Zachary F Meisel, MD, MPH, MSHP
William G. Baxt Professor in Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Director, Policy and Dissemination Core, Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV.
Director and Lead, Outreach Core, Penn Injury Science Center, a CDC Funded National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Member at Large, Medical Board, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair, Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Blockley Hall, University of Pennsylvania
423 Guardian Drive, Room 413
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4865
423 Guardian Drive, Room 413
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4865
Office: 215-746-5618
Fax: 215-573-2701
Fax: 215-573-2701
Publications
Links
Search PubMed for articles
Time.com columns on health, health care and policy.
Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research
Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV. A NIDA funded Center of Excellence.
The Penn Injury Science Center
Search PubMed for articles
Time.com columns on health, health care and policy.
Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research
Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV. A NIDA funded Center of Excellence.
The Penn Injury Science Center
Education:
BA (History)
Columbia College, Columbia University, 1993.
MPH (Public Health in Health Policy and Management)
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, 1998.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1999.
MS (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania , 2010.
Permanent linkBA (History)
Columbia College, Columbia University, 1993.
MPH (Public Health in Health Policy and Management)
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, 1998.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1999.
MS (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania , 2010.
Description of Research Expertise
Narrative Medicine, Health Services Research, Emergency Care Access and Utilization, Patient Safety, Emergency Medical Services, Medical Journalism, Medical Writing, Communication, Dissemination and Translation of Health Services Research Results, Comparative Effectiveness Research Funding and Federal PolicyDescription of Clinical Expertise
Emergency Medicine, Quality Assurance, Prehospital CareDescription of Other Expertise
Medical Journalism, Healthcare WritingSelected Publications
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Engel-Rebitzer E, Friedman A, Shofer F, Dolan A, Hess EP, Perrone J, Schapira MM, Meisel ZF.: Racial Disparities in Unmet Pain Treatment Preference, Pain Treatment Satisfaction and Subsequent Opioid Misuse: A Secondary Analysis of a National Multisite RCT. J Gen Intern Med June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09637-w.Doupnik SK, Bowden CF, Worsley D, Keating C, Foster AA, Quarshie W, Min J, Schulz P, Tani IJ, Meisel Z, Marcus SC: Impact of telemental health on suicide prevention care in U.S. emergency departments. Acad Emerg Med May 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1111/acem.70055.
Unachukwu IC, Adjei-Poku MN, Sailors OC, Gonzales R, South E, Meisel Z, Kelz RR, Cappola AR, Friedman AB.: Images in Black and White: Disparities in Utilization of Computed Tomography and Ultrasound for Older Adults with Abdominal Pain. West J Emerg Med Feb 2025 Notes: doi: 10.5811/westjem.18087.
Dupuis R, Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Troxel AB, Kenny EL, Block JP, Feuerstein-Simon R, Luna Marti X, Mollen CJ, Meisel ZF, Volpp KG, Gortmaker SL, Cannuscio CC: Incidence of accidental food allergic reactions among adolescents with food allergies engaged in food allergy management. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2025.
Doupnik SK, Bowden CF, Worsley D, Keating C, Cassidy K, Foster AA, Quarshie W, Min J, Meisel Z, Marcus SC: Suicide Prevention and Telehealth in Children’s Hospital Emergency Departments. Pediatr Emerg Care Dec 2024.
Vargas LX, Ariefdjohan M, Page CE, Meisel ZF, Ulrich CM, Alegría M, Pimentel N, Epperson CN, Richmond TS: Field Notes from the Border: Lessons Learned in Conducting Mental Health Research Involving Newly Arrived Latinx Immigrants as Study Participants. J Immigr Minor Health Nov 2024.
Nesoff ED, Meisel ZF, Saeed H, Martins SS: Neighborhood and Individual Disparities in Community-Based Naloxone Access for Opioid Overdose Prevention. J Urban Health 101(1): 64-74, Feb 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11524-023-00821-z.
Wang X, Meisel Z, Kellom K, Whitaker J, Strane D, Chatterjee A, Rosenquist R, Matone M. : Receipt and duration of buprenorphine treatment during pregnancy and postpartum periods in a national privately-insured cohort. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep 9, Dec 2023.
Engel-Rebitzer E, Dolan A, Shofer FS, Schapira MM, Hess EP, Rhodes KV, Bellamkonda VR, Goldberg E, Bell J, Schwarz L, Schiller E, Lewis-Salley D, McCollum S, Zyla M, Becker LB, Graves RL, Meisel ZF: The association between specific narrative elements and patient perspectives on acute pain treatment. Am J Emerg Med 74: 84-89, Dec 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.09.016.
Abrams MP, Merchant RM, Meisel ZF, Pelullo AP, Chandra Guntuku S, Agarwal AK: Association Between Online Reviews of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities and Drug-Induced Mortality Rates: Cross-Sectional Analysis. JMIR AI Dec 2023 Notes: doi: 10.2196/46317.