KurtMu-IHongMDPh.D., F.A.C.N.

Professor of Clinical Medicine. USC Keck School of Medicine. USC Davis School of Gerontology. Director, Nutrition, Gerontology, Applied Health Research, USC

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Office
1520 San Pablo St
Ste 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-442-5100

Fax+1 323-442-5625

Summary

Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Physician Nutrition Specialist

Education & Training

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2003 - 2007
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Nutrition, 2002 - 2004
Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012

Clinical Trials

A Nutrition-Focused QIP in Outpatient Clinics Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 26
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

310 citations
Fasting-mimicking diet and markers/risk factors for aging, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
Min Wei, Sebastian Brandhorst, Mahshid Shelehchi, Hamed Mirzaei, Chia-Wei Cheng
Science Translational Medicine. 2017-02-15
175 citations
Differentiation of Human Circulating Fibrocytes as Mediated by Transforming Growth Factor-β and Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ
Kurt Hong, John A. Belperio, Michael P. Keane, Marie D. Burdick, Robert M. Strieter
The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2007-08-03
24 citations
Feasibility of a low-fat/high-fiber diet intervention with soy supplementation in prostate cancer patients after prostatectomy.
Zhaoping Li, William J. Aronson, J R Arteaga, Kurt Hong, Gail Thames
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008-04-01

Press Mentions

Weight Loss: Doctors Tend to Give Ineffective Advice to People with ObesityDecember 12th, 2022
Why Healthcare Leaders Should Stop Overlooking Nutrition in the Quest for Better Outcomes: 4 InsightsNovember 19th, 2020
L-nutra Educates Health Care Professionals on Patient Fasting Protocols for Favorable OutcomesNovember 5th, 2018
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