Jin Xianzhai

Hyen-taik Kimm (; ; 7 March 1904 – 4 September 1990) was a Korean-Chinese physician that specialized in oncology. In China, he is remembered as the "Father of Chinese Oncology" for his many pioneering contributions to the field in the country as a researcher, educator, and practitioner. He was the first oncologist in China, created the first Chinese oncology journal, the Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology , and the first Chinese oncologist organization, the Anti-Cancer Society of China .

In 1937, Kimm and C. Szeto made the first description of Kimura's disease.

Early life and education

Kimm was born on 7 March 1904 in Seoul, Korean Empire to an ethnic Korean family. In 1919, Kimm participated in the nationwide March 1st Movement protests against the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea. In order to evade arrest, he was sent by his father to Shanghai, China, where Kimm's older brother operated a clinic.

His older brother funded his education at an American Baptist school in Shanghai. Later, Kimm enrolled in pre-medical studies at the University of Shanghai. In 1926, he was admitted to Peking Union Medical College, which was founded by the Rockefeller Foundation in Beijing in 1921. Kimm obtained his Chinese citizenship in 1930 and obtained his American Doctor of Medicine degree in 1931. For this paper and others he published in English, Kim maintained his Korean identity by writing his name in English as "Hyen-taik Kimm" or "H.T. Kimm".