Selected Publications

Laura Kavanaugh, MHCI, Shane Thomas, MBA, Sean Lynch, Damien Leri, MPH, Ruiying A. Xiong, MS, Lin Xu, MS, Christopher Snider, MPH, Jeffrey P. Ebert, PhD, Michael O. Harhay, PhD, MPH, Yingying Lu, PhD, MBA, Nathan Orwig, Noelle Desir, Iain Noel Encarnacion, MS, Nicholas Mollanazar, MD, MBA, Rachel Thomas, MHA, Charles Bae, MD, Yevgeniy Gitelman, MD, Lauren Hahn, MBA, Kathleen Lee, MD, Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBA, Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP, M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS: From Rapid Randomized Trial to Scaled Implementation: Automated Calls Added to SMS Reminders Reduce Missed Appointments Among High-Risk Patients. NEJM Catalyst | Innovations in Care Delivery 2026.

Yevgeniy Gitelman Yevgeniy.Gitelman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Gideon Whitehead, Gideon.Whitehead@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Laura Kavanaugh, Laura.Kavanaugh@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu Steve Honeywell Jr., Steven.Honeywell2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Carolina Garzón carolina.garzon.mrad@gmail.com Lauren Hahn, Lauren.Hahn@PennMedicine.upenn.edu Kathleen Lee, Kathleen.Lee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Roy Rosin roy.rosin@gmail.com Shivan Mehta, Shivan.Mehta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Michael Cella, Michael.Cella@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Raina Merchant, Raina.Merchant@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Mitchell Schnall, Mitchell.Schnall@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Joel G Laramee, Joel.Laramee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Thomas Duffy, Thomas.Duffy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Mary (Liz) Deleener, Mary.Deleener@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Philynn Hepschmidt, Philynn.Hepschmidt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Aarush Sahni, Aarush.Sahni@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu Christopher Streiffer, Christopher.Streiffer@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu Divya Saini s.divyasaini@gmail.com Bhavana Kunisetty, Bhavana.Kunisetty@PennMedicine.upenn.edu Alex Peraza, Alex.Peraza@PennMedicine.upenn.edu Patrick J Kelly, Patrick.Kelly@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu Emeka Anyanwu, Emeka.Anyanwu@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu : coordn8: Automating electronic medical records fax processing reduces workforce burden and improves staff wellbeing. NEJM Catalyst December 2025.

Samimi S, Hahn L, Gudobba C, Mollanazar N, Akiyama K, Vittorio C, Leri D, Gitelan Y, O’Malley C, Merchant R, Asch DA, Rosin R, Balachandran M, Khan N, Snider C, Lee KC, Kovarik C: Teledermatology Transformed Through an Automated Previsit Engagement Strategy. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 3(9) 3(9), Aug 2022.

Lee KC, Morgan AU, Chaiyachati KH, Asch DA, Xiong RA, Do D, Kilaru AS, Lam D, Parambath A, Friedman AB, Meisel ZF, Snider CK, Chisholm DL, Kelly S, Hemmons JE, Abdel-Rahman D, Ebert J, Ghosh M, Reilly J, O'Malley CJ, Hahn L, Mannion NM, Huffenberger AM, McGinley S, Balachandran M, Khan N, Shea JA, Mitra N, Delgado MK: Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with Covid-19 at Home - A Pragmatic, Randomized Trial. N Engl J Med 386(19): 1857-1859, May 2022.

Delgado MK, Morgan AU, Asch DA, Xiong RA, Kilaru AS, Lee KC, Do D, Friedman AB, Meisel ZF, Snider CK, Lam D, Parambath A, Wood C, Wilson CM, Perez M, Chisholm DL, Kelly S, O'Malley CJ, Mannion NM, Huffenberger AM, McGinley S, Balachandran M, Khan N, Mitra N, Chaiyachati KH: Comparative Effectiveness of an Automated Text Messaging Service for Monitoring COVID-19 at Home. Ann Intern Med 175(2): 179-190, Feb 2022 Notes: doi: 10.7326/M21-2019. Epub 2021 Nov 16.

South EC, Lee KC, Oyekanmi K, Buckler DG, Jordan, M, Tiako N, Martin T, Kornfield SL, Srinivas S.: Nurtured in Nature: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Time in Greenspace among Urban-Dwelling Pregnant Women. J Urban Health 98(6): 822-831, Dec 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11524-021-00544-z. Epub 2021 May 20.

Kilaru AS, Lee KC, Grossman L, Mankoff Z, Snider CK, Bressman E, Porges SB, Hemmert KC, Greysen SR, Asch DA, Delgado MK. : Short-Stay Hospitalizations for Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med. 10(9): 1966, May 2021 Notes: doi: 10.3390/jcm10091966.

Lee KC, Al-Ramahi N, Hahn L, Donnell T, Schonewolf LJ, Khan N, O’Malley C, Khatri UG, Pearlman E, Balachandran M, Asch DA, Herndon WL, Mallozzi C, Green-McKenzie J, Kasbekar N, Cullom C, Carney S, Shaw W, Sullivan P, Okala P, Brennan PJ, South EC. : Operationalizing Equity: A Rapid-Cycle Innovation Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination in Black Neighborhoods. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery April 2021.

Tecce, Michael; Hahn, Lauren; Welch, Bethany; Okawa, David; Wendler, Daniel; Kalva, Saiesh; Snider, Christopher; Delgado, Mucio; Flynn, Danielle; Balachandran, Mohan; Rosin, Roy; Merchant, Raina; Serletti, Joseph; Lee, Kathleen : Value-based Care Transformation: How Penn Medicine Reimagined Breast Reconstruction, Shifting the Balance of Post-op Care from Clinic to Home. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 2(4), April 2021 Notes: In Press.

Austin S. Kilaru MD, MSHP Kathleen Lee MD Christopher K. Snider MPH Zachary F. Meisel MD, MSHP, MPH David A. Asch MD, MBA Nandita Mitra PhD M. Kit Delgado MD, MS: Return Hospital Admissions Among 1419 COVID‐19 Patients Discharged from Five U.S. Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 27(10): 1039-1042, October 2020.