Judy E. Kim, MD is an internationally well-known vitreoretinal specialist and a leader in ophthalmology. She is currently a professor of ophthalmology with tenure, Jean and Tom Walter Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology, Vice Chair of Education, and Medical Director of Clinical Research at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami, vitreoretinal surgical and medical fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin and Howard Hughes-NIH Research Scholar program at National Institutes of Health. She has been a trailblazer in ophthalmology, including becoming the first Korean-American to be on the Board of Trustee of American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), a member of American Ophthalmological Society, and a member who served on the board of all three retina societies in US. Dr. Kim is only the second woman to be the president of American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) and will be the president of Macula Society in 2026.

She has received prestigious awards and honors for her clinical excellence, leadership, and service to organizations, including Achievement Award, Senior Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Secretariat Awards from AAO, Honor Award and Senior Honor Award from ASRS, and Suzanne Veronneau-Troutman Award and Prize from Women in Ophthalmology.   She has been selected to the “2021 Most Influential Women Ophthalmologists” and “2022 Power List” of 100 most influential ophthalmologists around the world by the Ophthalmologist and included in the "Best Doctor" for over two decades.