Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center, core member, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
836 Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
836 Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology, concentration in Patient Centered Outcomes Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Permanent linkBA (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology, concentration in Patient Centered Outcomes Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Kohn's clinical interests include pulmonology and critical care. She serves as an attending physician on the following services: Pulmonology Primary and Consult Services, Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, and Critical Care Outreach and Procedure Service of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Kohn completed a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests lie at the intersection of health services research and healthcare operations within learning health systems. Her primary research interests include "ward capacity strain," when the demand for clinical resources on hospital wards exceeds availability thus impacting patient care, and "geographic dispersion," when specialty wards exceed capacity and patients overflow to alternate locations. Her goals include improving patient-centered outcomes and healthcare efficiency within learning health systems.Selected Publications
Kohn R, Weissman GE, Wang W, Ingraham NE, Scott S, Bayes B, Anesi GL, Halpern SD, Kipnis P, Liu VX, Dudley RA, Kerlin MP: Prediction of in-hospital mortality among intensive care unit patients using modified daily Laboratory-based Acute Physiology Scores, version 2 (LAPS2). Medical Care 61(8): 562-569, August 2023.Britez Ferrante E, Blady S, Sheu D, Lieberman A, Mussell A. Bair EF, Zhu J, Kohn R: The Joint Research Practices Working Group: Two academic research Centers’ approach to promote inclusive and anti-racist research. The University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine Research Day June 2023 Notes: poster session.
Chow CP, Chesley CF, Ward M, Neergaard R, Prasad TV, Dress EM, Reagan S, Kalyani P, Smyk N, Turner AP, Agyekum RS, Ittner CAG, Sandsmark DK, Meyer NJ, Harhay MO, Kohn R, Auriemma CL: Patients’ perspectives on life and recovery 1 year after COVID-19 hospitalization. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2: 1-9, June 2023.
Ginestra JC,* Kohn R,* Hubbard RA, Auriemma CL, Patel MS, Anesi GL, Kerlin MP, Weissman GE (*co-first authors): Association of time of day with delays in antimicrobial initiation among ward patients with hospital-onset sepsis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society Page: epub ahead of print, June 2023.
Parker BS, Stamm R, Saleh S, D’ambrosia S, Gabriel P, Pigford H, Kohn R, Wani A: O2range: An innovative health system implementation of nurse/respiratory therapist-driven oxygen management to achieve evidence-based goal oximetry ranges. The University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine Research Day June 2023 Notes: poster session.
Bressman E, Kohn R, Song H, Greysen SR: Geographic cohorting by clinical care team: A narrative review. Annals of Palliative Medicine Page: epub ahead of print, May 2023.
Kohn R, Harhay MO, Weissman GE, Urbanowicz R, Wang W, Anesi GL, Scott S, Bayes B, Greysen SR, Halpern SD, Kerlin MP: A data-driven analysis of ward capacity strain metrics that predict clinical outcomes among survivors of acute respiratory failure. Journal of Medical Systems 2023.
Women in Critical Care (WICC) Interest Group of the American Thoracic Society* (member of the WICC Interest Group of the American Thoracic Society): Wellness and coping of physicians who worked in intensive care units during the pandemic: A North American survey. Critical Care Medicine 50(12): 1689-1700, Dec 2022.
Lieberman A, Iglesias L, Kohn R, Scott S, Fuchs BD, Weissman GE, Kerlin MP: Prone positioning in COVID-19 vs non-COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome in the COVID-19 pandemic. CHEST International Conference October 2022 Notes: poster session.
Iglesias L, Lieberman A, Kohn R, Scott S, Fuchs BD, Weissman GE, Kerlin MP: Does evidence-based care for individuals with ARDS differ by race? A retrospective cohort. CHEST International Conference October 2022 Notes: poster session.