KenMKunisakiMDMS
Pulmonology • Minneapolis, MNCritical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine
Professor of Medicine University of Minnesota
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Office
1 Veterans Dr
Pulmonary
Minneapolis, MN 55417Phone+1 612-467-4400
Summary
- Dr. Ken Kunisaki is a Pulmonary specialist. His medical education was completed at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and further specialty training completed at the University of Minnesota. He is experienced in dealing with several conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, human immunodeficiency virus and sleep medicine, among others. He has multiple publications in well-known medical journals and has been involved in multiple clinical trials. Dr. Kunisaki has won numerous awards such as the Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Educator in Research and Mentor of Year. He serves on Data and Safety Monitoring Boards and grant review study sections for NIH and VA. He is Associate Editor for COPD: The Journal of the COPD Foundation.
Education & Training
University of MinnesotaM.S., Clinical Research, 2014
University of MinnesotaFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2003 - 2007- University of MinnesotaResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1999 - 2003
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 2000 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Mentor of the Year American Thoracic Society Clinical Problems Assembly, 2022
- Teacher of the Year Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2018
- Outstanding Educator in Research Award Minneapolis VA Depertment of Medicine, 2018
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Clinical Trials
- Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 15
- Effect of Supplemental Vitamin D on Skeletal Muscle Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
- Pulmonary Substudy: A Substudy of Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Lung Function and Structure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Ioannis Konstantinidis, Richard H Zou, Spyridon N Papageorgiou, Andreas Ronit, M Bradley Drummond
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025-02-01 - The implications of removing race from interpretation of pulmonary function among persons with or without HIV.Richard J Wang, Ken M Kunisaki, Alison Morris, M Bradley Drummond, Mehdi Nouraie
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2024-12-03 - Associations between multimorbidity burden and objective and patient-reported sleep outcomes among people living with HIV.Luxsena Sukumaran, Caroline A Sabin, Ken M Kunisaki, Nicki Doyle, Frank A Post
AIDS. 2024-11-26
Journal Articles
- Unauthorized Online Sales of Secondhand Continuous Positive Airway Pressure DevicesKen Kunisaki, MD, JAMA
Press Mentions
PRE-PROOF Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation PRE-PROOFAugust 23rd, 2022- Living with HIV Associated with a Fivefold Increase in the Risk of InsomniaJanuary 25th, 2021
- Study: Men with HIV at Greater Risk of Abnormal Lung FunctionJuly 24th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Sleep, Aging, and HIV Infection Cohort StudyNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2016–Present
- Effects of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy on Pulmonary Function in a Randomized TrialNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute2009–Present
- Tryptophan and the Plasma Metabolome in HIV-Associated Chronic Obstructive PUlmonary DiseaseUniversity of Minnesota Developmental Center for AIDS Research2014–2015
- Sleep Apnea Streamlined Assesment and TreatmentVeterans Integrated Service Network 232011–2013
Committees
- Chair, ATS Clinical Problems Assembly Planning Committee 2024 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Sleep Research SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Japanese
External Links
- Minneapolis VA Health Care Systemhttp://www.minneapolis.va.gov/research/Investigators/Ken_Kunisaki.asp
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