Sarah Kim, D.O.
We are pleased to announce Sarah Kim, D.O., has joined the Ocala Eye team and is now seeing patients at our Heath Brook and The Villages locations.
Sarah Kim, D.O., is a licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon who completed a fellowship in oculoplastics, orbit and neuro-ophthalmology. She is passionate about improving the quality of life and vision for patients, through eyelid repair and reconstruction.
A native of the San Francisco Bay area, Dr. Kim graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA, with a B.A. in biochemistry and a minor studio art. After college, she taught English in Hong Kong under a Fulbright scholarship, then volunteered as a coordinator and English teacher to Burmese refugees in Thailand.
During her time abroad, Dr. Kim became passionate about global health issues and decided to pursue a dual degree in public health and medicine at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University California.
After graduating from medical school, Dr. Kim went on to complete her internship and ophthalmology residency at San Bernardino County’s Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), a level II trauma center with the second busiest emergency room in California. It was at ARMC that she developed interests for eye trauma, reconstruction, and complex cases. She went on to successfully complete a fellowship, further specializing in eyelid and tear duct surgeries, with Central Valley Eye Medical Group in Stockton, California.
