Katherine R. Courtright, MD, MS

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Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
Core Faculty, Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center, Department of Medicine, PSOM
Faculty member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT)
Member, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Director of Palliative Care Research, Department of Medicine, PSOM
Affiliate faculty, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I), Perelman School of Medicine
Full member, Abramson Cancer Center's Cancer Control Program
Department: Medicine

Contact information
3600 Civic Center Blvd
700E #303
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
BA (Molecular Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
Temple University School of Medicine, 2008.
MS (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
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Selected Publications

Hegarty, Sarah E; Linn, Kristin A.; Zhang, Hong; Teeple, Stephanie; Albert, Paul S; Parikh, Ravi B.; Courtright, Katherine; Kent, David M.; Chen, Jinbo: Assessing Algorithm Fairness Requires Adjustment for Risk Distribution Differences: Re-considering the Equal Opportunity Criterion” medrxiv June 2026.

Song A, Mitchell OJL, Ursoleo JD, Sullivan DR, Rosa W, Courtright KR, Kohn R: Advancing Palliative Care in Cardiac Arrest and Cardiogenic Shock: Identifying Evidence Gaps and Future Research Priorities. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, section Intensive Care Cardiovascular Medicine Apr 2026.

Song A, Brown CK, Chen Z, Harhay MO, Aysola J, Courtright KR: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Inpatient Palliative Care Consults in the US: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), San Diego, CA Mar 2026.

Wang, Hao, Chen, Xinyuan, Courtright, Katherine R, Halpern, Scott, Harhay, Michael, Taljaard, Monica, Li, Fan: On anticipation effect in stepped wedge cluster randomized trials. Statistics in Medicine Page: in press, 2026.

Kahan BC, Bretz F, Copas A, Harhay MO, Collins GS, Bahti M, Bi D, Campbell MK, Courtright KR, Feeney T, Forbes AB, Garg AX, Halpern SD, Heagerty PJ, Hemming K, Hopewell S, Hughes JP, Murray DM, Ross JS, Stewart D, Taljaard M, Ukoumunne OC, Auriemma CL, Li F: CRT-Estimands Framework: consensus-based extension of the ICH E9(R1) addendum for cluster randomised trials. thebmj 2026.

Foxwell, A. M., & Courtright, K. R. : Emotions documented in clinical notes: An interpretative descriptive study. Applied Nursing Research, 90, 152112. sciencedirect.com 2026.

Foxwell, A.M., Meghani, S.M., Courtright, K.R., Huang, L., Rhoads, J., Deatrick, J., Hirschman, K., & Ulrich, C.M. : A Cluster Analysis Of Clinician Distress Trajectories When Caring For Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients. J Palliative Med Page: in press, 2026.

Rachel Kohn*, Katherine R. Courtright*, Maria Grau-Sepulveda, Maren K. Olsen, Vanessa L. Madden, Bethany Sewell, Dorothy Sheu, Yazmeen S. Ahmad, Catherine L. Auriemma, Abigail Nimetz, Anne Dennos, Kimberly W. Hart, Beth Creekmur, Janet Lee, Claudia L. Nau, Huong Q. Nguyen, Susan Wang, Grant Boyer, Tammy Lundstrom, Lindsey Postema, Daniel J. Roth, James Vandewarker, Scott D. Halpern, Yuliya Lokhnygina. : Accuracy and equity of the Epic End-of-Life Care Index in predicting 1-year mortality. JAMA Network Open. In press. 2026.

Marshall, Mary Faith; Davis, F. Daniel; Fogelman, Patricia A.; Oczkowski, Simon; Reid, Julie C.; Arellano, Daniel; Aslakson, Rebecca A.; Campbell, Joshua; Courtright, Katherine; Egressy, Katarine; Epstein, Elizabeth; Green, Ebonye; Hua, May; John, Preeti R.; Kross, Erin K.; Martin, Niels D.; Melo, Bethany A.; Muehlschlegel, Susanne; Perez-Protto, Silvia; Roberts, Ben; Shalev, Daniel; Wescoe Singley, Jennifer MEd; Strickland, Shawna L.; Korzick, Karen A. : Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Adult End-of-Life Care in the ICU. Critical Care Medicine 53(12): e2734-e2746, Dec 2025.

Moin EE, Bayes B, Madden V, Halpern SD, Courtright KR: Disease and Race-Based Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation in Cancer and Noncancer Serious Illnesses. J Am Geriatr Soc 73(7): 2155-2165, Jul 2025.

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Last updated: 07/21/2026
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