Yun M Shim, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care
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Bio & Overview
Yun Michael Shim, MD, is the director of pulmonary rehabilitation and director of the Pulmonary Function Testing Lab at UVA. He diagnoses and treats patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis and allergies.
Dr. Shim graduated from UVA and earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. After completing a residency in internal medicine at Northwestern University, he moved to New Haven, Connecticut, for a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Yale University, followed by a fellowship in advanced asthma and obstructive airway disease. He joined UVA in 2004. His research interests include obstructive lung diseases (asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), lung cancer, and metabolomics and drug discovery.
Academic Information
- Department
- Medicine
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Pulmonary Critical Care
- Research Interests
- COPD|chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, allergy, lung cancer, pulmonary inflammation and remodeling
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- Korean, English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
- Residency
- Yale University School of Medicine
- Fellowships
- Yale University School of Medicine
- Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine), American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease), American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Highlights
Awards
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2019 Best Bedside Manner Awards, OurHealth Charlottesville and Shenandoah Valley Magazine; Third Place, Pulmonary
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2017-2020 Best Doctors in America® List
- 2015 Bedside Manner Award, Our Health Magazine; Third place
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