[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 TRIBUTE TO DR. IRENE K. KIM--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2022

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our Nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Dr. Irene K. 
Kim of Hollywood, a unique neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  Irene K. Kim, MD, FACS serves as the Director of the Cedars-Sinai 
Medical Center's Comprehensive Transplant Center, and Assistant 
Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Department of 
Surgery. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then attended the University 
of California, San Francisco, where she received her Doctorate in 
Medicine with honors. Dr. Kim completed her residency in general 
surgery at Tufts Medical Center and her fellowship in abdominal 
transplantation at Stanford University, where she was a clinical 
instructor in the Department of Surgery from 2010 to 2012.
  Presently, Dr. Kim serves as Chair of the International Pediatric 
Transplant Association's Membership Committee, board member of the 
United Network for Organ Sharing, and Councilor-at-Large for the 
American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Dr. Kim's medical society 
memberships are impressive and include the International Society for 
Heart and Lung Transplantation, International Liver Transplantation 
Society, The Transplantation Society, International Pediatric 
Transplant Association, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Korean 
American Medical Association, American Society of Transplantation, 
Association for Academic Surgery, and Pacific Coast Surgical 
Association.
  From her many scientific and research publications and editorials, to 
being a lecturer and speaker on numerous occasions at seminars and 
symposiums, Dr. Kim's accomplishments are multidimensional. In addition 
to her dedicated service in the healthcare arena, Dr. Kim also serves 
on the board of the Foundation for The AIDS Monument.
  Some of the many honors Dr. Kim has received include the Leslie B. 
Brent Award from The Transplantation Society for best scientific 
manuscript, the Tufts Department of Surgery Chairman Award, the Cedars-
Sinai Medical Center Department of Surgery Kenneth W. Adashek Award, 
and the American Liver Foundation ``Outstanding Women in Healthcare 
Award.''
  Dr. Kim and her husband, Thomas Kudrle have two children, Max and 
Sylvie.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Dr. Irene 
K. Kim.

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