Lily Kim, MD
Lily was born in Seoul, South Korea where she spent the majority of her childhood. She then moved to the US to start her college education at Stanford University. For her undergraduate studies, she majored in Human Biology and graduated with a distinction. At Stanford School of Medicine, she developed her passion in neurosurgery and took a funded research year, during which she functioned as a lab manager in a translational neuroimaging lab. Her interests outside of neurosurgery include meditation, yoga, and environmental sustainability.
Research Interests
Pediatric neurosurgery, neurooncology, neuroimaging, machine learning, big data analytics, neurosurgical outcomes
Program Completion
2027
Awards and Honors
Research Grant, Stanford Medical Scholar Research Program (2019-20)
Best Oral Presentation Award, Stanford Neuroscience Forum (2018)
Invited speaker, Defense Veterans Brain Injury Center (2018)
Research Grant, Stanford Medical Scholar Research Program (2018-19)
John Hanbery Research Scholar, Stanford Hanbery Neurosurgical Society (2017)
Research Grant, Stanford Medical Scholar Research Program (2016-17)
Research Grant, Stanford Medical Scholar Research Program (2015-16)
Member, Mensa International (2015-2016)
Graduated with Distinction, Stanford University (2013)
Full-ride College Scholarship Recipient, STX Corporation, South Korea (2009-2013)
Conference Grant, Stanford University (2013)
Major Research Grant, Stanford University (2012)
Semi-Finalist, Dalai Lama Service Fellowship, Stanford University (2012)
Human Biology Research Exploration Grant, Stanford University (2011)