About Dr. Chang Soo Kim, MD
Yale-trained skill, boutique care
A Yale School of Medicine graduate and board-certified plastic surgeon with over 30 years of experience, Dr. Kim built his Stamford practice on one belief: patients deserve surgery of the highest caliber, delivered with genuine, personal care.
Credentials
A career built on rigorous training
Board certification in plastic surgery is not a given; it is the highest bar in the specialty. Here is the path behind the title.
- Yale School of Medicine
Medical degree from one of the most selective medical schools in the country.
- Yale-New Haven Hospital
Surgical residency at Yale’s flagship teaching hospital, the training ground for the specialty’s most demanding techniques.
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
Board certified by the only ABMS-recognized board for plastic surgery, a credential many “cosmetic surgeons” do not hold.
- 30+ years in practice
Three decades and thousands of procedures across breast, body, face, and non-surgical care.
- Stamford Health · Joint Commission
Hospital-affiliated, operating in a Joint Commission Accredited facility held to the same standards as a major hospital. Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Philosophy
Natural, never overdone
Ask Dr. Kim’s patients what they value most and the answer is rarely a technique. It is the consultation: calm, thorough, and honest about what will actually look right on your frame. He measures, listens, and tells you plainly when less is the better answer. That restraint is the signature. The goal is never to look done; it is to look rested, proportional, and completely like yourself.