PeterJamesKudenchukMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Kudenchuk

Dr. Peter Kudenchuk is a cardiologist in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice 40 years. Dr. Kudenchuk accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 205 doctors at UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
University of Washington Medical Ctr
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Book by Phone+1(443) 251-3349

Fax+1 206-598-4657

Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1982 - 1985
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1979, MD

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1983 - Present
WA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Transthoracic Incremental Monophasic Versus Biphasic by Emergency Responders (TIMBER) Start of enrollment: 2002 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

405 citations
Effect of prehospital induction of mild hypothermia on survival and neurological status among adults with cardiac arrest: a randomized clinical trial
Francis Kim, Graham Nichol, Charles Maynard, Al Hallstrom, Peter J. Kudenchuk
JAMA. 2014-01-01
1118 citations
Part 8: Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Robert W. Neumar, Charles W. Otto, Mark S. Link, Steven L. Kronick, Michael Shuster
Circulation. 2010-11-02
82 citations
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in CKD: A Meta-analysis of Patient-Level Data From 3 Randomized Trials
Patrick H. Pun, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Joo Yoon Han, Rex Edwards, Gust H. Bardy
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2014-07-01

Journal Articles

Effect of Machine Learning on Dispatcher Recognition of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During Calls to Emergency Medical Services
Michael R Sayre, Peter J Kudenchuk, JAMA Network Open
Association of Intra-Arrest Transport vs Continued on-Scene Resuscitation with Survival to Hospital Discharge Among Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Peter Kudenchuk, MD, JAMA

Press Mentions

Bethesda Conference ReportSeptember 13th, 2019
What Treatments May Be De-Emphasized by EM/EMS in 2019? Part IJanuary 1st, 2019
Don’t Worry About ‘Tongue Swallowing’ in Cardiac Arrest VictimsSeptember 27th, 2017
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Grant Support

Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Regional Clinical Center-Seattle-KingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
Seattle-King County Center For Resuscitation ResearchNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2008

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Choice
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
Highmark BCBS ClassicBlue
Highmark BCBS PPOBlue
Multiplan PPO
ODS Network
Premera BCBS Heritage & Heritage Plus 1
Providence Health System Personal Option
Regence Washington - Preferred Provider Network
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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