
First Year Resident
Start Year
2025
What are your career interests?
General Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology, Transplant Dermatology, Translational Research.
Why did you choose Duke for residency training?
I chose Duke for the exceptional clinical training, the kind and supportive faculty, the research opportunities, and the collegiality and camaraderie amongst residents that I experienced while rotating here. Duke has the resources to allow me to explore my career interests and develop me into an excellent dermatologist.
Education & Training
Undergraduate: Duke University | Biology BS, Chemistry Minor | 2018
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix | MD | 2024
Internship: Internal Medicine | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 2024-2025
Residency: Dermatology | Duke University | 2025 - 2028
Awards & Honors
- Sarnoff Fellowship for Cardiovascular Research (2022-2023)
- University of Arizona Dean’s Scholarship (2019 – 2024)
Publications & Presentations
Original Articles
Kahsai AW*, Pakharukova N*, Kwon HY, Shah KS, Liang-Lin JG, del Real CT, SHIM PJ, Lee MA, Ngo VA, Shreiber BN, Liu S, Schwalb AM, Espinoza EF, Thomas BN, Kunzle CA, Smith JS, Wang J, Kim J, Zhang X, Rockman HA, Thomsen ARB, Rein LAM, Shi L, Ahn S, Masoudi A, Lefkowitz, RJ. Small Molecule Allosteric Modulators of β-arrestin. bioRxiv. 2024.
SHIM PJ*, Quintos JL*, Faraz K, Smith IT, Petty AJ, Bottomley M, Wheless LE, Whitley MJ. A Report on the Safety of Acitretin in Renal Failure Patients. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2024. 49(9):1052-1055.
Lefkowitz RJ, Rockman HA, SHIM PJ, Liu S, Ahn S, Pani B, Rajagopal S, Shenoy S, Bouvier M., Benovic JL, Liggett SB, Ruffolo RR, Bristow M, Packer M. How Carvedilol does not activate beta-2 adrenoceptors. Nature Communications. 2023. 14(1):7866.
Kahsai AW, Shah KS, SHIM PJ, Lee MA, Schwalb AM, Zhang X, Kwon HY, Huang L, Soderblom EJ, Ahn S, Lefkowitz RJ. Signal Transduction at GPCRs: Allosteric Activation of the ERK MAPK by β-arrestin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023. 24;120(43):e2303794120.
SHIM PJ, Zeitouni NC. Long-term follow up of ALA 10% gel and red-light photodynamic therapy for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 2022; 25;103211.
SHIM PJ, Patel N, Shennib H, Heuser R. One Last Inflation: A Difficult Case of a Patient with Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis. Vascular Disease Management. 2022. 19(8).
SHIM PJ, Terrano D, Pearl H, Wolk B, Fernandes N. Erythematous nodule with central erosions on the calf. Cutis. 2021; 108(5):17-19.
SHIM PJ, Dowd ML, Kang P, Samie FH, Zeitouni NC. Reflectance confocal microscopy detects residual or recurrent lentigo maligna after surgery. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 2021; 62(4):521-523.
SHIM PJ, Zeitouni NC. Photodynamic therapy for extramammary Paget’s disease: a systematic review of the literature. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 2020; 31:101911.
Liu X, Masoudi A, Kahsai AW, Huang L, Pani B, Staus DP, SHIM PJ, Hirata K, Simhal RK, Schwalb AM, Rambarat PK, Ahn S, Lefkowitz RJ, Kobilka B. Mechanism of β2AR regulation by an intracellular positive allosteric modulator. Science. 2019; 364(6447):1283-1287.
Ahn S, Pani B, Kahsai AW, Olsen EK, Husemoen G, Vestrgaard M, Jin L, Zhao S, Wingler L.M., Rambarat PK, Simhal RK, Xu TT, Sun LD, SHIM PJ, Staus DP, Huang L, Franch T, Chen X., Lefkowitz RJ. Small Molecule Positive Allosteric Modulators of the β2-Adrenergic Receptor Isolated from DNA Encoded Libraries. Molecular Pharmacology. 2018; 94(2): 850-861.
SHIM PJ*, Meng K*, Wang Q, Zhao S, Gu T, Kahsai AW, Ahn S, Chen X. Design, synthesis, and functional assessment of Cmpd-15 derivatives as negative allosteric modulators for the β2-adrenergic receptor. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2018; 26(9):2320-2330.
Textbook Chapters
SHIM PJ, Paragh G, Zeitouni NC. PDT for non-melanoma skin cancers in solid organ transplant patients. In: Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series: Photodynamic Therapy 3rd Edition. Elsevier. September 2025. ISBN13-9780443106897.
Oral Presentations
SHIM PJ, Quintos JL, Faraz K, Smith IT, Petty AJ, Bottomley M, Wheless LE, Whitley MJ. A Report on the Safety of Acitretin in Renal Failure Patients. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting. March 2024. San Diego, CA.
SHIM PJ, Chen SX. Co-morbidities in Hidradenitis Suppurativa - A Literature Update. BWH Hidradenitis Suppurativa Case Conference. August 2023. Cambridge, MA.
SHIM PJ, Shah KS, Kahsai AW, Lefkowitz RJ. Signal Transduction at GPCRs: Allosteric Activation of the ERK MAPK by β-arrestin. Sarnoff 43rd Annual Conference. April 2023. Cambridge, MA.
Poster Presentations
SHIM PJ, Quintos JL, Faraz K, Smith IT, Petty AJ, Bottomley M, Wheless LE, Whitley MJ. A Report on the Safety of Acitretin in Renal Failure Patients. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting. March 2024. San Diego, CA.
SHIM PJ, Shah KS, Kahsai AW, Lefkowitz RJ. Signal Transduction at GPCRs: Allosteric Activation of the ERK MAPK by β-arrestin. Sarnoff 43rd Annual Conference. April 2023. Cambridge, MA.
SHIM PJ, Zeitouni NC. Long-term follow up of ALA 10% gel and red-light photodynamic therapy for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference. October 2022. Las Vegas, NV.