Graduate education
University of Florida (Doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology)[1]
Through 2017
Han Kyul Kim
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Date not established · Last known relationship
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Date not established · Last known relationship
Han Kyul Kim studies autonomic cardiovascular control and the mechanisms of abnormal sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and hypertension. His work uses rodent models exposed to physical and chemical stress that mimics exercise.
His research measures autonomic cardiovascular responses at rest and under exercise-like stress, with emphasis on central and peripheral mechanisms of sympathetic dysfunction in hypertension.
Kim is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and member of the Division of Cardiology. He earned a doctorate in exercise physiology from the University of Florida in 2017 and completed postdoctoral training in UT Southwestern's Hypertension Section in 2021.
Autonomic cardiovascular control · Neural control of the cardiovascular system · Prehypertension · Sympathetic dysfunction in hypertension
Reviewed sources document Graduate education: University of Florida (Doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology) and Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Hypertension Section, Division of Cardiology).
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern Division of Cardiology faculty directoryAutonomic cardiovascular control[1]
Neural control of the cardiovascular system[1]
Prehypertension[1]
Sympathetic dysfunction in hypertension[1]
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Biographical context: Han Kyul Kim studies autonomic cardiovascular control and the mechanisms of abnormal sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and hypertension. His work uses rodent models exposed to physical and chemical stress that mimics exercise.
Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
Biographical context: His research measures autonomic cardiovascular responses at rest and under exercise-like stress, with emphasis on central and peripheral mechanisms of sympathetic dysfunction in hypertension.
Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
Biographical context: Kim is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and member of the Division of Cardiology. He earned a doctorate in exercise physiology from the University of Florida in 2017 and completed postdoctoral training in UT Southwestern's Hypertension Section in 2021.
Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Hypertension Section, Division of Cardiology)
Through 2021
Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
Graduate education: University of Florida (Doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology)
Through 2017
Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
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Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
Research interests: Autonomic cardiovascular control
Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
Research interests: Neural control of the cardiovascular system
Research Interest Neural Control of the Cardiovascular System Sympathetic Dysfunction in Hypertension
Research interests: Prehypertension
Biography Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Kim is originally from South Korea and received his doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida in 2017. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Hypertension Section/Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2021 and then joined the faculty thereafter. Dr. Kim’s primary research interests focus on the measurement of autonomic cardiovascular control at rest and in response to physical and chemical stress that mimic exercise in a rodent model. In particular, he is interested in investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms underlying the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity in prehypertension and established hypertension. During his free time, he enjoys hiking trails and playing tennis with his wife and son.
Research interests: Sympathetic dysfunction in hypertension
Research Interest Neural Control of the Cardiovascular System Sympathetic Dysfunction in Hypertension
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Professional role: Assistant Professor
Han Kyul Kim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
