Harold I. Palevsky - Faculty Biosketch

Harold I. Palevsky, MD

Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Attending Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Attending Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine , Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine , Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Bach Fund Grant Review Committee, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Co-director, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: (215) 294-9741
Fax: (215) 243-4643

Email:
harold.palevsky@uphs.upenn.edu

Publications

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Education:
A.B.
Columbia College of Columbia University, New York, NY, 1973.
M.D. (Medicine)
Medical College of Virginia, 1978.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1978-1979.
Resident in Medicine , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1979-1981.
Fellow, Cardiovascular-Pulmonary Division , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1981-1984.

Certifications
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners , 1979.
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (Recertified, 11/97 and 5/2007), 1981.
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Medicine, (Recertified, 11/1997, 5/2007 and 10/2017), 1984.
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board in Critical Care Medicine, (recertified, 11/1997, 5/2007 and 10/2017) , 1987.
UNOS Certification, Transplant Pulmonologist, 1993.

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Description of Research Expertise

Clinical studies of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary vascular disease and pulmonary thromboembolic disease.

Description of Clinical Expertise

Pulmonary Vascular Disease - Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism (acute and chronic), Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease, Lung Transplantation, Evaluation of Unexplained Dyspnea

Selected Publications

Alam, S and Palevsky, HP.: Pulmonary hypertension and acute right heart failure. Respiratory Emergencies. Edited by A. Fein, S. Kamholz and D. Ost. (eds.). Hodder Arnold, London. Chapter 13E: 375-403, 2006.

Palevsky, HI and Fishman, AP. : Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary hypertension. Theory and Practice of Vascular Medicine. P.Lanzer and E. Topol (eds.). (in press).

Palevsky, HI. : Pulmonary hypertension. The Pocket Doctor, 3rd edition, E.S. Schulman and M.S. Sherman, (eds.). McGraw-Hill, New York, (in press) Notes:

Archer-Chicko, C, Housten-Harris, T, Palevsky, HI. : Practical nursing issues in the outpatient management of pulmonary vascular disease. Pulmonary Vascular Disease J. Mandel and D.B. Taichman (eds.). Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, PA, Chapter 21: 314, 2006.

Kawut, S. M., Taichman, D.B., Ahya, V. N., Kaplan Sandra, Archer-Chicko, C.L. Kimmel, S. E. Palevsky, H. I.: Hemodynamics and survival of patients with portopulmonary hypertension. Liver Transplantation 11(9): 1107-11, 2005.

Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., White, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O.: Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Respir. Res. 6(1), 2005.

Taichman DB, Palevsky, H.I.: Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with the Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Bosentan. Clin. Pulmonary Medicine 12: 121-127. 2005.

Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Sager, J.S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I: Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Respir. Res. 6(92), 2005.

Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O.: Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2: A205, May 2005 Notes: Presented at the ALS/ATS 101st International Conference, SanDiego, CA, May 2005.

Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I. : Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension CHEST 128: 292S, 2005 Notes: Presented at the CHEST 2005 International Conference, Montreal Quebec, Canada, November 2005.