Kurt Lu is a Dermatology physician affiliated with Northwestern University. OpenAlex indexes 70 publications with 1,488 citations (h-index 15); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1600
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone
312-695-8106Registry record last updated 26 Jul 2018.
Clinical trials
- Effect of Vitamin D After Application With Valchlor
Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- Effect of a One Time Dose of Cholecalciferol on Serum Concentration of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Macrophages
Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- LEO Pharma Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Galderma Laboratories, L.P.Program year20222 payments
- VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year20211 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2016–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Innovations in Countermeasures and Toxicology Research
Northwestern University
FY2025$74,999R13AR085979
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Keratinocyte SR-B1 expression and targeting in cytokine-driven skin inflammation
Communications Medicine
2025 - Profibrotic Subsets of SPP1+ Macrophages and POSTN+ Fibroblasts Contribute to Fibrotic Scarring in Acne Keloidalis
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
2024
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