Dr. Betty Kim
Dr. Betty Kim
Heart Surgeon
2312 North Nevada Ave, Suite #235
Colorado Springs, CO
About Dr. Betty Kim,
Heart Valve Surgeon
Hello! My name is Dr. Betty Kim and I am a cardiac surgeon having graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1991. To date, I have performed approximately 3,000 cardiac surgeries, of which over 1,500 involved heart valve procedures. I regularly perform surgery at Penrose Hospital. Read more...
8 Patient Reviews for
Dr. Kim
"Dr Kim was extremely intelligent and you could tell she cared about my husbands well being. She talks at a level that non medical professionals may not always understand so we did have to have a few things translated but her assistants who were great to work with. This is not to be perceived as a negative review towards Dr Kim at all, she is a brilliant doctor, it is meant to be useful feedback for future patients. "
-- Dar Walden, Pulmonary Valve, Coronary Artery Bypass, 04/16/2025
"Dr. Kim was well prepared for a "re-entry" procedure to replace my mitral valve (which had been repaired 16 years prior). She anticipated the challenges of entering a "hostile chest" and completed my valve replacement under the toughest of circumstances.
Dr. Kim's follow up has exceeded expectations... 3 personal phone calls over the ensuing weeks of healing. Her entire team, both in the OR and in the office, has been attentive and supportive in answering my questions and making themselves available. Even on Friday afternoons at 4:30PM!
I highly recommend Dr. Kim for ANY cardiac surgery procedure, without hesitation."
-- Warren Wright, Mitral Valve, Valve Replacement, Reoperation, Median Sternotomy, 03/04/2025
My Specialities &
Clinical Interests
My heart surgery specialties include:
- Aortic valve surgery
- Mitral valve surgery
- Minimally invasive techniques including transcatheter and robotic valve surgery
In addition, I have research and clinical interests specific to:
- Alternative therapies for valve surgery
- Hybrid approaches to aortic valve surgery
Education, Training & Certificates
Dr. Betty Kim, heart surgeon, graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1991.
After medical school, Dr. Kim completed a general surgery residency and cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC in 2002. She has additional advanced cardiac surgery training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, specific to innovative techniques that include percutaneous valves (e.g. transcatheter aortic valve replacement) and robotics. She has been in practice at Vanderbilt Medical Center and in North Carolina performing the full scope of cardiac surgery.
Dr. Kim is board-certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kim has received several awards and recognitions including:
* Top Doctor - Colorado Springs (2019 - current)
* Woman of Impact - American Heart Association - Colorado Springs (2021)
* Board Member - El Paso County Medical Society (2021 - current)
In addition, Dr. Kim has won numerous patient nominated awards during her career to include CARES award and Extraordinary Hero award. She was named a 5-star Healthgrades Doctor in Cardiac Surgery two years in a row at Vanderbilt while in Tennessee.
Dr. Kim was also instrumental in starting two local chapters of the Mended Hearts on the East Coast and spoke on behalf of the American Heart Association for Women’s Heart.
Schedule Appointment
with Dr. Betty Kim, MD
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Kim, you can:
- Call (719) 259-1847 right now
- Request an appointment
The office of Dr. Kim is located at 2312 North Nevada Ave, Suite #235, Colorado Springs, CO 80907. To get driving directions to this office, please click the map below.
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Page last updated: April 12, 2025