Kenneth A. Kudsk, MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Kudsk specializes in trauma, surgical critical care, surgical nutrition and adult general surgery.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| General Surgery |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
General Surgery
Surgical Critical Care Medicine |
| Fellowship |
University California, San Fransico
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Research Fellowship in Respiratory Distress, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1976-1977 Clinical Fellowship, American Cancer Society, 1976-1977 Research Fellowship in Trauma and Burn, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1979-1981 |
| Residency |
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Hospital
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| Internship |
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Hospital
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| Medical School |
University of Illinois, 1975
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
- Bronchoscopy
- Complex Soft Tissue Repair
- Excision of Lipoma
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids
- Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery for Gallstones
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Sebaceous Cyst Removal
- Small Bowel Resection
- Subcutaneous Tumor Removal
- Tracheostomy
- Trauma Surgery
Programs & Conditions
- Wound Care
| Research |
Dr. Kudsk conducts basic research studying the interactions between nutritional status and infectious risk in surgical and critically injured patients. His research program investigates the effect of route and type of nutrition on mucosal immunity in the intestinal and respiratory tracts. |
PubMed Articles
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Pierre JF Heneghan AF Feliciano RP Shanmuganayagam D Roenneburg DA Krueger CG Reed JD Kudsk KA .
Cranberry proanthocyanidins improve the gut mucous layer morphology and function in mice receiving elemental enteral nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2013 May-Jun;37(3):401-9
[PubMed ID: 23064255]
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Erickson CS Barlow AJ Pierre JF Heneghan AF Epstein ML Kudsk KA Gosain A .
Colonic enteric nervous system analysis during parenteral nutrition. J Surg Res. 2013 Mar 16;
[PubMed ID: 23601532]
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Pierre JF Heneghan AF Meudt JM Shea MP Krueger CG Reed JD Kudsk KA Shanmuganayagam D .
Parenteral nutrition increases susceptibility of ileum to invasion by E coli. J Surg Res. 2013 Feb 24;
[PubMed ID: 23481564]
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Heneghan AF Pierre JF Gosain A Kudsk KA .
IL-25 Improves Luminal Innate Immunity and Barrier Function During Parenteral Nutrition. Ann Surg. 2013 Feb 19;
[PubMed ID: 23426341]
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Pierre JF Heneghan AF Feliciano RP Shanmuganayagam D Krueger CG Reed JD Kudsk KA .
Cranberry Proanthocyanidins Improve Intestinal sIgA During Elemental Enteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2013 Jan 28;
[PubMed ID: 23359014]
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Omata J Pierre JF Heneghan AF Tsao FH Sano Y Jonker MA Kudsk KA .
Parenteral nutrition suppresses the bactericidal response of the small intestine. Surgery. 2013 Jan;153(1):17-24
[PubMed ID: 22698933]
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Jonker MA Sauerhammer TM Faucher LD Schurr MJ Kudsk KA .
Bilateral versus unilateral bronchoalveolar lavage for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2012 Dec;13(6):391-5
[PubMed ID: 23240724]
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Heneghan AF Pierre JF Kudsk KA .
IL-25 Improves IgA Levels During Parenteral Nutrition Through the JAK-STAT Pathway. Ann Surg. 2012 Nov 15;
[PubMed ID: 23160152]
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Jonker MA Hermsen JL Sano Y Heneghan AF Lan J Kudsk KA .
Small intestine mucosal immune system response to injury and the impact of parenteral nutrition. Surgery. 2012 Feb;151(2):278-86
[PubMed ID: 21145571]
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Pierre JF Heneghan AF Tsao FH Sano Y Jonker MA Omata J Lan J Kudsk KA .
Route and type of nutrition and surgical stress influence secretory phospholipase A2 secretion of the murine small intestine. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2011 Nov;35(6):748-56
[PubMed ID: 22042050]
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Fukatsu K Kudsk KA .
Nutrition and gut immunity. Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Aug;91(4):755-70, vii
[PubMed ID: 21787966]
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Lan J Heneghan AF Sano Y Jonker MA Omata J Xu W Pierre JF Kudsk KA .
Parenteral nutrition impairs lymphotoxin β receptor signaling via NF-κB. Ann Surg. 2011 May;253(5):996-1003
[PubMed ID: 21368655]
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Koopmann MC Kudsk KA Szotkowski MJ Rees SM .
A team-based protocol and electromagnetic technology eliminate feeding tube placement complications. Ann Surg. 2011 Feb;253(2):287-302
[PubMed ID: 21135697]
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Jonker MA Hermsen JL Gomez FE Sano Y Kudsk KA .
Injury induces localized airway increases in pro-inflammatory cytokines in humans and mice. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2011 Feb;12(1):49-56
[PubMed ID: 21166596]
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Jonker MA Sano Y Hermsen JL Lan J Kudsk KA .
Proinflammatory cytokine surge after injury stimulates an airway immunoglobulin a increase. J Trauma. 2010 Oct;69(4):843-8
[PubMed ID: 20173656]
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Jonker MA Osterby KR Vermeulen LC Kleppin SM Kudsk KA .
Does low-dose heparin maintain central venous access device patency?: a comparison of heparin versus saline during a period of heparin shortage. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2010 Jul-Aug;34(4):444-9
[PubMed ID: 20631392]
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Hermsen JL Gomez FE Sano Y Kang W Maeshima Y Kudsk KA .
Parenteral feeding depletes pulmonary lymphocyte populations. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2009 Sep-Oct;33(5):535-40
[PubMed ID: 19556609]
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Sacks GS Rough S Kudsk KA .
Frequency and severity of harm of medication errors related to the parenteral nutrition process in a large university teaching hospital. Pharmacotherapy. 2009 Aug;29(8):966-74
[PubMed ID: 19637950]
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Sano Y Hermsen JL Kang W Gomez FE Lan J Maeshima Y Kudsk KA .
Parenteral nutrition maintains pulmonary IgA antibody transport capacity, but not active transport, following injury. Am J Surg. 2009 Jul;198(1):105-9
[PubMed ID: 19249732]
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Hermsen JL Sano Y Kudsk KA .
Food fight! Parenteral nutrition, enteral stimulation and gut-derived mucosal immunity. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2009 Jan;394(1):17-30
[PubMed ID: 18521625]
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Sano Y Gomez FE Hermsen JL Kang W Lan J Maeshima Y Kudsk KA .
Parenteral nutrition induces organ specific alterations in polymeric immunoglobulin receptor levels. J Surg Res. 2008 Oct;149(2):236-42
[PubMed ID: 18599079]
