Personal profile
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Davd Chu is the program director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is also a coach for the Internal Medicine Residency at Penn State and directs a personal finance curriculum for graduate medical education trainees.
He has specific interests in coaching, mentorship and professional development, and how to better provide these resources to trainees. Additionally, he has developed and implemented a critical care ultrasound training program for both critical care fellows and internal medicine residents, and has provided multiple workshops on point of care ultrasound at regional and national conferences for both internal medicine and critical care medicine.
Clinical interests
Dr. Chu's clinical focus is in the evaluation and management of patients with pulmonary vascular disease. He regularly sees these patients as the co-director of the pulmonary vascular disease program, and provides inpatient consultative services for patients with pulmonary hypertension and acute right ventricular failure.
Dr. Chu is also a founding member of the institution's Pulmonary Embolism Response Team, and has written and revised guidelines on the initial evaluation of patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism.
Dr. Chu is also the Co-Director for the Department of Medicine's Point of Care Ultrasound program, and provides oversight and quality assurance for use of POCUS in the inpatient setting.
Professional information
Board-certified in critical care, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017
Board-certified in pulmonary medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016
Board-certified in internal medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014
Education/Academic qualification
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Fellowship, Boston University
… → Jun 2017
Internal Medicine, Residency, Brown University
… → Jun 2014
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
… → May 2011
BA, Johns Hopkins University
… → May 2007
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Grit and resilience among pulmonary and critical care physicians: A multi-institutional study
Hu, A. W., Beckman, T. J., LeMahieu, A. M., Keetley, H. M., Adamson, R., Patel, H. H., Krutsinger, D. C., Denson, J. L., Dhannoon, S., Chu, D. C. & Kelm, D. J., Nov 2025, In: American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 370, 5, p. 466-471 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reply to Walter et al. The Importance of “Yes, and …”: Communication Skills Training for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows
Van Scoy, L. J., Scott, A. M., Costigan, H., Madara, J. & Chu, D., Jun 2025, In: ATS Scholar. 6, 2, p. 258-259 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Multiple Goals Theory and Communication Quality Analysis for Fellows Communication Training
Van Scoy, L. J., Scott, A. M., Costigan, H., Madara, J. & Chu, D., Sep 2024, In: ATS Scholar. 5, 3, p. 392-407 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Financial Education in U.S. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Programs
Krutsinger, D. C., Adamson, R., Olson, E. M., Denson, J. L., Kelm, D. J., Chu, D. C. & Stewart, N. H., 2023, In: ATS Scholar. 4, 3, p. 302-306 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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End-of-Life Care in the ICU
Hochendoner, S. J., Guck, D. G., Fernandez, E. V. & Chu, D. C., Mar 15 2021, In: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 203, 6, p. 756-758 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Bezinover, D. (Recipient), Blackall, G. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Budde, A. (Recipient), Burns, A. (Recipient), Cartee, T. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient), Cilley, R. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Dambro, A. (Recipient), De Jesus, S. (Recipient), Demetriou, T. (Recipient), DeWaters, A. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Frauenhoffer, E. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Glass, K. (Recipient), Goyal, N. (Recipient), Grine, K. (Recipient), Habib, S. (Recipient), Irby, R. (Recipient), Jones, E. (Recipient), June, R. (Recipient), Karamchandani, K. (Recipient), Karpa, K. (Recipient), Kasmire, K. (Recipient), Katzman, M. (Recipient), Kavanagh, R. (Recipient), Kees-Folts, D. (Recipient), Kesterson, J. (Recipient), Sciacca Kirby, J. (Recipient), Kresch, M. (Recipient), Lankford, E. (Recipient), McDonald, A. (Recipient), Miller, R. (Recipient), Moldovan, G.-L. (Recipient), Myler, C. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Neutze, J. (Recipient), Newell, J. (Recipient), Norbury, C. (Recipient), O'Hara, C. (Recipient), Palmer, T. (Recipient), Pantanelli, S. (Recipient), Pichardo-Lowden, A. (Recipient), Po, W. (Recipient), Radico, J. (Recipient), Radtka, J. (Recipient), Razeghi, S. (Recipient), Rodgers, R. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Samson, T. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Smith, B. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient) & Wang, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aber, R. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Aynardi, M. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Chen, M. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient), Cios, T. (Recipient), Cruz, A. (Recipient), Cruz, J. (Recipient), Dalal, P. (Recipient), Dambro, A. (Recipient), Disori, K. (Recipient), Dodge, D. (Recipient), Duda, L. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Fotos, J. (Recipient), Fredrick, N. B. (Recipient), Freeman, M. (Recipient), Gordin, V. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Hempel, E. (Recipient), Hennrikus, E. (Recipient), Horwitz, A. (Recipient), Izer, J. (Recipient), Jhaveri, P. (Recipient), Kalantari, A. (Recipient), Karpa, K. (Recipient), Kaur, G. (Recipient), Keil, R. (Recipient), Khalid, M. F. (Recipient), Kimball, S. (Recipient), Knoedler, J. (Recipient), LaClair, M. (Recipient), Lam, C. (Recipient), LaRegina, C. (Recipient), Lighthall, J. (Recipient), Mailman, R. (Recipient), McCormick, J. (Recipient), McGinn, J. (Recipient), McShane, M. (Recipient), Millard, R. (Recipient), Myers, A. (Recipient), Nasir, M. (Recipient), Oh, J. (Recipient), Pathare, A. (Recipient), Peterson, B. (Recipient), Potochny, J. (Recipient), Roberts, S. M. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Ross, S. (Recipient), Rudnitsky, G. (Recipient), Schade, M. (Recipient), Simmons, Z. (Recipient), Smink, G. (Recipient), Stella, S. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient), Surapaneni, S. (Recipient), Verbeek, T. (Recipient), Waning, D. (Recipient), Williams, E. (Recipient), Williams, D. (Recipient), Wilson, M. E. (Recipient), Zaorsky, N. (Recipient) & Lutzkanin, A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Pathare, A. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient) & Miller, R. (Recipient), 2019
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