Dr. Kim received her dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a one-year general practice residency(GPR) at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York City. She then started practicing as a general dentist for four years at Tribecca, New York City. She became quite interested in Endodontics which led her to pursue postdoctoral specialty training in Endodontics at Temple University in Philadelphia. 

During her specialty training, Dr. Kim published a systematic review of the cervical plexus accessory innervation which has significant implications for dental anesthesia. In addition to private practice, she is a clinical instructor at University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry. 

Dr. Kim is a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics(ABE), as well as an active member of the Santa Clara County Dental Society, California Dental Association, American Dental Association, and American Association of Endodontists. 

In her free time, Dr. Kim enjoys activities such as hiking, pilates and golfing.

Born and raised in California, Dr. Lee is a San Francisco native at heart. She attended San Francisco University High School, earned her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, summa cum laude, from UCLA in 2014, before deciding to pursue her interests in pain management of the head and neck at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. In 2018, she earned her dental degree with honors in research for her published clinical project, “A Vibration Device to Control Injection Discomfort." She then joined the residency program at the Department of Veterans Affairs where she had the opportunity to serve our veterans, work with medically complex patients, and advance her multidisciplinary clinical and patient management skills in a hospital environment.

She returned east in 2019 for specialty training in endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lee is presently clinical faculty in endodontics at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry and provides instruction in endodontics for the residency program at the Veteran’s Affairs in Northern California. In 2022, she became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. As a Board Certified Endodontist, Dr. Lee has achieved the highest level of training and qualification within the specialty.