Branden W. Comfort, MD, MPH

Professional Background

Dr. Branden Comfort, MD, MPH, FACP is board certified in Internal Medicine. He serves as the Division Director for the Division of General Internal Medicine. He is also Vice Chief of Staff for the University of Kansas Hospital and serves as an officer and elected representative for the Board of Directors of the University of Kansas Physicians. Dr. Comfort's clinical practice focuses on providing comprehensive and compassionate primary care to his patients. In addition to his clinical and administrative work, he teaches medical students and residents, both in the classroom and at the bedside. He serves as an assistant director for the Holmes Society in the School of Medicine. He is also active in research which focuses on implementation sciences and quality improvement work.

• MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine
• MPH, Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

• American Board of Internal Medicine

• Barnes KA, Kroening-Roche JC, Comfort Branden. 2012. The developing vision of primary care.. The New England journal of medicine, 367 (10), 891-3
• Rhudy Courtney, Broxterman Jane, Stewart Sara, Weaver Victoria, Gibson Cheryl, Shankweiler Caylin, Comfort Branden, Lowry Becky. 2019. Improving patient portal enrolment in an academic resident continuity clinic: quality improvement made simple. BMJ Open Quality, 8 (2), e000430. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000430
• Comfort Branden, Jamie, Bettinger Kourtney. 2022. The Critical Role of Speech Therapy for Neurocognitive Symptoms in Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 43 (1), 34113-34135
• Gupta Aditi, Ellis Shellie D, Burkhardt Crystal, Young Kate, Mazzotti Diego R, Mahnken Jonathan, Abu-el-rub Noor, Chandaka Sravani, Comfort Branden, Shanks Denton, Woodward Jennifer, Unrein Amber, Anderson Heidi, Loucks Jennifer, Song Xing, Waitman Lemuel R, Burns Jeffrey M. 2023. Implementing a home-based virtual hypertension programme—a pilot feasibility study. Family Practice, 40 (2), 414-422. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmac084
• Rouse Michael, Comfort Branden, Brubacher Marie, Broski Julie, Lineberry Matt, Sabus Carla, Chambers Breah, Klenke-Borgmann Laura, Crane Todd, Herre Rochelle, Diederich Emily. 2022. ISBARR Huddle: First-Year Medical Students Managing Critical Hypoglycemia as an Interprofessional Team. MedEdPORTAL. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11283
• Gupta Aditi, Bansal Ajay`, Donald Joseph, Comfort Branden, Montgomery Robert. 2023. Blood brain barrier permeability in end stage kidney disease- A proof of concept study. The Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
• McGreevy Sheila, Murray Megan, Montero Leny, Gibson Cheryl, Comfort Branden, Barry Michael, Kirmer-Voss Kalee, Coy Allison, Zufer Tahira, Rampon Kathryn H, Woodward Jennifer. 2023. Assessing the Immunization Information System and electronic health record interface accuracy for COVID-19 vaccinations. JAMIA Open, 6 (2). https://doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad026