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
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.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.
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.
Bottussi A, Monaco F, Sullivan DR, Kohn R, Haines KJ, Applebaum AJ, Byrne-Martelli S, Hadler R, Hiser S, Maguire JM, McCall M, Mehta A, Tolchin DW, Bruera E, Mercadante S, Tolchin B, Boigt LP, Rosa WE, D’Andria Ursoleo J. : Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about caring for people with post-intensive care syndrome. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2026.
Bottussi A, Song A, Kohn R, D’Andria Ursoleo J: Comment on “Palliative care in acute cardiovascular hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample analysis” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2026.
Kerlin MP, Harhay MO, Li F, Small DS, Lu Y, Wang W, Fuchs BD, Mikkelsen ME, Tran T, Belk A, Silvestri JA, Klaiman T, Scott S, Levy E, Sjoding MW, Kohn R, Roberts KJ, Beidas RS, Halpern SD: Nudging implementation of low tidal volume ventilation: A stepped wedge, cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science 2026.
Silvestri JA, Kwiatkowski C, Dress EM, Prasad TV, Ryu E, Kerlin MP, Harhay MO, Klaiman T, Kohn R: Acute respiratory failure survivors’ needs throughout a year of recovery: A qualitative analysis using the Timing It Right framework. CHEST Critical Care 3(4): 100185, December 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2025.100185.