Joshua Berkman Kayser - Faculty Biosketch

Joshua Berkman Kayser, MD, MPH, MBE, FCCM

Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Cpl. Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Cpl. Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center

Section Chief, Medical Critical Care, Cpl. Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center

Vice Chief, Department of Medicine, Cpl. Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center

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Department: Medicine

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Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
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Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Email:
joshua.kayser@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Links
b2 Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
60 Center to Advance Palliative Care
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72 Society of Critical Care Medicine
60 American Medical Association
5c American Thoracic Society
73 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
6a Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center 1b Philadelphia, PA
6c American College of Chest Physicians
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13 Education:
21 7 BA 18 (Archaeology) c
35 University of Texas - Austin, 1998.
21 8 MPH 1a (Public Health) c
58 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2002.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
3d Tulane University School of Medicine, 2002.
21 8 MBE 16 (Bioethics) c
50 University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2014.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 55 Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, 2002-2003.
24 55 Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, 2003-2005.
24 73 Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System Fellowship, 2006-2009.
24 a8 Robert L. Mayock Chief Fellow, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2009.
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17 Certifications
28 31 ABIM - Internal Medicine, 2005.
28 32 ABIM - Pulmonary Diseases, 2009.
28 36 ABIM - Critical Care Medicine, 2010.
28 3f ABIM - Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012.
28 44 ABIM - Pulmonary Diseases (recertification), 2019.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

1c End-of-Life
1a ICU Administration
16 Medical Ethics
1b Palliative Medicine
15 Communication
16 Professionalism
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Description of Research Expertise

1c End-of-Life
16 Medical Ethics
14 Communication
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Selected Publications

101 Rachel L Graves, Frances S Shofer, Joshua B Kayser, Jeanmarie Perrone : First-Year Medical Students' Perceptions of Stigma Toward People With Opioid Use Disorder Before and After an Educational Intervention 45 Subst Use Addctn J 45(3): 486-492, Jul 2024.

183 EJ Shearer, JA Blythe, SE Wieten, EW Dzeng, MP Cotler, KB Porter-Williamson, JB Kayser, SM Harman, DC Magnus, JN Batten: Physician Perspectives on Challenges in Understanding Patient Preferences for Emergency Intubation: A Qualitative Assessment of Hospital Code Status Orders. Chest Critical Care 2(2), June 2024.

13d Batten JN, Blythe JA, Wieten SE, Dzeng E, Kruse KE, Cotler MP, Porter-Williamson K, Kayser JB, Harman SM, Magnus D: "No Escalation of Treatment" Designations: A Multi-institutional Exploratory Qualitative Study. Chest 163(1): 192-201, Jan 2023.

125 Joshua B. Kayser and Horace M. DeLisser: Chapter 152: Ethics and Palliative Care in Critical Care Units. Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. Michael A. Grippi, Editor-in-Chief (eds.). 6th Edition: 2659-65, 2022.

128 Joshua B. Kayser: Chapter 27: Managing Conflict in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Management of Chest trauma: A Practical Guide. Adam M. Shiroff, Mark J. Seamon, Lewis J. Kaplan (eds.). Springer Press, Page: 41-50, 2022.

93 Batten JN, Blythe JA, Wieten S, Cotler MP, Kayser JB, Porter-Williamson K, Harman S, Dzeng E, Magnus D. 87 : Variation in the design of Do Not Resuscitate orders and other code status options: a multi-institutional qualitative study. 3f BMJ Qual Saf 30(8): 668-677, Aug 2021.

114 Jason N Batten, Jacob A Blythe, Sarah Wieten, Miriam Piven Cotler, Joshua B Kayser, Karin Porter-Williamson, Stephanie Harman, Elizabeth Dzeng, David Magnus: Variation in the design of Do Not Resuscitate orders and other code 39 status options: a multi-institutional qualitative study 46 BMJ Quality & Safety Page: 668-677, Aug 2021.

1fb Jerry J. Zimmerman, Lori A. Harmon, Pamela L Smithburger, Darlene Chaykosky, Alan C. Heffner, Marilyn Hravnak, Jason M. Kane, Joshua B. Kayser, Megan B. Lane-Fall, Renee I. Matos, Riza V. Mauricio, David J. Murphy, Michael Nurok, Anita J. Reddy, Eric Ringle, Edward G. Seferian, Norma M. Smalls-Mantey, Kathleen B. To, Lewis J. Kaplan: Choosing Wisely For Critical Care: The Next Five. Critical Care Medicine Page: 472-481, Mar 2021.

119 Catherine L. Auriemma and Joshua B. Kayser: The Do-Not-Intubate Order. Shared Decision Making in Adult Critical Care. Matthew N. Jaffa and David Y. Hwang (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Page: 41-50, 2021.

b5 JB Kayser, LJ Kaplan: Conflict Management in the Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Medicine 48: 1349, 2020.

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