Overview
Dr. Kurt Piening is an internal medicine specialist who provides comprehensive primary care services for patients ages 18 and older. In addition to a focus on general health, his areas of expertise include obesity, coronary artery disease, chronic high blood pressure, diabetes, respiratory infections, back pain, and muscle pain. Inspired by his Jesuit education, Dr. Piening strives to be a 'Man for Others,' and practicing medicine allows him to do just that. He enjoys the diagnostic challenges that come with being a primary care provider, while being able to care for multiple generations of families. His patients appreciate how knowledgeable, thoughtful, patient, and thorough he is. Dr. Piening is a member of the American Medical Society; American College of Physicians; and the American College of Internal Medicine. Fun fact: Medicine is a family affair for Dr. Piening - his five sons are either licensed physicians or training to become physicians.
Dr. Piening is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Folliculitis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Childhood Pancreatitis, Coronary Heart Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
711 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Suite 300, St. Charles, MO 63303
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Dr. George has been practicing adult medicine in the St. Louis area since 1999, including 10 years experience as a hospitalist, most recently at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton. Dr. George completed her internal medicine residency training at Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis. She sees patients from age 18 and up. Dr. George was recognized as a 2018 Top Doctor by the International Association of Internist. Dr. George is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Folliculitis. Her top areas of expertise are Folliculitis, Carbuncle, Boils, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Piening isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Lung MetastasesDr. Piening isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Metastases.
- Advanced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Piening isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Piening isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Piening isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- CirrhosisDr. Piening isAdvanced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Piening isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Experienced
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Piening isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Piening isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Piening isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Allergic RhinitisDr. Piening isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Piening isExperienced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- AnemiaDr. Piening isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.