Katharine E. Secunda, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
Medical Director, Pavilion Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Education and Social Policy)
Northwestern University, 2007.
Post bac (Pre-health Program)
Loyola University, 2009.
MD (Medicine)
Northwestern Universityy Feinberg School of Medicine, 2014.
Permanent linkBS (Education and Social Policy)
Northwestern University, 2007.
Post bac (Pre-health Program)
Loyola University, 2009.
MD (Medicine)
Northwestern Universityy Feinberg School of Medicine, 2014.
Description of Clinical Expertise
CommunicationEnd-of-life Care
Mechanical Ventilation
Patient and Family Engagement in the ICU
Selected Publications
Ramaduria D, Flack K, Wu L, Kass-Gergi S, Heath JK, Kreider ME, Dine CJ, Secunda KE: Multimodal Interdisciplinary Mechanical Ventilation Education for Critical Care Trainees: A Pilot Curriculum. American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA May 2024.Ramaduria D, Flack K, Wu L, Kass-Gergi S, Heath JK, Kreider ME, Dine CJ, Secunda KE : Multimodal Interdisciplinary Mechanical Ventilation Education for Critical Care Trainees: A Pilot Curriculum. 2024 APCCMPD Annual Conference March 2024.
Secunda, KE, Derrington, S: Using Time-Limited Trials to Navigate Uncertainty and Hope in the ICU. Critical Connections Summer 2024.
Kruser JM, Nadig NR, Viglianti EM, Clapp JT, Secunda KE, Halpern SD: Time-limited trials for patients with critical illness: a review of the literature. CHEST December 2023.
Reif M, Secunda KE, Clapp JT, Viglianti EM, Mylvaganam R, Peliska M, Holl JL, Kruser JM: The Duality of “Goals of Care” Language: A Qualitative Focus Group Study with Frontline Clinicians. J Pain Symptom Manage August 2023.
Secunda KE, Kruser JM: Patient-Centered and Family-Centered Care in the Intensive Care Unit. Clin Chest Med 43(3): 539-550, September 2022.
Secunda, KE and Hart, JL: One Guideline May Not Fit All: Tailored Evidence May Improve Critical Care Delivery. Ann Am Thorac Soc 19(8): 1273-1274, August 2022.
Smith MM, Secunda KE, Cohen ER, Wayne DB, Vermylen JH, Wood GJ: Clinical Experience Is Not a Proxy for Competence: Comparing Fellow and Medical Student Performance in a Breaking Bad News Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Curriculum. The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care Page: doi:10.1177/10499091221106176, May 2022.
Reif M, Secunda KE, Viglianti EM, Mylvaganam R, Peliska M, Krolikowski K, Kruser JM: The Duality of "Goals of Care" Language Among Frontline Clinicians in the ICU: A Qualitative Study. American Thoracic Society, San Fransisco, CA May 2022 Notes: Oral presentation.
Pickens CO, Gao CA, Cuttica MJ, Smith SB, Pesce LL, Grant RA, Kang M, Morales-Nebreda L, Bavishi AA, Arnold JM, Pawlowski A, Qi C, Budinger GRS, Singer BD, Wunderink RG; NU COVID Investigators.: Bacterial Superinfection Pneumonia in Patients Mechanically Ventilated for COVID-19 Pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 204: 921-932, Oct 2021 Notes: Secunda among the NU COVID Investigators.