"As always, Dr. Kim provided excellent care, empathy, and follow up during and after my most recent follow-up visit. He listened to my questions addressed my needs and allayed my concerns. After getting an unexpected elevated PSA result following this visit, Dr. Kim quickly responded to my concerns and explained the next steps to address. I’m blessed to be under the outstanding care of Dr. Kim and his nurse assistant Lupe."
Locations
Ronald J. Kim, MD
Ronald Kim is a board-certified urologist who did his primary urologic training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College. His primary focus is advanced prostate cancer in addition to laparoscopic, minimally-invasive robotic surgery of the prostate and kidney. He also serves as an official proctor for Intuitive for new Da Vinci robotic surgeons. He is on staff at Advocate Condell Hospital, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, and Froedtert South Pleasant Prairie Hospital.
He is a native of Chicagoland and resides in the north suburbs with his wife and two children.
Awards and Credentials
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor Since: 2025
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors; Cancer: 2026
Education and Training
2008 – 2011 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois United States
Residency – Urology
2005 – 2008 University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa United States
Residency – Urology
2005 University of Illinois at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois United States
Doctor of Medicine
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire United States
Bachelor’s Degree
Certification
Illinois State Medical License
Wisconsin State Medical License
American Board of Urology
Hospitals
Advocate Condell Medical Center – Libertyville, IL
Froedtert South – Kenosha Medical Center – Kenosha , WI
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital – Lake Forest, IL
Societies
American Urological Association
Special Interests
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
Advanced Prostate Cancer
Publications
Chyluria after partial nephrectomy: case report and review of the literature
Kim RJ, Joudi FN.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2009 Jan 18;9:1-4. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2009.5.
PMID: 19151891 Free PMC article. Review.
Striated muscle and nerve fascicle distribution in the female rat urethral sphincter
Kim RJ, Kerns JM, Liu S, Nagel T, Zaszczurynski P, Lin DL, Damaser MS.
Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2007 Feb;290(2):145-54. doi: 10.1002/ar.20420.
PMID: 17441207 Free article.
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in human and mouse red blood cell membranes and its interaction with ecto-apyrase
Sterling KM Jr, Shah S, Kim RJ, Johnston NI, Salikhova AY, Abraham EH.
J Cell Biochem. 2004 Apr 15;91(6):1174-82. doi: 10.1002/jcb.20017.
PMID: 15048872
Peptides containing cyclin/Cdk-nuclear localization signal motifs derived from viral initiator proteins bind to DNA when unphosphorylated
Kim RJ, Moine S, Reese DK, Bullock PA.
J Virol. 2002 Dec;76(23):11785-92. doi: 10.1128/jvi.76.23.11785-11792.2002.
PMID: 12414920 Free PMC article.