Kurt Hu, MD

Assistant Professor

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Location

Pulmonary Medicine - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
8900 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Disease

Pulmonary Medicine Clinic

(414) 805-6633

My goal is to bring science and technology together to provide the most up to date care with compassion and kindness to all of those in need.

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

Chronic Cough
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
Lung Cancer
Pulmonary Embolism
Collapsed Lung
Respiratory Infections
Asthma/COPD
Pleural Effusion

Treatments and Services

Bronchoscopy
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Function Tests
Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
Thoracentesis
Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheters
Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

Adult
Senior

Languages

English
Chinese (Mandarin)

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
Zablocki VA Medical Center – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Disease

Clinic Locations

Pulmonary Medicine - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital

8900 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-9400
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Biography

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine - Cupecoy (2013)
Residency in Internal Medicine - Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, PA (2013-2016)
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care - Albany Medical Center - Albany, NY (2016-2019)

Pressure-dependent persistent air leak in a patient with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.

(Saha BK, Chong WH, Hu K, Saha S, Bonnier A, Chenna P.) Am J Med Sci. 2022 Dec;364(6):782-788 PMID: 35787363 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137619829 07/06/2022
In vivo molecular imaging stratifies rats with different susceptibilities to hyperoxic acute lung injury.

(Audi SH, Taheri P, Zhao M, Hu K, Jacobs ER, Clough AV.) Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2022 Oct 01;323(4):L410-L422 PMID: 35943727 PMCID: PMC9484995 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138459754 08/10/2022
Association between Drainage-Dependent Prolonged Air Leak after Partial Lung Resection and Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study.

(Chopra A, Hu K, Judson MA, Fabian T, Nabagiez JP, Feustel PJ, Fantauzzi J, Chieng H, Austin A, Vancavage R, Maldonado F, Rahman N, Huggins JT, Doelken P.) Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Mar;19(3):389-398 PMID: 34715010 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125444593 10/30/2021
Efficacy and Safety of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

(Ortigoza MB, Yoon H, Goldfeld KS, Troxel AB, Daily JP, Wu Y, Li Y, Wu D, Cobb GF, Baptiste G, O'Keeffe M, Corpuz MO, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Amin A, Zacharioudakis IM, Jayaweera DT, Wu Y, Philley JV, Devine MS, Desruisseaux MS, Santin AD, Anjan S, Mathew R, Patel B, Nigo M, Upadhyay R, Kupferman T, Dentino AN, Nanchal R, Merlo CA, Hager DN, Chandran K, Lai JR, Rivera J, Bikash CR, Lasso G, Hilbert TP, Paroder M, Asencio AA, Liu M, Petkova E, Bragat A, Shaker R, McPherson DD, Sacco RL, Keller MJ, Grudzen CR, Hochman JS, Pirofski LA, CONTAIN COVID-19 Consortium for the CONTAIN COVID-19 Study Group, Parameswaran L, Corcoran AT, Rohatgi A, Wronska MW, Wu X, Srinivasan R, Deng FM, Filardo TD, Pendse J, Blaser SB, Whyte O, Gallagher JM, Thomas OE, Ramos D, Sturm-Reganato CL, Fong CC, Daus IM, Payoen AG, Chiofolo JT, Friedman MT, Wu DW, Jacobson JL, Schneider JG, Sarwar UN, Wang HE, Huebinger RM, Dronavalli G, Bai Y, Grimes CZ, Eldin KW, Umana VE, Martin JG, Heath TR, Bello FO, Ransford DL, Laurent-Rolle M, Shenoi SV, Akide-Ndunge OB, Thapa B, Peterson JL, Knauf K, Patel SU, Cheney LL, Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE.) JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Feb 01;182(2):115-126 PMID: 34901997 PMCID: PMC8669605 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121265883 12/14/2021
Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis: A Review for the Clinicians.

(Saha BK, Bonnier A, Chong WH, Chieng H, Austin A, Hu K, Shkolnik B.) Am J Med Sci. 2022 Jan;363(1):11-17 PMID: 34666060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85119214190 10/20/2021
Comparing the outcomes of intrapleural fibrinolytic and DNase therapy versus intrapleural fibrinolytic or DNase therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

(Chong WH, Hu K, Saha BK, Chopra A.) Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Dec;71:102081 PMID: 34571093 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116906376 09/28/2021
Interruption of endolysosomal trafficking leads to stroke brain injury.

(Yuan D, Hu K, Loke CM, Teramoto H, Liu C, Hu B.) Exp Neurol. 2021 Nov;345:113827 PMID: 34363809 PMCID: PMC8429234 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85112350594 08/08/2021
Food Coma: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy From Refeeding Syndrome.

(Khoory J, Rupal A, Jani C, Singh H, Hu K.) Cureus. 2021 Oct;13(10):e18898 PMID: 34820220 PMCID: PMC8601258 11/26/2021
Management of complex pleural disease in the critically ill patient.

(Hu K, Chopra A, Kurman J, Huggins JT.) J Thorac Dis. 2021 Aug;13(8):5205-5222 PMID: 34527360 PMCID: PMC8411157 09/17/2021
Focal intra-colon cooling reduces organ injury and systemic inflammation after REBOA management of lethal hemorrhage in rats.

(Arya AK, Hu K, Subedi L, Li T, Hu B.) Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 01;11(1):13696 PMID: 34211011 PMCID: PMC8249469 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85109163890 07/03/2021
Interruption of Endolysosomal Trafficking After Focal Brain Ischemia.

(Hu K, Gaire BP, Subedi L, Arya A, Teramoto H, Liu C, Hu B.) Front Mol Neurosci. 2021;14:719100 PMID: 34650402 PMCID: PMC8506004 10/16/2021
The incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of pneumothorax in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A systematic review.

(Chong WH, Saha BK, Hu K, Chopra A.) Heart Lung. 2021;50(5):599-608 PMID: 34087677 PMCID: PMC8088235 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107268692 06/05/2021