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Raina M Merchant, MD MSHP FAHA
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Chief Transformation Officer and Vice President, University of Pennsylvania Health System
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33 University of Pennsylvania, 2009.
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Description of Research Expertise
422 Dr. Merchant is a tenured Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has secondary appointments in the Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, and Division of Health Policy. She is also a physician executive and serves as the Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer for Penn Medicine. Much of her research and operations work bridges new technologies in the fields of cardiovascular health, mental health, cancer care, disaster medicine, public health, health equity and resuscitation science. Dr. Merchant has been continuously funded by the NIH since 2011 and her work has been published in journals such as NEJM, JAMA, Circulation, and Health Affairs. She is a member of the editorial board of JAMA. She is an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow and was recognized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as one of 10 investigators likely to have a significant impact on the future of health and healthcare in the US. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.26 29
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18f Southwick L, Sehgal NKR, Torrente D, Murgulescu V, Schroeder D, Asch DA, Ungar L, Mitra N, Groenveld P, Kimmel SE, Weissman GE, Guntuku SC, Merchant RM. : Digital phenotyping and ASCVD risk: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis using online behavioral data. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research Practice 2026.
112 Agarwal AK, Merchant RM: The Emergency Department as a Public Health Lever: Infrastructure to Drive Intent to Action. Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open 8(10): e2537664, Oct 2025.
108 Bakillah E, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R: The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollees 3f Journal of Surgical Oncology Jun 2025.
127 Gathers CA, Morgan RW, Alley JS, Reeder R, Goldberger Z, Fowler J, Naim M, O’Halloran A, Merchant RM, Kienzle M,Nadkarni V, Berg RA, Sutton RM: Race is not Associated with Medical Emergency Team Evaluation Prior to In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest 4d Resuscitation 211: 110609, Jun 2025 Notes: in press.
1ba Agarwal AK, Gonzalez, RE, Southwick L, Schroeder D, Sharma M, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Balachandran M, Wolk CB, Becker-Haimes EM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM.: Understanding Health Care Workers' Mental Health Needs: Insights from a Qualitative Study on Digital Interventions. BMC Health Services Research. In press. BMC Health Services Research 1: 654, May 2025.
6c Laurie Morrison L, Hunt E, Grunau B, Aufderheide T, Callaway C 2e Tonna J, Sasson C, Blewer A, McNally B, 88 Yannopoulos D, Belohlavek J, Bartos J, Combes A, Idris A, Merchant RM, States L, Tinsley E, Wong R, Youngquist S, Sopko G, Kern K 14f : International Consensus on Evidence Gaps and Research Opportunities in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop. Journal of the American Heart Association Mar 2025 Notes: (in press).
155 Bakillah E, Rosenthal JW, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R. : Colorectal Cancer and Quality of Life: A Medicare Advantage Study by Race, Ethnicity, and Language. Journal of Surgical Oncology Jan 2025 Notes: (epub ahead of print).
19c Southwick L, Gonzales R, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Balachandran M, Wolk CB, Becker-Haimes EM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM, Agarwal AK.: Proactively delivered digital mental health support for health care workers: usability and acceptability evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research Formative Research 2025 Notes: (in press).
14f Bakillah E,Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R: The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollees. Journal of Surgical Oncology 2025 Notes: (in press).
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154 Muir, KJ, Golinelli, D., Lasater, KB, Aiken, LH, Merchant, RM, McHugh, MD., Brooks Carthon, M.: Association of emergency department and medical-surgical nurse staffing on patient departures against medical advice. Journal of Emergency Nursing 2026 Notes: (in press).18f Southwick L, Sehgal NKR, Torrente D, Murgulescu V, Schroeder D, Asch DA, Ungar L, Mitra N, Groenveld P, Kimmel SE, Weissman GE, Guntuku SC, Merchant RM. : Digital phenotyping and ASCVD risk: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis using online behavioral data. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research Practice 2026.
112 Agarwal AK, Merchant RM: The Emergency Department as a Public Health Lever: Infrastructure to Drive Intent to Action. Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open 8(10): e2537664, Oct 2025.
108 Bakillah E, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R: The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollees 3f Journal of Surgical Oncology Jun 2025.
127 Gathers CA, Morgan RW, Alley JS, Reeder R, Goldberger Z, Fowler J, Naim M, O’Halloran A, Merchant RM, Kienzle M,Nadkarni V, Berg RA, Sutton RM: Race is not Associated with Medical Emergency Team Evaluation Prior to In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest 4d Resuscitation 211: 110609, Jun 2025 Notes: in press.
1ba Agarwal AK, Gonzalez, RE, Southwick L, Schroeder D, Sharma M, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Balachandran M, Wolk CB, Becker-Haimes EM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM.: Understanding Health Care Workers' Mental Health Needs: Insights from a Qualitative Study on Digital Interventions. BMC Health Services Research. In press. BMC Health Services Research 1: 654, May 2025.
6c Laurie Morrison L, Hunt E, Grunau B, Aufderheide T, Callaway C 2e Tonna J, Sasson C, Blewer A, McNally B, 88 Yannopoulos D, Belohlavek J, Bartos J, Combes A, Idris A, Merchant RM, States L, Tinsley E, Wong R, Youngquist S, Sopko G, Kern K 14f : International Consensus on Evidence Gaps and Research Opportunities in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop. Journal of the American Heart Association Mar 2025 Notes: (in press).
155 Bakillah E, Rosenthal JW, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R. : Colorectal Cancer and Quality of Life: A Medicare Advantage Study by Race, Ethnicity, and Language. Journal of Surgical Oncology Jan 2025 Notes: (epub ahead of print).
19c Southwick L, Gonzales R, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Balachandran M, Wolk CB, Becker-Haimes EM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM, Agarwal AK.: Proactively delivered digital mental health support for health care workers: usability and acceptability evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research Formative Research 2025 Notes: (in press).
14f Bakillah E,Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R: The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollees. Journal of Surgical Oncology 2025 Notes: (in press).
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