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
Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research
The Penn Injury Science Center
Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV. A NIDA funded Center of Excellence.
Time.com columns on health, health care and policy.
Search PubMed for articles
Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research
The Penn Injury Science Center
Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV. A NIDA funded Center of Excellence.
Time.com columns on health, health care and policy.
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
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.
Abrams MP, Weiner J, Piske M, Enns B, Krebs E, Zang X, Nosyk B, Meisel ZF: Translating and disseminating a localised economic model to support implementation of the ‘Ending the HIV Epidemic’ initiative to public health policymakers. Evid Policy 19(4): 554-571, Nov 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1332/174426421x16875142087569.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Shofer F, Dolan A, Goldberg EB, Rhodes KV, Hess EP, Bellamkonda VR, Perrone J, Cannuscio CC, Becker L, Rodgers MA, Zyla MM, Bell JJ, McCollum S, Engel-Rebitzer E, Schapira MM, Meisel ZF.: Personalized risk communication and opioid prescribing in association with nonprescribed opioid use: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Acad Emerg Med Page: 851-858, Aug 2023 Notes: 2023 Aug;30(8):851-858.
Lowenstein M, Perrone J, McFadden R, Xiong RA, Meisel ZF, O'Donnell N, Abdel-Rahman D, Moon J, Mitra N, Delgado MK.: Impact of Universal Screening and Automated Clinical Decision Support for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Departments: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis. Ann Emerg Med 82(2): 131-144, Aug 2023 Notes: epub ahead of print.