Jessica Kim, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Korean
11284 Westheimer Road,
Houston,
TX
77042
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2022
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Jessica M. Kim, MD, is an OB/GYN specialist. She received her Master of Arts in Medical Sciences from Boston University School of Medicine in Massachusetts in 2012. Dr. Kim completed her Doctor of Medicine degree at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in College Station in 2018. She completed her OB/GYN residency at UTHealth Houston in 2022.
Dr. Kim is certified in laparoscopic surgery and the da Vinci Surgical System. She joined Kelsey Seybold in August of 2022.
Dr. Kim loves exploring Houston with her husband and son. She also enjoys golfing, exercising, painting, trying international cuisines, and traveling.
Fun Facts
Dr. Kim loves traveling and trips to Greece, Japan, Thailand, and Montana are some of her favorites.
Her guilty pleasure is binge-watching TV shows.
As a child, Dr. Kim wanted to become a doctor because she saw how they helped make her loved ones feel better when they were ill.
Awards
- Magnolia Tea Scholarship Award Winner for essay “Access to Healthcare for Women,” 2017
- Gold Humanism Honor Society Nominee, 2017
Publications
- Chakrabarti P, Kim JY, Singh M, Shin Y, Kim J, Kumbrink J, Wu Y, Lee M, Kirsch K Fried S. Insulin inhibits lipolysis in adipocytes via the evolutionarily conserved MTORC1-Egr1-ATGL-mediated pathway. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2013.
Presentations
- Kim J. Cross Core Maneuver Versus Four Person Extremity Hold in Simulated Agitated Patient. Poster Presentation at the Texas College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Grapevine, TX, 2017.
- Kim J. Nucleotide Excision Repair and Its Role in Premature Aging Phenotypes, Specifically Xeroderma Pigmentosum. Oral Presentation at Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine Grand Rounds, College Station, TX, 2015.
Hospital Affiliations
- The Woman's Hospital of Texas
- Memorial Hermann - Memorial City Medical Center
Accepted Insurance
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans