Kurt Hong, MD, PhD

Title(s)Clinical Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator)
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address2020 Zonal Ave. IRD 306
Off Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033
vCardDownload vCard

    Collapse Biography 
    Collapse Awards and Honors
    University of California, Los Angeles1994Undergraduate Teaching Award
    Harvard University Commonwealth Fund1996Fellowship in Neuroscience Research
    1996Walter J. McKinley Prize for Research and Clinical Investigation
    Massachusetts Medical Society1999Regents Scholarship
    David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA2005Soloman Scholar
    UCLA Department of Medicine2005Research Day Award
    Prostate Cancer Foundation2008Young Investigator Award

    Collapse Overview 
    Collapse Overview
    Dr. Hong is dual board-certified in internal medicine and clinical nutrition. He specializes in comprehensive approach to managing patients with obesity, metabolic diseases, and other nutrition-related disorders. Dr. Hong is committed to improving outcomes for patients through clinical and translational research. Current interests include study of macro and micro-nutrients affecting energy metabolism, impact of lifestyle intervention on healthcare utilization, nutrition support for aging, and innovative use computational phenotyping and machine learning for management of chronic diseases.

    Dr. Hong is the founding director of Center for Clinical Nutrition and currently holds joint faculty appointments at USC Keck School of Medicine and USC Davis School of Gerontology. Dr. Hong received his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School in 1999. He completed his Internal Medicine training at Scripps Clinic and subsequent fellowship training in Clinical Nutrition at University of California, Los Angeles. He also received his Ph.D. degree (Cellular and Molecular Pathology) and research training in stem cell biology from UCLA. Dr. Hong is a reviewer for multiple medical journals, serves on committees of leading scientific organizations, and frequently invited to speak at hospitals and national conferences.

    Collapse ORNG Applications 
    Collapse Required Scholarly Project Mentor

    Collapse Bibliographic 
    Collapse Publications
    Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Researchers can login to make corrections and additions, or contact us for help. to make corrections and additions.
    Newest   |   Oldest   |   Most Cited   |   Most Discussed   |   Timeline   |   Field Summary   |   Plain Text
    Altmetrics Details PMC Citations indicate the number of times the publication was cited by articles in PubMed Central, and the Altmetric score represents citations in news articles and social media. (Note that publications are often cited in additional ways that are not shown here.) Fields are based on how the National Library of Medicine (NLM) classifies the publication's journal and might not represent the specific topic of the publication. Translation tags are based on the publication type and the MeSH terms NLM assigns to the publication. Some publications (especially newer ones and publications not in PubMed) might not yet be assigned Field or Translation tags.) Click a Field or Translation tag to filter the publications.
    1. Effect of packaging with versus without candy-oriented marketing themes on the appeal and sensory attributes of flavoured e-cigarettes. Tob Control. 2024 Oct 09. Jafarzadeh NS, Han DH, Peraza N, Anderson MK, Harlow AF, Monterosso JR, Pang RD, Mason TB, Hong K, Cahn R, Leventhal AM. PMID: 39384403.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    
    2. Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor-1 Agonists Used for Medically-Supervised Weight Loss in Patients With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Critical Considerations for the Arthroplasty Surgeon. Arthroplast Today. 2024 Jun; 27:101327. Heckmann ND, Palmer R, Mayfield CK, Gucev G, Lieberman JR, Hong K. PMID: 39071832; PMCID: PMC11282421.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:
    3. Super-Obesity is Associated With an Increased Risk of Complications Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Jun 16. Palmer RC, Telang SS, Ball JR, Chung BC, Hong KM, Lieberman JR, Heckmann ND. PMID: 38889806.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    
    4. Preoperative Laboratory Values Predicting Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jul 17; 106(14):1317-1327. Telang S, Mayfield CK, Palmer R, Liu KC, Wier J, Hong K, Lieberman JR, Heckmann ND. PMID: 38941451.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Fasting-mimicking diet causes hepatic and blood markers changes indicating reduced biological age and disease risk. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 20; 15(1):1309. Brandhorst S, Levine ME, Wei M, Shelehchi M, Morgan TE, Nayak KS, Dorff T, Hong K, Crimmins EM, Cohen P, Longo VD. PMID: 38378685; PMCID: PMC10879164.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    6. Effects of 'Ice' flavoured e-cigarettes with synthetic cooling agent WS-23 or menthol on user-reported appeal and sensory attributes. Tob Control. 2023 Nov 08. Tackett AP, Han DH, Peraza N, Whaley RC, Mason T, Cahn R, Hong K, Pang R, Monterosso J, Page MK, Goniewicz ML, Leventhal AM. PMID: 37940405; PMCID: PMC11076411.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    
    7. The potential role of GLP-1 receptor agonist targeting in fertility-sparing treatment in obese patients with endometrial malignant pathology: a call for research. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2023 04; 23(4):385-395. Violette CJ, Agarwal R, Mandelbaum RS, González JL, Hong KM, Roman LD, Klar M, Wright JD, Paulson RJ, Obermair A, Matsuo K. PMID: 36944434.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Nutrition Care for Poorly Nourished Outpatients Reduces Resource Use and Lowers Costs. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec; 12:21501327211017014. Hong K, Sulo S, Wang W, Kim S, Huettner L, Taroyan R, Kerr KW, Kaloostian C. PMID: 34009072; PMCID: PMC8138290.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Morbid obesity: potential effects of hormonal contraception. Contraception. 2018 09; 98(3):174-180. Stanczyk FZ, Burke AE, Hong KM, Archer DF. PMID: 29777662.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Fasting-mimicking diet and markers/risk factors for aging, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Sci Transl Med. 2017 02 15; 9(377). Wei M, Brandhorst S, Shelehchi M, Mirzaei H, Cheng CW, Budniak J, Groshen S, Mack WJ, Guen E, Di Biase S, Cohen P, Morgan TE, Dorff T, Hong K, Michalsen A, Laviano A, Longo VD. PMID: 28202779; PMCID: PMC6816332.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 211     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Naltrexone/Bupropion extended release-induced weight loss is independent of nausea in subjects without diabetes. Clin Obes. 2016 Oct; 6(5):305-12. Hong K, Herrmann K, Dybala C, Halseth AE, Lam H, Foreyt JP. PMID: 27477337; PMCID: PMC5129540.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    12. Body fat and body-mass index among a multiethnic sample of college-age men and women. J Obes. 2013; 2013:790654. Carpenter CL, Yan E, Chen S, Hong K, Arechiga A, Kim WS, Deng M, Li Z, Heber D. PMID: 23691288; PMCID: PMC3649342.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 38     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. A controlled trial of protein enrichment of meal replacements for weight reduction with retention of lean body mass. Nutr J. 2008 Aug 27; 7:23. Treyzon L, Chen S, Hong K, Yan E, Carpenter CL, Thames G, Bowerman S, Wang HJ, Elashoff R, Li Z. PMID: 18752682; PMCID: PMC2538539.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Insulin, hs-CRP, leptin, and adiponectin. An analysis of their relationship to the metabolic syndrome in an obese population with an elevated waist circumference. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2008 Mar; 6(1):64-73. Yan E, Chen S, Hong K, Kim WS, Bajpai A, Treyzon L, Gratton L, Elashoff R, Wang HJ, Li Z, Heber D. PMID: 18370838.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: pathogenesis, identification, progression, and management. Nutr Rev. 2007 Aug; 65(8 Pt 1):376-84. Yan E, Durazo F, Tong M, Hong K. PMID: 17867371.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 19     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Differentiation of human circulating fibrocytes as mediated by transforming growth factor-beta and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma. J Biol Chem. 2007 Aug 03; 282(31):22910-20. Hong KM, Belperio JA, Keane MP, Burdick MD, Strieter RM. PMID: 17556364.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 115     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    17. CXCR2/CXCR2 ligand biology during lung transplant ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Immunol. 2005 Nov 15; 175(10):6931-9. Belperio JA, Keane MP, Burdick MD, Gomperts BN, Xue YY, Hong K, Mestas J, Zisman D, Ardehali A, Saggar R, Lynch JP, Ross DJ, Strieter RM. PMID: 16272353.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 51     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    18. Characterization of human fibrocytes as circulating adipocyte progenitors and the formation of human adipose tissue in SCID mice. FASEB J. 2005 Dec; 19(14):2029-31. Hong KM, Burdick MD, Phillips RJ, Heber D, Strieter RM. PMID: 16188961.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 56     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    19. Role of CXCR2/CXCR2 ligands in vascular remodeling during bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. J Clin Invest. 2005 May; 115(5):1150-62. Belperio JA, Keane MP, Burdick MD, Gomperts B, Xue YY, Hong K, Mestas J, Ardehali A, Mehrad B, Saggar R, Lynch JP, Ross DJ, Strieter RM. PMID: 15864347; PMCID: PMC1087179.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 53     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    20. Circulating fibrocytes traffic to the lungs in response to CXCL12 and mediate fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2004 Aug; 114(3):438-46. Phillips RJ, Burdick MD, Hong K, Lutz MA, Murray LA, Xue YY, Belperio JA, Keane MP, Strieter RM. PMID: 15286810; PMCID: PMC484979.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 484     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    21. Body weight loss with phentermine alone versus phentermine and fenfluramine with very-low-calorie diet in an outpatient obesity management program: a retrospective study. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp. 2003 Jul; 64(7):447-60. Li Z, Hong K, Yip I, Huerta S, Bowerman S, Walker J, Wang H, Elashoff R, Go VL, Heber D. PMID: 24944395; PMCID: PMC4053043.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    
    Kurt's Networks
    Concepts (161)
    Derived automatically from this person's publications.
    Explore
    _
    Co-Authors (25)
    People in Profiles who have published with this person.
    Explore
    _
    Similar People (59)
    People who share similar concepts with this person.
    Explore
    _
    Same Department
    Search Department
    _

    NIH Funding Acknowledgment: Important - All publications resulting from the utilization of SC CTSI resources are required to credit the SC CTSI grant by including the NIH funding acknowledgment and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

    This site is running Profiles RNS version UCSF-v3.1.0-6-g69de2244 on PROFILES-PWEB03. We use cookies to operate our website. We also use cookies to analyze our site’s performance and improve your experience on our site. For more information about how we use cookies, please see our Website Terms of Use.