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 inpatient pulmonology and critical care. She serves as an attending physician on the following services: Pulmonology Consultation Services, the Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab, and the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.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 is primarily at the intersection of health services, healthcare operations, and healthcare delivery equity, particularly surrounding representativeness in clinical trials and other prospective research, and inpatient care deliverySelected Publications
Federico L, Kwiatkowski C, Dine CJ, Lu Y, Prasad TV, Dress E, Scott S, Harhay MO, Hadler RA, Kohn R: Psychometric properties of the Patient Dignity Inventory in a longitudinal cohort of acute respiratory failure survivors. Critical Care Medicine July 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000007272.Fanaroff AC, Patel N, Whitman C, Lieberman A, Blady S, Morse C, Naseer N, Weave J, Ogunniyi M, Kohn R, Morris AA, Stephens-Shields A, Volpp KG, Halpern SD: Messaging informed by behavioral economics and representativeness in clinical research enrollment: Four randomized clinical trials. JAMA Network Open 9(7): e2622773, July 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.22773.
Klaiman T, Silvestri JA, Britez Ferrante E, Sheu D, Lieberman A, Dress E, Ogunniyi MO, Dickert NW, Lane-Fall MB, Frasso R, Kohn R: Perceptions of research participation among underrepresented groups: Insights using freelisting methodology. PLoS One July 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351215.
Chesley CF, Lu Y, Kohn R, Gershengorn HB, Vranas KC, Hough CL, Yakusheva O, Costa DK, Marriott DJ, Asch DA, Belk A, Scott S, Wang W, Kerlin : Quantifying nurse and physician clinical performance for mechanically ventilated patients. Health Services Research 61(4): e70153, July 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70153.
Sheu D, Kaholokula JK, Jacobson M, Warren KR, Wang PJ, Kohn R: Beyond words: A call to action for language inclusivity in prospective research. Journal of General Internal Medicine Epub ahead of print, July 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11606-026-10504-5.
Belk A, Kwiatkowski C, Dress E, Scott S, Tian J, Haines K, Harhay M, Hadler RA, Kohn R: Patient dignity in long-term recovery among survivors of acute respiratory failure: A prospective cohort study. The University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine Research Day June 2026.
Chesley C, Yakusheva O, Lu Y, Kohn R, Belk A, Scott S, Halpern S, Kerlin M: Clinician contributions to disparities in severity of illness trajectories among mechanically ventilated patients. medRxiv June 2026 Notes: https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2026.06.23.26356358v1.
Patel B, Dircksen J, Suleiman Z, Berger R, Lazo L, Arcot K, Roth DJ, Halpern SD, Kohn R: Disparities in health-related social needs prevalence among patients with asthma: A retrospective cohort study. The University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine Research Day June 2026.
Patel B, Dircksen J, Suleiman Z, Berger R, Lazo L, Arcot K, Roth DJ, Halpern SD, Kohn R: Disparities in health-related social needs prevalence among patients with asthma: A retrospective cohort study. American Thoracic Society International Conference May 2026.
Wilson T. Brannen E. Vranas KC, Viglianti EM, Kumar A, Moroz L, Bernstein T, Iwashyna TJ, Ashana DC, Chen C, Gershengorn H, Kohn R, Vail E, Hauschildt KE: Pulmonary and critical care physicians report limited institutional support and increased moral distress in states with abortion prohibitions. American Thoracic Society International Conference May 2026.