Ari Benjamin Friedman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Hospital of University of PENN
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Core Faculty, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research, University of Pennsylvania
Fellow, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Department of Emergency Medicine
Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive, Room 408
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive, Room 408
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-5619
Email:
arib@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
arib@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Education:
MS (Health Care Management and Economics)
The Wharton School, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
PhD (Health Care Management and Economics)
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, 2016.
MS (Health Care Management and Economics)
The Wharton School, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
PhD (Health Care Management and Economics)
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Fellow, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research, University of Pennsylvania, 2012-Present.
Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2013-Present.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Harvard, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2016-2019.
Fellow, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research, University of Pennsylvania, 2012-Present.
Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2013-Present.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Harvard, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2016-2019.
Certifications
Wilderness Emergency Medical Responder, 2018.
American Heart Association, 2018.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, 2018.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2018.
Basic Life Support, 2018.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2018.
Permanent linkWilderness Emergency Medical Responder, 2018.
American Heart Association, 2018.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, 2018.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2018.
Basic Life Support, 2018.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2018.
Selected Publications
Chen AT, Kuzma RS, Friedman AB: Identifying low acuity Emergency Department visits with a machine learning approach: The low acuity visit algorithms (LAVA). Health Serv Res 59(4): e14305, Aug 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14305. Epub 2024 Mar 30.Gonzales RE, Seeburger EF, Friedman AB, Agarwal AK: Patient perceptions of behavioral flags in the emergency department: A qualitative analysis. Acad Emerg Med 31(7): 640-648, Jul 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1111/acem.14887. Epub 2024 Mar 21.
Friedman AB: "Making ED Triage Assessments More Accurate." [**. June 17, 2024.](https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/making-ed-triage-assessments-more-accurate/). LDI Blog June 2024 Notes: https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/making-ed-triage-assessments-more-accurate/
Friedman AB, Delgado MK, Weissman GE. . . 2024 May 1;7(5):. : Artificial Intelligence for Emergency Care Triage-Much Promise, but Still Much to Learn. JAMA Netw Open 7(5): e248857, May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.8857.
Kaufman EJ, Wirtalla CJ, Keele LJ, Neuman MD, Rosen CB, Syvyk S, Hatchimonji J, Ginzberg S, Friedman AB, Roberts SE, Kelz RR: Costs of Care for Operative and Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions. Annals of Surgery 279(4): 684-691, Apr 2024 Notes: https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/SLA.0000000000006134), DOI10.1097/SLA.0000000000006134.
McCoy MS, Wu A, Burdyl S, Kim Y, Smith NK, Gonzales R, Friedman AB: User Information Sharing and Hospital Website Privacy Policies. JAMA Netw Open. 7(4), Apr 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.5861.
Friedman AB: EM:RAP behavioral flags. EM:RAP Jan 2024.
Reddy S: How to Know Whether to Go to Your Doctor, or Visit Urgent Care. WSJ Nov 2023 Notes: https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/how-to-know-whether-to-go-to-your-doctor-or-visit-urgent-care-51f91b0b.
Rothman J, Feinberg S: Just What the (Urgent Care) Doctor Ordered. New York Times Nov 2023 Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/business/urgent-care-doctors-citymd.html.
Friedman AB, Singer MR, Blanton KL, Goldfarb CN, Lawal T, Bartz D, Schwartz AL: Information About Provision of Abortion on U.S. Hospital Websites: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Ann Intern Med 176(10): 1434-1436, Oct 2023 Notes: doi: 10.7326/M23-1389.