
Assistant Health Sciences Clinical Professor
To see if Joseph Kim is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Addiction Psychiatry
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Internal Medicine
UC Davis Health Substance Use Disorders Treatment Clinic
2000 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Clinic Phone: 916-734-3574
UC Davis Outpatient Burn Clinic
4301 X Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Dr. Kim believes that the best care comes from understanding the whole person including the mind, body, and the circumstances that shape their health. He is committed to listening carefully, explaining things clearly, and partnering with each patient to navigate even the most complex medical and psychiatric challenges together. For his own wellness, he enjoys trying new foods and traveling the world.
Dr. Kim is a trained internist and psychiatrist, who pursued further certification in addiction medicine. His clinical roles include outpatient addiction psychiatry as well as inpatient psychiatric consultation and medicine services. His clinical interests are serving patients with both medical and psychiatric illnesses.
Dr. Kim's current academic interests include graduate medical education, social determinants of health, complex medical and psychiatric co-morbidity, and health advocacy.
Substance Abuse
B.A., Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley, 2011
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, 2017
Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, UC Davis Health, 2017-2018
Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, UC Davis Health, 2018-2022
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2225-0420