Academic Interests: ultrasound, medical education
Personal Interests: financial independence
Fun Fact: first emergency physician to work at all mount sinai system emergency departments
Dr. Kevin Hu is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Co-Director of Emergency Ultrasound at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Additionally, he practices clinically at multiple other Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and urgent care centers as well as Elmhurst Hospital Center. He is currently a member of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Admissions Committee.
Dr. Hu graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine. He completed residency in Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai during which he was a Harvard Macy Scholar, a MERC Scholar, and a member of the Student Advisement Task Force under the Council of Residency Directors. Subsequently, he continued training at Mount Sinai to complete an Ultrasound Fellowship, served as the vice chair of the Emergency Medicine Residents Association Ultrasound Committee, and was the recipient of two national awards from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine: the Emergency Ultrasound Fellow Research Award and the Best Cross-Sectional Research Study.
His academic/professional interests are point-of-care ultrasound, medical education, resident mentorship, physician financial literacy, and clinical performance optimization.
Awards and recognitions:
2018: Emergency Ultrasound Research Award, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
2018: Best Cross-Sectional Research Study, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
2018: Mount Sinai Emergency Department Red Carpet Award for Customer Service and Wellness
2017: Outstanding Achievement in Research – Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Residency
2016: Scholar, Harvard Macy Program for Educators in Health Professions
2016: Diplomat and Scholar, Council of Residency Directors MERC (Medical Education Research Certificate) Program
2012: Gold Humanism Honor Society, Richard Sarkin/Emeritus Chapter