Austin S. Kilaru, MD, MSHP

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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Core Faculty, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research
Faculty, Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Deputy Director, The Parity Center
Physician Leads, Acute Care Initiatives, Center for Healthcare Transformation and Innovation
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
414 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8215
Email: austin.kilaru@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research
Education:
BA
Yale University, 2007.
 MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2014.
 MS (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Post-Graduate Training
Residency in Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, 2014-2018.
 National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-2020.
 Advanced Health Policy Scholar, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2020-2021.
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2020.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Emergency medicine

Description of Other Expertise

Health policy, healthcare delivery and innovation, value-based care

Description of Research Expertise

Health policy, health services, healthcare delivery and innovation, payment reform, value-based care, care coordination, substance use disorder

Selected Publications

Zikry HE, Schriger DL, Kilaru AS.: Hospital Participation in the Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver Program. JAMA 333: 718-720, Feb 2025.

 Kilaru AS, Zikry HE.: The Role of Emergency Medicine in Hospital-at-Home. Ann Emerg Med Apr 2025.

 Kilaru AS, Liao JM, Wang E, Zhao Y, Zhu J, Ng G, Shirk T, Cousins DS, Kanter GP, Ibrahim S, Navathe AS.: Association between mandatory bundled payments and changes in socioeconomic disparities for joint replacement outcomes. Health Serv Res October 2024.

 Harrison J, McDermott G, Dixon EL, Mehta M, Haider A, Rareshide C, Southwick L, Agarwal AK, Merchant RM, Kilaru AS.: Eligibility of emergency department patients for public benefit programs. Acad Emerg Med 2024.

 Kilaru AS, Scheulen JJ, Harbertson CA, Gonzales R, Mondal A, Agarwal AK.: Boarding in US Academic Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ann Emerg Med 2023.

 Kilaru AS, Friedman AB, Delgado MK.: Considering the Whole Person in Hospital Admission Decisions for Older Adults in the Emergency Department. JAMA Intern Med 183: 793-794, Aug 2023.

 Kilaru AS, Illenberger N, Meisel ZF, