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Peter Samuel Kussin

Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke Box 2827, Durham, NC 27710
330 Trent Drive, Room 100A Hanes House, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


The majority of my effort is devoted to clinical care of patients with advanced lung disease and teaching.

I spend four months a year in Eldoret Kenya working at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital as part of The Duke Hubert Yeargan Institute for Global Health and AMPATH- a consortium of North American Medical Schools collaborating with Moi University School of Medicine and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. I work primarily in the intensive care unit and medicine wards. I am involved in broad range of research efforts in critical care and pulmonary medicine  in resource limited countries.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Medicine
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2016 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Tuberculosis Is Associated with Chronic Hypoxemia among Kenyan Adults (CHAKA): A Case-Control Study.

Journal Article Ann Am Thorac Soc · August 2024 Rationale: Data on risk factors for chronic hypoxemia in low- and middle-income countries are lacking. Objectives: We aimed to quantify the association between potential risk factors and chronic hypoxemia among adults hospitalized in Kenya. Methods: A hosp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of patient-centered communication on patient satisfaction scores in patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses: an experience from Kenya

Journal Article Frontiers in Medicine · January 1, 2024 Background: Patient satisfaction remains a key area of interest worldwide; utilizing a patient-centered communication approach, particularly with patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses may be one way to achieve this. However, there is a dearth of em ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


RAPID: Healthcare Workforce Resilience in the Time of Covid-19

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2022

Assessment of Obstructive Airway Disease in Western Kenya

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Vanderbilt University · 2016 - 2018

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Education


Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · 1985 M.D.