Sebastian Kurz MD, PhD, FCCP

Dr. Sebastian Kurz is a pulmonologist and critical care specialist practicing in New Haven, Connecticut. He is member a member of the advanced lung disease program and the current director of the COPD clinic. He has a focus on complex structural lung disease, inflammatory airways disease, and lung infections with clinical experience in mycobacterial lung disease, including tuberculosis and its sequelae, NTM and bronchiectasis, complex pleuropulmonary and airway infections. His research focuses on identification of novel antibiotic combinations to treat resistant mycobacteria.

He obtained his MD and PhD in Microbiology from Julius-Maximilians University Wuerzburg, Germany. He underwent residency training at CWRU Cleveland, where he also completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He maintains an active collaboration with the laboratory of Dr. Bonomo at CWRU, Cleveland, where he used to be a research fellow. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, where he serves as a member of the Infectious Diseases and Disaster Network, the American Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society.