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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INTRACOLON COOLING INCREASES SURVIVAL RATE IN THE RAT MODEL OF LETHAL HEMORRHAGE.
(Arya AK, Hu K, Chen A, Olivas-Garcia Y, Coyne C, Tanaka H, Liu C, Doucet J, Chan T, Hu B.) Shock. 2023 Dec 01;60(6):762-770 PMID: 37878475 PMCID: PMC10840875 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85181061366 10/25/2023
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(Tchen S, Vu T, Fleischman M, Ward J, Trapp C, Hu K.) Intern Emerg Med. 2023 Oct;18(7):2029-2036 PMID: 37697215 09/12/2023
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Cathepsin B knockout confers significant brain protection in the mouse model of stroke.
(Hu K, Park Y, Olivas Y, Chen A, Liu C, Hu B.) Exp Neurol. 2023 Oct;368:114499 PMID: 37506756 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169608833 07/29/2023
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Pressure-Dependent Pneumothorax and Air Leak: Physiology and Clinical Implications.
(Chopra A, Doelken P, Hu K, Huggins JT, Judson MA.) Chest. 2023 Sep;164(3):796-805 PMID: 37187435 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168003410 05/16/2023
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Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Complicated by Electrical Alternans.
(Hu K, Jondall EM, Kurman JS, Benn BS.) Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Apr 01;207(7):e69-e70 PMID: 36449444 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151575238 12/01/2022
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Corrigendum for Audi et al., volume 323, 2022, p. L410-L422.
(.) Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2023 Feb 01;324(2):L243 PMID: 36787239 PMCID: PMC9942901 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161198509 02/15/2023
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(Tchen S, Vu T, Fleischman M, Ward J, Trapp C, Hu K.) Internal and Emergency Medicine. October 2023;18(7):2029-2036 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85170373188 10/01/2023
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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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The Tale of Two Pneumothoraces after Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction.
(Hu K, S Benn B, Doelken P, Chopra A.) Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Sep;19(9):1596-1601 PMID: 36048120 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137139057 09/02/2022
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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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Diagnosis of non-expandable lung using thoracic ultrasound.
(Khatim I, Albaba I, Hu K, Huggins T, Chopra A.) Respir Med Case Rep. 2022;40:101749 PMID: 36211531 PMCID: PMC9535404 10/11/2022