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Jongyeob Kim, MD, MS

Physician-Scientist · Incoming Internal Medicine Resident

Education

M.D., Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, Republic of Korea
Feb 2021

M.S. in Digital Health

Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University
Feb 2024

Languages

  • Korean (Native)
  • English (Professional)

Profile

Physician-scientist with training in evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and genetic epidemiology (Mendelian randomization, GWAS).

Address: 812 dong 1808 ho, 22 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Phone (KR): +82-10-2789-1494

Google Scholar: 42 publications · 7,667 citations · h-index 25 (May 2026)

Professional societies: Korean Medical Association (Feb 2021 – present); Korean Association of Public Health Doctors (Mar 2021 – Apr 2024)

Experience

Incoming Internal Medicine Resident

Expected Jul 2026
NYC Health + Hospitals / North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY, USA

Researcher

May 2022 – Present
Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University

Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Research: Genetic association studies including Mendelian randomization and genome-wide association study.
Supervisor: Hong-Hee Won, PhD

Public Health Doctor

Apr 2021 – Apr 2024
Gimcheon Public Health Center, Gimcheon, Republic of Korea

3-year obligatory military service as a primary care physician in underserved areas.

Dispatch physician: COVID-19 residential treatment & screening center (Aug 2021 – Apr 2024).

Researcher

May 2017 – May 2022
Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Research: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and umbrella review across oncology, psychiatry, public health, and nutrition.
Supervisor: Jae Il Shin, MD PhD

Licenses, Certifications & Awards

USMLE / ECFMG

United States Medical Licensing Examination

Step 1: Pass · Step 2: 271 · Step 3: 248 · ECFMG certified

Medical Doctor License (Republic of Korea)

Feb 2021
Republic of Korea

Issued Feb 24, 2021

KSBMB President's Award

Feb 2021
Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Awarded for achievement in biochemistry and molecular biology (Feb 19, 2021).

Excellence Award — Yonsei Medical Students' Colloquium

Nov 2020
Yonsei University College of Medicine

Top award, Nov 28, 2020.

Top Award — Yonsei Medical Students' Colloquium

Sep 2019
Yonsei University College of Medicine

Top award, Sep 24, 2019.

Top Award — Big Data Open Innovation Contest

Feb 2018
Yonsei Medical Center

Feb 1, 2018 — Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Conference Presentations

Selected oral and poster presentations.

Landscape of tumor heterogeneity and TMB in NSCLC (Oral) - Korean Association for Lung Cancer International Conference (KALC-IC), Seoul, South Korea — Nov 7, 2024
Intra/intertumoral heterogeneity by blood-based vs tissue-based NGS in advanced NSCLC (Poster) - ASCO Annual Meeting 2025, Chicago, IL — May 28, 2025 (Kim L, Chae YK, Kim JY, et al.)
AI models integrating serum proteomics and clinicopathologic features for NSCLC immunotherapy survival (Poster) - ASCO Annual Meeting 2025, Chicago, IL — May 28, 2025 (Song J, Chae YK, Kim J, Kim L, Kim JY, et al.)

Journal Peer Review

Peer reviewer for multiple international journals.

The Clinical Respiratory Journal - BMC Cancer · Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology · BMC Psychiatry
Computers in Biology and Medicine - eBioMedicine · Annals of Hematology · Biochemical Genetics · Inflammation Research
BMC Gastroenterology - Haematologica · Heart

Selected Publications

Full list on Google Scholar. Metrics as of May 2026: 42 papers, 7,667 citations, h-index 25.

  • Age at onset of mental disorders worldwide: large-scale meta-analysis of 192 epidemiological studies
    • Solmi M, Radua J, Olivola M, et al.; Kim JY; Mol Psychiatry 2022
    PMID 34079068
  • Balancing risks and benefits of cannabis use: umbrella review
    • Solmi M, De Toffol M, Kim JY (co-first), et al.; BMJ 2023
    PMID 37648266
  • Association between adiposity and cardiovascular outcomes: umbrella review and MR
    • Kim MS, Kim WJ, Khera AV, Kim JY, et al.; Eur Heart J 2021
    PMID 34333589
  • Environmental risk factors and biomarkers for autism spectrum disorder: umbrella review
    • Kim JY (co-first), Son MJ, et al.; Lancet Psychiatry 2019
    PMID 31230684
  • Environmental risk factors and peripheral biomarkers for ADHD: umbrella review
    • Kim JH, Kim JY (co-first), et al.; Lancet Psychiatry 2020
    PMID 33069318
  • Tumor Mutational Burden and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: systematic review and meta-analysis
    • Kim JY (first author), Kronbichler A, et al.; Cancers (Basel) 2019
    PMID 31731749
  • Hyperprogressive Disease during Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis
    • Kim JY (first author), Lee KH, et al.; Cancers (Basel) 2019
    PMID 31683809
  • An atlas of associations between micronutrients and cancer outcomes: Mendelian randomization
    • Kim JY (co-first), Song M, Kim MS, et al.; BMC Med 2023
    PMID 37605270

    Skills & Interests

    Evidence-based medicine

    Systematic review, meta-analysis & umbrella review

    Mendelian randomization & genetic epidemiology

    Observational study design

    R (medical statistics)