Ronald H. Kihm, MD, FANM

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Get to know Radiologist Dr. Ronald H. Kihm, who serves patients in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Well-versed in the field of radiology, Dr. Kihm sees patients at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

The mission of the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center is to honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. The facility is located among the scenic Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania. It offers a comprehensive range of health care services to eligible Veterans.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Kihm graduated with his medical degree from the Chonnam University Medical School in 1964. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Fairview General Hospital in 1970, followed by a residency in radiology at the Southside Medical Center in 1973.

An authority in his field, the doctor is board-certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The mission of the ABR is to serve patients, the public, and the medical profession by certifying that its diplomats have acquired, demonstrated, and maintained a requisite standard of knowledge, skill, and understanding essential to the safe and competent practice of diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Moreover, he is board-certified in nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM), which certifies physicians as specialists in the practice of nuclear medicine. Diplomates of the ABNM are called nuclear medicine physicians. The ABNM is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Radiology refers to the field of medicine that uses non-invasive imaging scans to diagnose a patient. A radiologist is a physician who uses imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options.

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