John Perry Sutton, MD - MUSC Health Cardiothoracic Surgery Columbia Medical Park DT I

Sylvia S. Kim, MD is a board-certified, specialty-trained Colorectal surgeon in Columbia, SC. Her clinical interests focus primarily on benign anorectal disorders. Dr. Kim specializes in fecal incontinence treatment options, and she has served as a design analyst and clinical instructor for sacral neuromodulation therapy systems.Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Kim received a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University. She went on to earn her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at the State University of New York in Brooklyn, New York followed by fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey. After fellowship, she served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at SUNY Downstate, earning the Golden Apple Teaching Award for medical student education. Dr. Kim has been practicing in South Carolina for the past 14 years and for several years has received Top Doctor recognition from the local Columbia community. She spends her free time with family, friends, and books.

Dr. Matthew Simmons specializes in robotic surgery and the treatment of prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers, as well as upper tract reconstruction and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). He collaborates closely with medical and radiation oncologists to provide comprehensive care for complex urologic cancers. Additionally, Dr. Simmons treats a wide range of general urologic conditions and performs advanced procedures, including laser stone surgery, hydrocelectomy, TURP, vasectomy, and more. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Simmons graduated summa cum laude from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, in 1995. He earned a Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the University of Florida in 2001, followed by an M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2003. He completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic in 2009, where he remained on staff for three years, conducting research on minimally invasive and robotic urologic surgery and oncology. Dr. Simmons practiced privately in Bend, Oregon, from 2013 to 2020, before serving as a professor of urology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta from 2020 to 2024. Currently, he practices at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Centers and holds an adjunct clinical professorship at MUSC. His work focuses on pioneering innovative therapies for BPH and prostate cancer, including Rezum and high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).

M. Ashley Donley, MD, received her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC. She is excited to be joining MUSC. Her professional interests include COPD, asthma, and sarcoidosis. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, and 65 pound lap dog, Goose.