Nova Panebianco, MD, MPH
Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
EM333 EM Ultrasound Clerkship Director, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Emergency Ultrasound , University of Pennsylvania
dCOAP, University of Pennsylvania HUP
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Department of Emergency Medicine
Administrative Office:
3400 Spruce Street
Ground Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Administrative Office:
3400 Spruce Street
Ground Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6698 - Ext 3
Education
BS (Biology)
SUNY Binghampton, 1999.
MD (Medicine)
SUNY Stonybrook School of Medicine, 2004.
MPH (Clinical Epidemiology)
SUNY Albany School of Public Health, 2004.
BS (Biology)
SUNY Binghampton, 1999.
MD (Medicine)
SUNY Stonybrook School of Medicine, 2004.
MPH (Clinical Epidemiology)
SUNY Albany School of Public Health, 2004.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern to Dr. Antonia Novello, New York State Commissioner of Health and former United States Surgeon General., 1999-2000.
Emergency Medicine Residency , North Shore University Hospital, 2004-2007.
Fellowship, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2007-2008.
Intern to Dr. Antonia Novello, New York State Commissioner of Health and former United States Surgeon General., 1999-2000.
Emergency Medicine Residency , North Shore University Hospital, 2004-2007.
Fellowship, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2007-2008.
Certifications
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2004.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2004.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2004.
Basic Cardiac Life Support, 2004.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2008.
National Board of Echocardiography, Testamure of Critical Care Echocardiography, 2019.
Permanent linkPediatric Advanced Life Support, 2004.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2004.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2004.
Basic Cardiac Life Support, 2004.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2008.
National Board of Echocardiography, Testamure of Critical Care Echocardiography, 2019.
Description of Research Expertise
emergency ultrsoundbedside ultrasound
ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement
critical care ultrasound
Description of Clinical Expertise
emergency ultrsoundbedside ultrasound
ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement
critical care ultrasound
point-of-care ultrasound
Selected Publications
John C Greenwood, Charith Ratnayake, Moizza Shabbir, Samantha Opitz, David H Jang, Wook-Jin Choi, Nova L Panebianco, Frances S Shofer, John GT Augoustides, Jan Bakker, Joyce W Wald, Benjamin S Abella: Timing of inotropic support is associated with mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure-associated cardiogenic shock. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental December 2025.David Killeen, Frances Shofer, Nova Panebianco, Gwen Baraniecki-Zwil, Jeffery Kramer: A retrospective analysis of soft tissue Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in primary care. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2025.
Barrett, J., Shofer, F. S., Baraniecki-Zwil, G., Flattery, K., Moore, C., & Panebianco, N. : Does a National Ultrasound Workshop Sustain Confidence and Increase Uptake. SSRN July 2025.
Richard J. Gawel, Jeffrey A. Kramer MD, Nova Panebianco MD, MPH a, Michael Gottlieb MD, Frances S. Shofer PhD, Michael Shalaby MD.: Erector spinae plane block for management of acute opioid withdrawal in the emergency department: A case report. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 90, April 2025.
Barrett J., Moore C., Kramer J., Panebianco N.: You've Gotten Under my Skin: How to Make a Simple, Non-Perishable, Low-Cost Soft Tissue Infection Ultrasound Simulator. POCUS Journal April 2025.
Díaz-Gómez, José L.; Sharif, Sameer 1 ; Ablordeppey, Enyo; Lanspa, Michael J.; Basmaji, John; Carver, Thomas; Taylor, Jayne Chirdo; Gargani, Luna; Goffi, Alberto 2 ; Hynes, Allyson M. 2 ; Hernandez, Antonio; Kasal, Jan; Koratala, Abhilash; Kort, Smadar; Lindbloom, Peter; Liu, Rachel; Livezey, Pete; Lobo, Viveta; Malone, Susan; Mayo, Paul; Mitchell, Carol; Niu, Ng; Panebianco, Nova; Parekh, Madhavi; Price, Susana; Sarwal, Aarti; Teran, Felipe; Via, Gabriele; Vieillard-Baron, Antoine; Weekes, Anthony; Wiley, Brandon; Lewis, Kimberley 2 ; Nikravan, Sara: Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Adult Critical Care Ultrasonography: Focused Update 2024. Critical Care Medicine 53(2), February 2025.
Kamilaris A, Kramer JA, Baraniecki-Zwil G, Shofer F, Moore C, Panebianco N, Chan W.: Development of a novel observed structured clinical exam to assess clinical ultrasound proficiency in undergraduate medical education. Ultrasound J. 25(15), september 2023.
Mohamed Elfadil, M., Baraniecki-Zwil, G., Fowose, M. H., Schiff, J., Munawar, M., Panebianco, N., & Kramer, J. A.: Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in A Resource-Limited Health Care Setting in Southeast Ghana: A Needs Assessment. medRxiv Page: 2023-07, 2023.
Reisinger N., Lahani S., Hogemeier J., Panebianco N., Baston C.: Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose Pulmonary Congestion Among Patients on Hemodialysis: Comparison of Full Versus Abbreviated Scanning Protocols. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 79(2), February 2022.
Peter T. Evan, Robert S. Zhang, Yulei Cao, Sean Breslin, Nova Panebianco, Cameron M. Baston, David M. DiBardino: The Use of Thoracic Ultrasound to Predict Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusion. The POCUS Journal 6, Nov 2021.