Joanna Hart, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
Affiliated Faculty, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Faculty Fellow, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
Core Faculty, Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
423 Guardian Drive
Blockley 305
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
423 Guardian Drive
Blockley 305
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA (Sociology)
Northwestern University, 2003.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Virginia, 2008.
M.S. (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2014.
Permanent linkBA (Sociology)
Northwestern University, 2003.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Virginia, 2008.
M.S. (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2014.
Description of Clinical Expertise
COPD; general pulmonary medicine; critical care medicineDescription of Other Expertise
teaching in bias, communication, ethics, and patient- and family-centered care; mentoring expertise in behavioral sciences, mixed methods, longitudinal cohort development and maintenance, community-based or participatory research, and groups underrepresented in medical researchDescription of Research Expertise
health care decision making, family-centered care, community-based participatory research practices, behavioral science, qualitative and mixed methodsSelected Publications
Hart JL, Vachani A, Neslund-Dudas C, Gould MK, Facktor MA, Blady S, Bayes B, Sheu D, Madden V, Britez Ferrante E, Patel N, Tian J, Whitman C, Creekmur B, Kohn R, Simoff MJ, Volpp KJ, Small D, Scott M, Holm A, Phenow K, Stephens Shields AJ, Halpern SD: Smoking cessation interventions among underserved patients referred for lung cancer screening. American Thoracic Society May 2026 Notes: Pending decision as late breaking abstract.Hart JL, Li I, Tiver G, Carter D, Mitchell S, Blaum E, Underwood E, Whitman C, Elsakhawy J, Clapp J: Starving for attention: A mixed-methods study of food insecurity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American Thoracic Society May 2026 Notes: poster discussion session.
Hart JL, Carter D, Hinton C, Grilli J, Brown LA, Brier N, Lu Y, Whitman C, Harhay MO, Sims M, Alvarez C, Miller-Matero LR, O'Hayer CV: Supporting Evidence-based Responses to Emotional Needs in Emphysema (SERENE): protocol for a randomized, open-label mechanistic trial comparing Coping Skills Training and disease-specific education for depressive symptoms conducted in United States health systems. Springer Nature Trials February 2026.
Sanchez CE, Schweickert WD, Hart JL: Balancing Autonomy and Duty: Challenges of Managing Intraoperative Consent Revocation. Patient Safety Authority University of Pennsylvania 8(2), 2026.
Hart JL, Carter D, Hinton C, Grilli J, Brown LA, Brier N, Lu Y, Whitman C, Harhay MO, Sims M, Alvarez C, Miller-Matero LR, O'Hayer CV: Supporting evidence-based responses to emotional needs in emphysema (SERENE): Protocol for a randomized, open-label mechanistic trial comparing coping skills training and disease-specific education for depressive symptoms conducted in united states health systems Trials Oct 2025 Notes: (accepted for publication).
Hart JL, Karlic KJ, Lee J, Carter D, Jhonson D, Lukan T, Neaman S, Wang J, : Patient-centered definitions of recovery from acute exacerbation of copd do not align with existing definitions: a qualitative study using an abductive approach American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) October 2025 Notes: poster presentation.
Ashana DC, Tiver G, Cox CE, Madamidola N, Neiman JH, Noval C, Syed B, Patel H, Jaynes S, Jaggers J, Briggs EC, Steinhauser K, Hart JL: A thematic analysis of family perspectives on traumatic stress and critical illness of a loved one. CHEST Crit Care 4(1): 100208, July 2025.
Ashana DC, Hart J, Johnson KS, Briggs EC, Parish A, Olsen MK, Jaggers J, Tiver G, Summer A, Ramadurai D, Madamidola N, Syed B, Trunzo CP, Ramos K, Bah MS, Cox CE: Prevalence and impact of traumatic life events among Black and White family members of ICU patients Ann Am Thorac Soc 22(11): 1720-1728, March 2025.
Hwang, DY; Oczkowski, SJW; Lewis, K; Birriel, B; Downar, J; Farrier, CE; Fiest, KM; Gerritsen, RT; Hart, J; Hartog, CS; Heras-La Calle, G; Hope, AA; Jennerich, AL; Kentish-Barnes, N; Kleinpell, R; Kross, EK; Marshall, AP; Nydahl, P; Peters, T; Rosa, RG; Scruth, E; Sederstrom, N; Stollings, JL; Turnbull, AE; Valley, TS; Netzer, G; Aslakson, RA; Hopkins, RO. : Society of critical care medicine guidelines on family-centered care for adult ICUs: 2024. Crit Care Med 53(2): e465-e482, Feb 2025.
Ramadurai D, Patel H, Chan J, Young J, Clapp JT, Hart JL: Looking to "level the field": A qualitative study of how clinicians operationalize social determinants in critical care. Ann Am Thorac Soc 21(11): 1583-1591, Nov 2024.