Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center, core member, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
836 Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
836 Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education
BA (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology, concentration in Patient Centered Outcomes Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Permanent linkBA (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology, concentration in Patient Centered Outcomes Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Kohn's clinical interests include inpatient pulmonology and critical care. She serves as an attending physician on the following services: Pulmonology Consultation Services, the Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab, and the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Kohn completed a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research is primarily at the intersection of health services, healthcare operations, and healthcare delivery equity, particularly surrounding representativeness in clinical trials and other prospective research, and inpatient care deliverySelected Publications
Klaiman T, Silvestri JA, Britez Ferrante E, Sheu D, Lieberman A, Dress E, Ogunniyi MO, Dickert NW, Lane-Fall MB, Frasso R, Kohn R: Perceptions of research participation among underrepresented groups: Insights using freelisting methodology. PLoS One July 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351215.Belk A, Kwiatkowski C, Dress E, Scott S, Tian J, Haines K, Harhay M, Hadler RA, Kohn R: Patient dignity in long-term recovery among survivors of acute respiratory failure: A prospective cohort study. The University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine Research Day June 2026.
Chesley C, Yakusheva O, Lu Y, Kohn R, Belk A, Scott S, Halpern S, Kerlin M: Clinician contributions to disparities in severity of illness trajectories among mechanically ventilated patients. medRxiv June 2026 Notes: https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2026.06.23.26356358v1.
Patel B, Dircksen J, Suleiman Z, Berger R, Lazo L, Arcot K, Roth DJ, Halpern SD, Kohn R: Disparities in health-related social needs prevalence among patients with asthma: A retrospective cohort study. The University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine Research Day June 2026.
Patel B, Dircksen J, Suleiman Z, Berger R, Lazo L, Arcot K, Roth DJ, Halpern SD, Kohn R: Disparities in health-related social needs prevalence among patients with asthma: A retrospective cohort study. American Thoracic Society International Conference May 2026.
Bottussi A, Song A, Kohn R, D’Andria Ursoleo J: Letter to the Editor regarding “Palliative care in acute cardiovascular hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample analysis” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 71(5): e654-e656, May 2026.
Brannen E, Wilson T, Vranas KC, Viglianti EM, Kumar A, Moroz L, Bernstein T, Iwashyna TJ, Ashana DC, Chen C, Gershengorn H, Kohn R, Vail E, Hauschildt KE: Physicians report numerous impacts to pulmonary and critical care practice from state abortion prohibitions. American Thoracic Society International Conference May 2026.
Patel B, Dircksen J, Suleiman Z, Berger R, Lazo L, Arcot K, Roth DJ, Halpern SD, Kohn R: Absence of selection effects in health-related social needs screening among asthma and COPD patients in a national US health system. American Thoracic Society International Conference May 2026.
Wilson T. Brannen E. Vranas KC, Viglianti EM, Kumar A, Moroz L, Bernstein T, Iwashyna TJ, Ashana DC, Chen C, Gershengorn H, Kohn R, Vail E, Hauschildt KE: Pulmonary and critical care physicians report limited institutional support and increased moral distress in states with abortion prohibitions. American Thoracic Society International Conference May 2026.
Federico L, Kwiatkowski C, Dine CJ, Lu Y, Prasad TV, Dress E, Scott S, Harhay MO, Hadler RA, Kohn R: Psychometric properties of the Patient Dignity Inventory in a longitudinal cohort of acute respiratory failure survivors. Critical Care Medicine 2026.