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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. James Kim identified specializing in AnesthesiologyAnesthesiology
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation, an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post anesthesia recovery..

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. James Kim accepts the following plans for Blue Shield of California at 2288 Auburn Blvd:

• Access + HMO
• Active Choice
• Active Start
• Balance
• Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Company
• Blue Shield of California PPO Network
• CaliforniaChoice Access+ HMO 15
• CaliforniaChoice Access+ HMO 25
• CaliforniaChoice Access+ HMO 25 Value
• CaliforniaChoice Access+ HMO 30
• CaliforniaChoice Access+ HMO 40
• CaliforniaChoice Access+ HMO 40 Value
• CaliforniaChoice Active Choice 500
• CaliforniaChoice PPO 1000
• CaliforniaChoice PPO 2400
• CaliforniaChoice PPO 750
• CaliforniaChoice PPO Savings 1500/3000
• CaliforniaChoice PPO Savings 2400/4800
• CalPERS Access+ HMO
• CalPERS NetValue HMO
• CalPERS Supplement to original Medicare plan
• CCPOA Medical Plan
• Core Flex
• Essential
• Federal Employee Health Benefit Program Access+ HMO

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Kim is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Mercy General Hospital
4001 J St
Sacramento, CA

Education

Dr. Kim attended medical school at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and graduated in 2002 having 10 years experience.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. James Kim MD as:

• James M Kim
• J Kim

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