Vy Kim

Director, Immunology Clinic and Co-Director, Advanced Immunodeficiency Management (AIM) Clinic, Division of Immunology/Allergy, Department of Paediatrics

U of T positions

Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics

Program Director, Paediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy Subspecialty Residency Program

Dr. Vy Kim has been a staff Immunologist/Allergist at SickKids since 2016. Her clinical and research interests are in the diagnosis, management and care of patients with primary immunodeficiencies and allergic conditions. She is also the program director for the Paediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy subspecialty residency program at the University of Toronto, which is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Education and experience

• 2019–Present: Member, Executive Committee, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2019–Present: Interim Co-Chair, Immunology Section, Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
• 2018–Present: Member, Specialty committee in Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• 2018–Present: Divisional Physician Representative, Project Horizon, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2018–Present: Member, Medical Advisory Board, Immunodeficiency Canada
• 2017–Present: Program Director, Paediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy Subspecialty Residency Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017–Present: Member, Clinical Competence Committee, Paediatric Residency Training Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017–Present: Chair, Paediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Committee, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017–Present: Specialist Advisor, Patient Food Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017–2018: Subject Matter Expert, Division of Immunology & Allergy, Epic Project, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017–Present: Specialist Consultant. Medicins Sans Frontieres Telemedicine. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2016–Present: Director, Immunology Clinic, Division of Immunology/Allergy, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2016–Present: Staff Physician, Division of Immunology & Allergy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2016–Present: Co-Director, Advanced Immunodeficiency Management (AIM) Clinic, Division of Immunology/Allergy, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2016–Present: Member, Immunology BMT Review Board, Division of Immunology/Allergy, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2016–2017: Associate Program Director, Paediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy Subspecialty Residency Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2014–2017: Master of Science in Community Health, Health Practitioner Teacher Education, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2012–2013: Stepping Stones Teacher Development Program, Centre for Faculty Development, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2012–Present: Member, Adult Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Committee, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (St. Michael’s Hospital)
• 2010–2019: Allergist & Clinical Immunologist, Private Practice, 123 Edward St., Suite 920, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2009–Present: Certified for Independent Practice by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• 2009–Present: Certified in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• 2009–2016: Clinical Assistant, Division of Immunology & Allergy, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2008–Present: Certified in Paediatrics, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Achievements

• 2017–2018: POWER Award, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2013: Chaim Roifman Scholar Award for Young Investigators, Immunodeficiency Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. Lansang P, Lara-Corrales I, Bergman JN, Hong CH, Joseph M, Kim VH, Lam JM, Landells I, Marcoux D, Prajapati VH, Ramien ML, Spring S. Approach to the assessment and management of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis: a consensus document. Section IV: Consensus statements on the assessment and management of pediatric atopic dermatitis. J Cutan Med Surg. 2019;23(5 suppl):32S-39S. 
2. Kim VH, Pham-Huy A, Grunebaum E. Neutropenia among patients with adenosine deaminase deficiency. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. 2019;143:403-405. 
3. Betschel S, Brager R, Haynes A, Issekutz T, Kim VH, Mazer B, McCusker C, Roifman CM, Rubin T, Sussman G, Turvey S, Waserman S. Report of the National Immunoglobulin Replacement Expert Committee: algorithm for diagnosis of immunodeficiency requiring antibody replacement therapy. LymphoSign Journal. 2019;6:31-33. 
4. Kim VH, Reid B, Atkinson A, Upton J, Grunebaum E, Roifman CM. Long-term immune reconstitution after matched unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for immunodeficiency. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. 2018;141;1154-1157. 
5. Kim VH, Murguia-Favela L, Grunebaum E. Adenosine deaminase deficiency: current treatments and emerging therapeutics. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs. 2018;6:117-125.