
Kurt Hu, MD
Assistant Professor
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
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
- Get Directions

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)
Publications
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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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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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
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(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
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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
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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(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