Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS

AdventHealth Medical Group

Riverview, Florida

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, is a Urologist with AdventHealth Medical Group in Riverview, Florida. Dr. Kim is active in the American Urological Association (AUA) as part of their leadership program, served as their host country liaison, and was awarded their Presidential Citation for his international relations and contributions to minimally invasive urological surgery. Dr. Kim served as president of the SCSAUA. He also received the Presidential Juscelino Kubitschek Medal from the Society of Brazilian Urology, the Ernest E. Moore Trauma Award, and the Societá Italiana di Urologia International Guest Recognition.

Dr. Kim earned his MD from the University of São Paulo in São Paolo, Brazil. He completed a research fellowship in Trauma Medicine and an internship in General Surgery at the University of Colorado in Denver. Dr. Kim then completed a residency in Urology at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. After which, he completed fellowships in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endourology, and Urology at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kim then earned his MBA in Healthcare Administration from the University of Colorado. He has also been certified in Clinical and Industrial Drug Development from MIT xPRO in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kim is president of the South Central Section of the American Urological Association (SCSAUA), editor-in-chief of AUA NEWS in Portuguese, and associate editor of the Journal of Urology Plus and the Patient Safety in Surgery Journal. He has received several research grants and is a primary investigator (PI) or co-PI, including studies of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, development of minimally invasive surgical techniques, and prostate cancer prevention in minority communities. He has over 200 published articles, book chapters, videos, and monographs.

Talks by Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS

From Trauma to Oncological Minimally Invasive Urology a Career Shaped by Inspiring Mentors

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS | Feb 2025

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, reflects on his career spanning trauma surgery, urology, and oncology, shaped by mentorship and innovation.

The Evolving Landscape of Locum Tenens in Urology: Trends, Causes, and Global Perspectives

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS | Feb 2025

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, analyzes locum tenens in urology, drawing on his personal experience and market research.

IFRUU Innovations

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS | Sep 2024

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, focuses on innovations and emerging technologies in functional urology. In this 14-minute presentation, he highlights recent advancements in areas like 3D printing, robotics, and telemedicine, emphasizing their potential to transform clinical practice.

Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS | Aug 2024

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, discusses the benefits of focal therapy in prostate cancer treatment. He begins with a review of the weaknesses of non-focal options in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Dr. Kim then highlights the clinical and practical benefits of focal therapy. He emphasizes the advantages that focal therapy offers to underserved and vulnerable populations, and he presents supporting data and demonstrations.

Dr. Kim concludes with a comparison of the results from mpMRI fusion biopsies and targeted cryoablation. He outlines possible future directions for focal therapy and other technologies in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Caring for Underserved and Vulnerable Populations for Over 23 Years

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS | May 2023

Fernando Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Emeritus of Urology at Denver Health Medical Center and Professor of Surgery/Urology at the University of Colorado at Denver, shares insights gathered from his more than 23 years of caring for underserved and vulnerable populations. Dr. Kim describes some of the needs and characteristics of these populations, and gives examples of the traumatic experiences to which those populations are regularly exposed. He also emphasizes the importance of physicians understanding their patients’ cultures, communication styles, and needs so that they can effectively treat those patients.

He addresses time constraints for patients who cannot afford to be out of work, and how developing a minimally-invasive practice can help support those patients. He cites disparate oncological profiles along demographic lines, as well as research that supports multiple factors influencing patient treatment selection. For example, he explains that, especially for African-American men, the less invasive nature of cryoablation appeared to influence opinions regarding surgery for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.

Dr. Kim cites another study that reaffirms the importance in health disparities research of modeling interactions between race/ethnicity and variables that reflect diverse aspects of a patient’s socioeconomic circumstances, since the research showed that doctors’ treatment recommendations were less aggressive for poor or indigent populations. He concludes by reemphasizing the importance of empathy, cultural humility, and understanding when working with vulnerable and underserved communities.