Dr. Dae Hyun Kim Named Associate Director of Marcus Institute for Aging Research

The Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which researches solutions to the most pressing challenges of aging, including Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, osteoporosis, falls, and frailty, has promoted Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, to the newly created position of associate director. He has been a researcher at the Marcus Institute since 2018.

Dr. Kim brings a distinguished academic and clinical background as a senior scientist at the Marcus Institute. He joins Lewis Lipsitz, MD, director of the Marcus Institute and chief academic officer and Irving and Edyth S. Usen and Family Chair in Medical Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, and Kathy Tasker, chief sponsored awards officer and vice president of research and administrative operations, in guiding the Marcus Institute through its next phase of growth and scientific advancement.

The Marcus Institute is part of Hebrew SeniorLife, New England’s largest nonprofit provider of senior health care and living communities. 

This newly created position reflects the Marcus Institute’s growth, robust grant portfolio, and commitment to fostering the next generation of aging researchers. “In addition to being an exceptional scientist, Dr. Kim is a terrific mentor, and those are skills that will help lead the Institute as we develop a new strategic plan and continue to expand our contributions to improving the health and well-being of older adults,” said Dr. Lipsitz.

Dr. Kim has built a world-class, fully-funded research program at the Marcus Institute that is devoted to the identification, measurement, outcomes, and prevention of frailty. His research program supports an infrastructure capable of analyzing Medicare claims data to identify older patients with frailty and assess their responses to medical procedures and medications. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services adopted his claims-based frailty index algorithm, which is used for every Medicare patient.

Dr. Kim earned his medical degree from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a doctorate in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Attending Geriatrician, Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

He has published over 240 scholarly articles and book chapters. He has received multiple national honors from the American Geriatrics Society, including the Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year Award and the Thomas and Catherine Yoshikawa Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Investigation Award. Dr. Kim is an associate editor of the Journals of Gerontology Medical Sciences and serves on the American Geriatrics Society Research Methods subcommittee and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society’s editorial board.

An accomplished mentor and educator, Dr. Kim trains numerous students and postdoctoral fellows annually and has received the NIA-funded K24 Mid-Career Mentoring Award. In 2024, he was honored with the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School. 

“Dr. Kim exemplifies the excellence, vision, and dedication that will help define the Marcus Institute going forward,” said Dr. Lipsitz. 

“I look forward to supporting the Marcus Institute’s research that makes a meaningful difference in the lives of older adults,” said Dr. Kim.

About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching, and redefining the possibilities of aging. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 4,500 seniors a day across campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-NewBridge in Dedham; NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham; Orchard Cove, Canton; Simon C. Fireman Community, Randolph; Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline; Jack Satter House, Revere; and Leyland Community, Dorchester. Founded in 1903, Hebrew SeniorLife also conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which has a portfolio of more than $98 million, making it one of the largest gerontological research facilities in the U.S. in a clinical setting. It also trains more than 500 geriatric care providers each year. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, follow us on our blog, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.

About the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Scientists at the Marcus Institute seek to transform the human experience of aging by conducting research that will ensure a life of health, dignity, and productivity into advanced age. The Marcus Institute carries out rigorous studies that discover the mechanisms of age-related disease and disability; lead to the prevention, treatment, and cure of disease; advance the standard of care for older people; and inform public decision-making.