Kurt M. Isenberger, MD
Department Chair, Emergency Medicine Physician
About
Dr. Isenberger enjoys the specialty of emergency medicine and the diversity of patients seen daily. The opportunity to make a difference in every patient's life, 24/7, 365 days a year regardless of their medical condition or ability to pay brings him personal satisfaction. His professional interest is in improving administration, operations and quality within the emergency department.

Education:
Medical College of Wisconsin - 2001
Residency in Emergency Medicine: Regions Hospital - 2004

Certification:
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Affiliation
positions
  • Research Investigator and Emergency Medicine Physician, Critical Care Research Center
    • Publications While At HealthPartners
    Highlights
    selected publications
    Journal Article
  • Elimination of emergency department ambulance divert during the COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with an increase in the average number of ambulance arrivals per day. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2024
  • Evaluation of fixed versus variable dosing of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for emergent warfarin reversal. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021
  • Elimination of routine screening laboratory tests for psychiatric admission: a quality improvement initiative. 
    Psychiatric Services. 2020
  • Demographic, operational, and healthcare utilization factors associated with emergency department patient satisfaction. 
    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015
    • Editorial Article
  • Elimination of routine screening laboratory tests for psychiatric admission [editorial]. 
    Psychiatric Services.  72. 2021
    • Conference Paper
  • Patient satisfaction variability by chief complaint in an urban community emergency department
    2012
    • Conference Poster
  • Effect of a systems-based approach on reducing emergency department use in an integrated health system [poster]
    2013
  • Patient satisfaction variability by chief complaint in an urban community emergency department [poster]
    2013
  • Rates of completed follow-up appointments for referrals to specialty care ordered by emergency department providers via an electronic medical record [poster]
    2013
  • Day shift is predictive of higher patient satisfaction in an urban community emergency department [poster]
    2012
  • Improving disparities in pain control in the Emergency Department [poster]
    2012
    • Abstract
  • Do emergency department blood cultures influence antibiotic therapy in patients diagnosed with sepsis [abstract]?. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016
  • Patterns of use of cervical spine decision rules installed in EHR imaging order [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016
  • Early discharge with next day stress testing in low risk chest pain patients presenting to the emergency department is feasible [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015
  • Association of missed outpatient appointments and emergency department visits and inpatient admissions [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2014
  • Association of patient, operational, and care factors with emergency department satisfaction in dental pain, back pain, and headache patients [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2013
  • Patient satisfaction variability by chief complaint in an urban community emergency department [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2013
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