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Special Interests

  • Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Kidney Stone Disease
Urologist

Ronald Kim

, M.D.

“As always, Dr. Kim provided excellent care, empathy, and follow up during and after my most recent follow-up visit. He listened to my questions addressed my needs and allayed my concerns. After getting an unexpected elevated PSA result following this visit, Dr. Kim quickly responded to my concerns and explained the next steps to address. I’m blessed to be under the outstanding care of Dr. Kim and his nurse assistant Lupe.”

About

Ronald Kim is a board-certified urologist who did his primary urologic training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College. He practices general urology with interests in kidney stone disease and female incontinence. His primary focus is laparoscopic, minimally-invasive robotic surgery of the prostate and kidney. He also serves as an official proctor for Intuitive for new Da Vinci robotic surgeons. He is on staff at Advocate Condell Hospital and Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital.

He is a native of Chicagoland and resides in the north suburbs with his wife and two children.

Awards and Credentials

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor Since: 2025
  • Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors; Cancer: 2026

Education and Training

2008 – 2011

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois United States

Residency – Urology
2005 – 2008

University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa United States

Residency – Urology
2005

University of Illinois at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois United States

Doctor of Medicine

Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire United States

Bachelor’s Degree

Certification

Illinois State Medical License
Wisconsin State Medical License
American Board of Urology

Societies

American Urological Association

Hospital Affiliation

Advocate Condell Medical Center – Libertyville, IL
Froedtert South – Kenosha Medical Center – Kenosha , WI
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital – Lake Forest, IL

Publications

Chyluria after partial nephrectomy: case report and review of the literature

Kim RJ, Joudi FN. ScientificWorldJournal. 2009 Jan 18;9:1-4. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2009.5. PMID: 19151891 Free PMC article. Review.

Striated muscle and nerve fascicle distribution in the female rat urethral sphincter

Kim RJ, Kerns JM, Liu S, Nagel T, Zaszczurynski P, Lin DL, Damaser MS. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2007 Feb;290(2):145-54. doi: 10.1002/ar.20420. PMID: 17441207 Free article.

Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in human and mouse red blood cell membranes and its interaction with ecto-apyrase

Sterling KM Jr, Shah S, Kim RJ, Johnston NI, Salikhova AY, Abraham EH. J Cell Biochem. 2004 Apr 15;91(6):1174-82. doi: 10.1002/jcb.20017. PMID: 15048872

Peptides containing cyclin/Cdk-nuclear localization signal motifs derived from viral initiator proteins bind to DNA when unphosphorylated

Kim RJ, Moine S, Reese DK, Bullock PA. J Virol. 2002 Dec;76(23):11785-92. doi: 10.1128/jvi.76.23.11785-11792.2002. PMID: 12414920 Free PMC article.

Office Locations

UroPartners: Urologist Pleasant Prairie

  • 9555 76th Street Suite 4106, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
Fax: 262-577-0245

UroPartners: Urologist Grayslake

  • 1170 East Belvidere Road Suite 211, Grayslake, IL 60030
Fax: 847-986-3035

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