JA

Research Area: 
Clinical Research