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Gus Krucke, MD, Internal Medicine, Houston, TX

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Internal Medicine Houston, TX

HIV/AIDS Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

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  • Office

    Avenue 360
    602 Branard St
    Houston, TX 77006
    Phone+1 713-500-6714
    Fax+1 713-500-6722

Summary

  • Dr. Gus Krucke is an Internal Medicine physician in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center, Harris Health System, and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He received his medical degree from University of South Alabama College of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. He is experienced in hospice and palliative medicine, anal cancer, hiv/aids, hospitalist medicine, and emergency medicine. He has a strong interest in the area of medical ethics and bioethics.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
    University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
    University of South Alabama College of MedicineClass of 1988
  • University of South Alabama
    University of South AlabamaBachelors, Biology, Minor/Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Emergency Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Leonard Tow Humanitarian in Medicine 2010
  • Thomas Street Physician Service Award Patient Advisory Council, 2014
  • GIMSPP Decade of Service Award Texas Chapter of the ACP Medical Students Committee, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Antibiotic resistance in the Staphylococcus aureus containing cutaneous abscesses of HIV patients  
    Krucke GW, Grimes DE, Grimes RM, Dang TD, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/2009
  • Ketoralac vs Meperidine-plus-Promethazine Treatment of Migraine Headaches: Evaluations by Patients  
    Davis, C.P, Torre, P.R. Williams, C., Gray, C., Barrett, K., Krucke, G., Peake, D., Bass, B., American J. Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1995

Abstracts/Posters

  • High levels of antibiotic resistance found in the staphylococcus aureus taken from cutaneous abscesses of HIV infected persons.
    Krucke GW, Grimes DE, Grimes RM, Dang TD, HIV Clinical Trials, 1/1/2008
  • Comparison of the use of the pulmonary artery catheter versus thoracic electrical bioimpedance in a medical intensive care unit (MICU).
    Krucke, G, Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2000
  • Comparison of Cardiac Output Measurements by TEB vs. Intermittent Bolus Thermodilution in Mechanical Ventilated Patients.
    Krucke, G, Chest, 1/1/1999

Lectures

  • "HIV/AIDS" 
    1/1/2014
  • "HIV/Aging" 
    1/1/2014
  • "HIV/PrEP" 
    1/1/2014
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Other

  • "End of Life Education Program" 
    Gus W. Krucke, MD
    1/1/2001
  • "UTMB Life Flight Protocols" 
    Gus W. Krucke, MD
    1/1/1995

Press Mentions

  • Medical Education: Knowledge, Skepticism, and the Central Role of the Individual Patient
    Medical Education: Knowledge, Skepticism, and the Central Role of the Individual PatientJanuary 1st, 2020