AmitKauraMDFACP, FCCP

Critical Care Medicine

Vice Chairman, AHN Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep

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Dr. Amit Kaura is a pulmonologist in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including West Penn Hospital and Allegheny General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Medical University of the Americas and has been in practice 13 years. He specializes in critical care medicine and is experienced in sepsis, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and induced hypothermia.

UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2008 - 2010
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Medical University of the AmericasClass of 2004

PubMed

1 citations
Persistent Lactic Acidosis: Thinking Outside the Box.
Hamza Arif, Sohaib Zahid, Amit Kaura> ;Cureus. 2018 May 1
Hepatic infarction and acute pancreatitis: a case report and review of the literature.
Archana Kulkarni, Hamza Arif, Manik Veer, Kateyln Ziggas, Amit Kaura, Meera Sareen> ;Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 2018 Jan 20
1 citations
A unique case of bilateral hydronephrosis caused by a fecalith.
Archana Kulkarni, Maryann Kimoto, Rafael Morales, Amit Kaura> ;Clinical Case Reports. 2017 Nov 23
96 citations
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A165b Is Protective and Restores Endothelial Glycocalyx in Diabetic Nephropathy
Sebastian Oltean, Yan Qiu, Joanne K. Ferguson, Megan Stevens, Christopher R. Neal, Amy Russell, Amit Kaura, Kenton P. Arkill, Kirstie Harris, Clare Symonds, Katja Lace...> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2015 Aug 1
33 citations
Overexpression of VEGF165b in Podocytes Reduces Glomerular Permeability
Yan Qiu, Joanne K. Ferguson, Sebastian Oltean, Christopher R. Neal, Amit Kaura, Heather S. Bevan, Emma Wood, Leslie M. Sage, Silvia Lanati, Dawid G. Nowak, Andrew H.J....> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2010 Sep 1
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Abstracts/Posters

[Board 328] The Impact of Nuclear Imaging in Patients With '˜Possible' Infective Endocarditis in Routine Clinical Practice
Amit Kaura, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/18/2019
[Board 053] A Propensity Matched Analysis of Invasive Versus Conservative Management of Elderly Patients With Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (SENIOR-NSTEMI Study)
Amit Kaura, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019
[Board 022] Unexpected Inverted U-Shaped Relationship Between Troponin Level and Mortality Explained by Revascularization in Both Patients With and Without Acute Coron...
Amit Kaura, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/16/2019
[Board 305] Clinical Importance of Troponin Level in 3,121 Patients Presenting With Atrial Fibrillation (AF-TROP Study)
Amit Kaura, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/16/2019
[Board 306] Meta-Analysis on the Impact of Contact Force Sensing Catheters on Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Focus on Randomized Controlled Trial Versus O...
Amit Kaura, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/16/2019
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Lectures

hsCRP Predicts Mortality Beyond Troponin in 102,337 Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in the UK National Institute For Health Research CRP-RISK Study
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019

What Pittsburgh Doctors Say About Link Between Blood Type and CoronavirusJuly 13th, 2020
FDA Withdraws EUA for HydroxychlorquineApril 7th, 2021
Researchers Say Drug Reduces Deaths in Severely Ill Coronavirus PatientsApril 7th, 2021
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