PI Bio

Ki Woong Kim, M.D., Ph.D.

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RESEARCH PROFILE:
https://snucm.elsevierpure.com/en/persons/ki-woong-kim

CONTACT:
kwkimmd@snu.ac.kr

‌CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

‌■ Professor, Department of Brain & Cognitive Science, Seoul National University College of Natural Science, Seoul, Korea
■ Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
■ Professor, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

EXPERIENCES
2017 - now
Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2013 - now
Head, Dementia and Other Cognitive Disorders Center, Seoul National University Bundang, Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
2018 - now
Member, Adult Guardianship Committee, Family Court, Seoul, Korea
2012 - 2019
Director, National Institute of Dementia, Seongnam, Korea
2012 - 2019
Member, National Dementia Council, Korea
2017 - 2018
Member, National Dementia R&D Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
2014 - 2017
Chair, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
2010 - 2014
Vice dean, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
2005 - 2006
Chair, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
‌PROFESSIONAL LICENSES/CERTIFICATES
‌1989
‌M.D., Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
‌1994
‌Board of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
‌2008
‌Specialist of Geriatric Psychiatry, Korean Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
‌EDUCATION
‌1983 - 1989
‌B.S. in Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
‌1991 - 1993
‌M.S. in Medical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
‌1993 - 1999
‌Ph.D. in Medical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
‌TRAINING
‌1989 - 1990
‌Rotating Internship, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
‌1990 - 1998
‌Residency, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
‌1997 - 1998
‌Clinical fellow, Dementia Special Clinic and Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
‌2002
‌Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) rater, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), Washington University, St. Louis, USA
‌2006 - 2007
‌Research Associates, Neuropsychiatric Imaging Research Lab (NIRL), Duke Medical School, NC, USA
‌MEMBERSHIPS/BOARD OF DIRECTORS
‌2017 - now
‌Elected member, National Academy of Medicine, Korea
‌1994 - now
‌Lifetime member, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, Korea
‌2017 - now
‌Board of directors, Korean Gerontological Society
‌2010 - now
‌Board of directors, Korean Association of Dementia
‌2008 - now
‌Board of directors, Korean Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
‌2016 - 2018
‌Chair, Board of directors, Korean College of Gegriatric Psychoneuropharmacology
‌EDITORSHIPS
2016 - now
‌Board of editors, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
‌2016 - now
‌Board of editors, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
‌2004 - now
‌Board of editors, Psychiatry Investigation
‌AWARDS
‌2019
‌Distinguished Achievement Award in Overcoming Dementia, awarded by the President of Korea
‌2019
‌Lilly Academic Award, awarded by the Korean Association of Neuropsychiatry
‌2019
‌Professor of Excellent Research, Seoul National University College of Medicine
‌2017
‌Letter of Appreciation, awarded by the Road Traffic Authority Driver’s License Examination Office, Korea
‌2013
‌Hamchun Academic Award, awarded by the Seoul National University College of Medicine Allumni Association
‌2013
‌Whan In Distinguished Psychiatry Research Award, awarded by the Korean Association of Neuropsychiatry
‌2010 - 2013, 2019
‌Bulgok Academic Award, awarded by the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine
‌2009
‌Distinguished Achievement Award in Overcoming Dementia, awarded by the Prime Minister of Korea
‌2009
‌Korea Distinguished Geriatric Psychiatrist Award, awarded by the Korean Association of Neuropsychiatry
‌2008, 2014
‌‌Joongang Best Paper Award, awarded by the Korean Association of Neuropsychiatry
‌2004 - 2006, 2011, 
‌2017 - 2018
‌‌Achievement award, awarded by the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

METHODOLOGIES

1.‌ Kim KW, MacFall JR, Payne ME. Classification of white matter  lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in elderly persons. Biol Psychiatry.  2008;64(4):273-280. 
2.‌ Yoo BI, Lee JJ, Han JW, et al. Application of variable  threshold intensity to segmentation for white matter hyperintensities in  fluid attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance images.  Neuroradiology. 2014;56(4):265-281. 
3.‌ Lee H, Yoo BI, Han JW, et al. Construction and Validation of  Brain MRI Templates from a Korean Normal Elderly Population. Psychiatry  Investig. 2016;13(1):135-145.
 4. Lee JH, Lee KU, Lee DY, et al. Development of the Korean  version of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease  Assessment Packet (CERAD-K): clinical and neuropsychological assessment  batteries. J Gerontol. 2002;57(1):P47-53. 
5. Park JH, Lim S, Lim JY, et al. Development of a Korean elderly  cohort aged 65 or over for longitudinal study on health and aging; The Korean  Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging (KLoSHA). Psychiatry Investig.  2007;4(2):84-95. 
6. Han JW, Kim TH, Kwak KP, et al. Overview of the Korean  Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging and Dementia. Psychiatry Investig.  2018;15(8):767-774. 
7. Sachdev PS, Lipnicki DM, Kochan NA, et al. COSMIC (Cohort  Studies of Memory in an International Consortium): an international  consortium to identify risk and protective factors and biomarkers of  cognitive ageing and dementia in diverse ethnic and sociocultural groups. BMC  Neurol. 2013;13:165. 
8. Byun S, Han  JW, Kim TH, Kim KW. Test-Retest Reliability and Concurrent Validity of a  Single Tri-Axial Accelerometer-Based Gait Analysis in Older Adults with  Normal Cognition. PLoS One. 2016;11(7):e0158956.
 


