Peter S. Kussin, MD

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Services

• Emergency Services
• Lung Cancer
• Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine

Department / Division:
Medicine / Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care

Address:
DUMC 2827
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-7630

Office Telephone:
919-660-2372

Fax Telephone:
919-660-2294

• MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, 1985

• Pulmonary/Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, 1986-1987,1988-1989

Clinical Interests:
Asthma, lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, atypical chest infections, critical care medicine

Research Interests:
The majority of my effort is devoted to clinical care and teaching. I have several administrative responsibilities. I am the chairman of the Duke Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. I am also a member of the Performance Improvement Oversight Committee and the Peer Review Committee of Duke Hospital.

My current research efforts focus on examining the relationship between poetry and the practice of medicine. My particular interest is in evaluating the utility of poetry in improving communication skills of physicians in training. I am involved in on-going collaboration with Duke faculty in the liberal arts and other health professionals.

Representative Publications:
5. Connors AF, Dawson NV, Thomas C, Harrell FE Jr., Desbiens N, Fulkerson WJ, Kussin P, Bellamy P, Goldman L, Knaus WA. Outcomes following acute exacerbation of severe chronic obstructive lung disease. Am. J Respir Crit Care Med 154:959-967, 1996 6. Galanos AN, Pieper CE, Kussin PS, Winchell MT, Fulkerson WJ, Harrell FE , Teno JM, Layde P, Connors AF Jr., Phillips R, Wenger NS. The relationship of body mass index to subsequent mortality among seriously ill patients. Crit Care Med 25:1962-1968, 1997. (1996)

4. Govert JA, Kopita JM, Matchar D, Kussin PS, Samuelson WM. Cost-effectiveness of collecting routine cytologic specimens during fiberoptic bronchoscopy for endoscopically visible lung tumor Chest 109:451-456, 1996 (1996)

3. Kussin PS. Beginning a Conversation on Medical Futility in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal 56: 418-420, 1995 (1995)

2. Hamel MB, Goldman L, Teno J, Davis RB, Harrell FJ, Conners AF, Califf R, Kussin PS, Bellamy P, et al. Identification of comatose patients at high risk for death or severe disability JAMA 273:1842-1848, 1995 (1995)

1. Margolis JO, McGrath BJ, Kussin PS and Schwinn DA. Do not resuscitate orders during surgery: ethical foundations for institutional policies in the United States Anesthesia and Analgesia 80:806-809, 1995 (1995)