Kerri Akaya Smith, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
Clinical Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension/Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Perelman School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Disease Team, Penn Heart and Vascular Service Line, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
834 West Gates Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
834 West Gates Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3202
Fax: 215-614-0869
Fax: 215-614-0869
Email:
akaya.smith@uphs.upenn.edu
akaya.smith@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BA (Biology and English Literature)
University of Virginia, 1999.
MD (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 2003.
Permanent linkBA (Biology and English Literature)
University of Virginia, 1999.
MD (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 2003.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pulmonary hypertension, Pulmonary vascular diseaseSelected Publications
Jacqueline V Scott, Jude Moutchia, Robin L McClelland, Nadine Al-Naamani, Ethan Weinberg, Harold I Palevsky, Jasleen Minhas, Dina K Appleby, Akaya Smith, Steven C Pugliese, Corey E Ventetuolo, Steven M Kawut: Novel Liver Injury Phenotypes and Outcomes in Clinical Trial Participants with Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 210(8), Oct 2024.Jacqueline V Scott, Jude Moutchia, Robin L McClelland, Nadine Al-Naamani, Ethan Weinberg, Harold I Palevsky, Jasleen Minhas, Dina K Appleby, Akaya Smith, Steven C Pugliese, Corey E Ventetuolo, and Steven M Kawut: Novel Liver Injury Phenotypes and Outcomes in Clinical Trial Participants with Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Page: 1045-1056, October 2024.
Jasleen Minhas, Jude Moutchia, Nadine Al-Naamani, Jeremy A. Mazurek 3, John H. Holmes 2, Dina Appleby, K. Akaya Smith, Jason S. Fritz, Steven C. Pugliese , Harold I. Palevsky, and Steven M. Kawut: Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and Their Association with Outcomes in Randomized Clinical Trials of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 21(6): 858-865, June 2024.
M. Dolley, M. Prakash, A. Smith, J. A. Mazurek, C. L. Archer-Chicko, C. Provine, J. S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, S. M. Kawut, H. I. Palevsky, C. Compher, N. Al-Naamani: Diet Quality in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine May 2024 Notes: Poster presentation.
B.E. Mccarthy, R. Feng, D.A. Torigian, Y. Tong, J.S. Fritz, J.K. Minhas, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, S.C. Pugliese, J.K. Udupa, S.M. Kawut, N. Al-Naamani,: Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine May 2024 Notes: Poster presentation.
M. Prakash, J. Hsieh, H.I. Palevsky, C.L. Archer-Chicko, J.A. Mazurek, J.S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, A. Smith, J. Minhas, C. Provine, S.M. Kawut, and N. Al-Naamani.: Frailty and Body Composition in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Am J Respir Crit Care Med May 2023 Notes: Poster presentation.
B.E. Mccarthy, R. Feng, D.A. Torigian, Y. Tong, J.S. Fritz, J.K. Minhas, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, S.C. Pugliese, J.K. Udupa, S.M. Kawut, and N. Al-Naamani. : Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated With Worse Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Am J Respir Crit Care Med May 2023 Notes: Poster presentation.
J. Hsieh, T. Lapatra, M. Pipke, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, J.A. Mazurek, S. Pugliese, J.S. Fritz, N. Al-Naamani, S.M. Kawut, and J. Minhas.: Pilot Study of a Novel Biosensor Device in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Am J Respir Crit Care Me May 2023 Notes: Poster presentation.
H.-M. Pan, W. Yang, J. Moutchia, R. McClelland, D. Appleby, J. Minhas, S. Pugliese, A. Smith, N. Al-Naamani, and S.M. Kawut: "Super-responders" in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med May 2023 Notes: Poster presentation.
J. Minhas, J. Moutchia, R. McClelland, D. Appleby, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, J.S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, J. Holmes, H.I. Palevsky, N. Al-Naamani, and S.M. Kawut.: Electrocardiography (ECG) Findings in Clinical Trials of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (abstract). Am J Respir Crit Care Med May 2023 Notes: Poster presentation.