Dr. Eric Kim comes to Renown Health and UNR from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he served as an Associate Professor of Urologic Surgery and the Director of Urology Research. Dr. Kim is a surgeon-scientist with clinical expertise in robotic surgery for urologic cancers, including Retzius-sparing prostatectomy, retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy, and intracorporeal urinary diversion during cystectomy. As a National Institute for Health (NIH)-funded principal investigator (R01-CA258690, R01-282022), Dr. Kim built a multidisciplinary research team at Washington University that leveraged artificial intelligence models to improve prostate cancer diagnosis and management. He has contributed to over 100 peer-reviewed publications, is a reviewer for several urologic journals, serves on the NIH study section for cancer biomarkers and is an active member of many national organizations including the American Urological Association, Society of Urologic Oncology and the Endourological Society. He consults for and has established research agreements with multiple industry partners (MDxHealth, OPKO, Veracyte, EarlyIsGood) for prostate and bladder cancer diagnostics. Dr. Kim is passionate about improving the lives of patients through excellent clinical care as well as future patients through translational research. He will serve as the Division Chief for Renown Urology and looks forward to leading the Urology program in providing the highest quality care to the patients of northern Nevada.