Keith Brenner, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center
Bio
Dr. Brenner graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and performed postgraduate training at Columbia University Medical Center, completing residency in internal medicine and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
Dr. Brenner’s focus is on providing excellent care to patients with pulmonary disease in the office and hospital setting. His clinical interests include interventional bronchoscopy, lung cancer screening, COPD, asthma, and interstitial lung disease. He participates in research studies of COPD treatment, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for emphysema, and novel applications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a treatment for respiratory failure.
Education and Training
- Undergraduate:
- B.S. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ, 1996-2000
- Medical School:
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2001-2005
- Residency:
- Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2005-2008
- Chief Residency:
- Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2008-2009
- Fellowship(s):
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2009-2012
Selected Honors and Awards
- 2005 Alpha Omega Alpha
- 2008 Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
- 2008-2009 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
- 2011 American Thoracic Society Travel Award
Clinical
Columbia Pulmonary Associates
Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10032
P: 212-305-7448
F: 212-305-0242
Specialties
- Pulmonary Disease Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Expertise
- General pulmonary disease
- COPD
- Lung cancer screening and diagnosis
- Interventional bronchoscopy
- Interstitial lung disease
- Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma
Clinical Centers
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine Diplomate, 2008
- Pulmonary Disease Diplomate, 2011
- Critical Care Medicine (Eligible 2012)
Research
Research Interests
- Bronchoscopic lung volume for emphysema
- COPD treatment after acute exacerbation
- Long-term outcomes after ECMO for ARDS
- Extracorporeal CO2 removal for COPD exacerbation
Selected Publications
- Brenner K, Cunningham J, Bacchetta M, Brodie D. Catheter Associated Deep Vein Thrombosis
And Level Of Anticoagulation In Adult Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
For Respiratory Failure. American Thoracic Society. May 2012. Abstract 27987. - Brenner K, Baldwin MR, Agerstrand CL, Burkart KM, Bulman WA, Bacchetta MD, Brodie D.
Improvements in dynamic pulmonary compliance with a very low tidal volume ventilation strategy
and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J
Respir Crit Care Med 183; 2011:A1648. - Baldwin MR, Bacchetta M, Brodie HD, Brenner K, Agerstrand C.L., Burkart K.M., Bulman W.A.,
Veno-venous extra corporeal membrane oxygenation with bi-caval dual lumen internal jugular
catheter permits safe transport of adult patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183; 2011:A1649. - Agerstrand CA, Baldwin MR, Brodie HD Brenner K, Agerstrand C.L., Burkart K.M., Bulman W.A.
Conservative blood transfusion strategies are effective for the management of adult patients with
severe acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183; 2011:A1655. - Brenner K, Yip C, Cole S. A 25 year old pregnant woman with a large lung mass. Am J Respir
Crit Care Med 181; 2010:A6873. - Keating CL, Wang S, Brenner K, Wang T, Powell C, Circulating Progenitor Cells in Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer Patients. American Thoracic Society. May 2008. Abstract 542. - Zimmer M, Ebert BL, Neil C, Brenner K, Papaioannou I, Melas A, Tolliday N, Lamb J, Pantopoulos
K, Golub T, Iliopoulos O. Small-molecule inhibitors of HIF-2a translation links its 5’UTR ironresponsive element to oxygen sensing. Molecular Cell. 2008. 32: 838-48. - Abukhdeir AM, Vitolo MI, Argani P, De Marzo AM, Karakas B, Konishi H, Gustin JP, Lauring J,
Garay JP, Pendleton C, Konishi Y, Blair BG, Brenner K, Garrett-Mayer E, Carraway H, Bachman
KE, Park BH. Tamoxifen-stimulated growth of breast cancer due to p21 loss. Proceeding of the
National Academy of Science. 2008. 105: 288-93. - Huang Y, Keen JC, Pledgie A, Marton LJ, Zhu T, Sukumar S, Park BH, Blair B, Brenner K, Casero
RA Jr, Davidson NE. Polyamine analogues down-regulate estrogen receptor alpha expression in
human breast cancer cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2006. 281:19055-63. - Abukhdeir AM, Blair BG, Brenner K, Karakas B, Konishi H, Lim J, Sahasranaman V, Huang Y,
Keen J, Davidson N, Vitolo MI, Bachman KE, Park BH. Physiologic estrogen receptor alpha
signaling in non-tumorigenic human mammary epithelial cells. Breast Cancer Research and
Treatment. 2005. 99:23-33.