Dr. King’s bibliography comprises over 200 publications and he has co-authored twelve books, including the acclaimed reference book "Interstitial Lung Disease," now in its 5th edition. He recently co-edited "Medical Management of Vulnerable & Underserved Patients: Principles, Practice, Population," the only reference currently available that focuses on this subject.  Over the past 10 years, he has often been included on national "best doctors" lists, including “Best Doctors in America" and "America's Top Doctors."

Dr. King is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, followed by a residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, Georgia, and a pulmonary fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. He held a professorship in medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and was a senior faculty member at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Association of American Physicians, American Clinical and Climatological Association and Fleischner Society. Dr. King is a Master of the American College of Physicians, as well as a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a past President of the American Thoracic Society.