 

COGNITIVE DISORDERS

1.  ‌Han JW, Kim TH, Lee SB, et al. Predictive validity and  diagnostic stability of mild cognitive impairment subtypes. Alzheimers  Dement. 2012;8(6):553-559. 
2.  Suh SW, Han JW, Lee JR, et al. Sleep and cognitive decline: A  prospective nondemented elderly cohort study. Ann Neurol. 2018;83(3):472-482. 
3.  Jang H, Bae JB, Dardiotis E, et al. Differential effects of  completed and incomplete pregnancies on the risk of Alzheimer disease.  Neurology. 2018;91(7):e643-e651. 
4.  Lim S, Shin H, Kim MJ, et al. Vitamin D inadequacy is  associated with significant coronary artery stenosis in a community-based  elderly cohort: the Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging. J Clin  Endocrinol Metab. 2012;97(1):169-178. 
5.  Park J, Han JW, Lee JR, et al. Lifetime Coffee Consumption,  Pineal Gland Volume, and Sleep Quality in Late Life. Sleep. 2018;41(10):1-8. 
6.  Youn S, Kim T, Yoon IY, et al. Progression of cognitive  impairments in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder. J Neurol Neurosurg  Psychiatry. 2016;87(8):890-896.
 7.  Jhoo JH, Yoon IY, Kim YK, et al. Availability of brain  serotonin transporters in patients with restless legs syndrome. Neurology.  2010;74(6):513-518. 
8.  Woo SJ, Park KH, Ahn J, et al. Cognitive impairment in  age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy. Ophthalmology.  2012;119(10):2094-2101. 
9.  Moon JH, Lim S, Han JW, et al. Carotid intima-media thickness  is associated with the progression of cognitive impairment in older adults.  Stroke. 2015;46(4):1024-1030. 
10.  Han JW, Son  KL, Byun HJ, et al. Efficacy of the Ubiquitous Spaced Retrieval-based Memory  Advancement and Rehabilitation Training (USMART) program among patients with  mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled crossover trial.  Alzheimers Res Ther. 2017;9(1):39. 
11.  Lho SK, Kim  TH, Kwak KP, et al. Effects of lifetime cumulative ginseng intake on  cognitive function in late life. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018;10(1):50. 
12.  Kim KW,  Park JH, Kim MH, et al. A nationwide survey on the prevalence of dementia and  mild cognitive impairment in South Korea. J Alzheimers Dis.  2011;23(2):281-291. 
13. Han MK, Huh  Y, Lee SB, et al. Prevalence of stroke and transient ischemic attack in  Korean elders: findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and  Aging (KLoSHA). Stroke. 2009;40(3):966-969.


MOOD DISRODERS

1. Oh DJ, Han JW, Kim TH, et al. Epidemiological characteristics  of subsyndromal depression in late life. Aust N Z J Psychiatry.  2019:4867419879242. 
2. An H, Han JW, Jeong HG, et al. Parasympathetic predominance is  a risk factor for future depression: A prospective cohort study. J Affect  Disord. 2020;260:232-237. 
3. Jeong HG, Min BJ, Lim S, et al. Plasma adiponectin elevation in  elderly individuals with subsyndromal depression. Psychoneuroendocrinology.  2012;37(7):948-955. 
4. Park JH, Kim KW, Kim MH, et al. A nationwide survey on the  prevalence and risk factors of late life depression in South Korea. J Affect  Disord. 2012;138(1-2):34-40. 
5. Park JH, Lee JJ, Lee SB, et al. Prevalence of major depressive  disorder and minor depressive disorder in an elderly Korean population:  results from the Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging (KLoSHA). J  Affect Disord. 2010;125(1-3):234-240. 
6. Park JH, Lee SB, Lee JJ, et al. Epidemiology of MRI-defined  vascular depression: A longitudinal, community-based study in Korean elders.  J Affect Disord. 2015;180:200-206. 
7. Kim KW, Han SB, Han ER, et al. Association between depression  and dry eye disease in an elderly population. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.  2011;52(11):7954-7958.
 8. Kim KW, Han JW, Cho HJ, et al. Association between comorbid  depression and osteoarthritis symptom severity in patients with knee  osteoarthritis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011;93(6):556-563. 
9. Oh DJ, Park JY, Oh M, et al. Suicidality-based prediction of  suicide attempts in a community-dwelling elderly population: Results from the  Osan Mental Health Survey. J Affect Disord. 2015;184:286-292. 
10. Park JY,  Han JW, Jeong H, et al. Suicidal behaviors in elderly Koreans:  one-month-point prevalence and factors related to suicidality. J Affect  Disord. 2013;150(1):77-83.