Choon-man Joseph Kim, M.D. is a nuclear medicine in Jackson, MS. The provider is a nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone Choon-man Joseph Kim, M.D. NPI is 1467607416. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
The provider's business location address is:
1500 EAST WOODROW WILSON DRIVE
RADIOLOGY SERVICE, G.V. MONTGOMERY VA MEDICAL CENTER
JACKSON, MS
ZIP 39216
Phone: (601) 362-4471
Fax: (601) 364-1589
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 11/18/2008 and was last updated on 11/18/2008.