Investitures

David Kim, DMD, MD, FACS

The formal investiture ceremony for Dr. David Kim, Professor and Chair of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Division Chief Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, was held in March 2023. Dr. Kim is the holder of the Jack W. Gamble, DDS Endowed Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

The Gamble Chair was funded by various colleagues, friends, students, and patients of Dr. Gamble. Its purpose is to support multi-disciplinary research and teaching excellence within the OMS Department. Dr. Gamble’s contributions to the OMS program in Shreveport and the School of Dentistry in New Orleans were outstanding and unequaled at the time in the areas of state dental and medical leadership, legislative activities, and teaching. His devotion to this OMS program molded the lives of over 40 surgical residents from 1967-1997. Under his leadership, the program became an internationally known center of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery excellence.

Dr. Kim completed an accelerated program in dental science at the University of Pittsburgh College of Arts and

Michael Yim, MD

The formal investiture ceremony for Dr. Michael Yim, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, was held in November 2022. Dr. Yim is the holder of the Cherie Ann Nathan, MD Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery.The Nathan Professorship’s purpose is to enhance the academic, research, and clinical mission of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS Department) at LSU Health Shreveport. The Nathan Professorship was initiated by grateful patients to recognize Dr. Nathan’s passion for curing devastating diseases that cause cosmetic and functional impairment.

Michael Yim, MD, specializes in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery. His clinical practice focuses on nasal and sinus diseases, including acute and chronic sinusitis, growths and tumors of the sinuses and skull base, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, endoscopic orbital surgery, nasal obstruction, and allergies. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Yim is actively involved in clinical research. He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters in the field while presenting his work at national conferences. He has a strong interest in resident and medical student education and currently serves as the co-course director for the Head and Neck block for first-year medical students. Dr. Yim graduated from medical school with Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honors, followed by an Otolaryngology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he also served as Chief Administrative Resident. He then completed fellowship training in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Utah Health.

Sciences in Pittsburgh, Penn., and received his medical degree from the State University New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn. He served his internship at the health center in Brooklyn prior to serving a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Department of Dentistry, Kings County Hospital/ SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, where he was chief resident. He completed a fellowship in maxillofacial oncologic and reconstructive surgery with the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore.

He is also the Director of the Head & Neck Oncologic/ Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship in the OMS Department.

The LSU Health Sciences Foundation partnered with the Community Foundation of North Louisiana for its 10th annual Give for Good on May 2. Each year, this day of philanthropy raises critical funds for more than 200 nonprofits in our region. Thank you to the many donors who gave $37,480 to support LSU Health Shreveport during this year’s campaign. Throughout the past Give for Good days, more than $280,000 has been raised to support LSU Health Shreveport’s strategic initiatives. We are grateful to the many alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and community members who give so generously on this day every year!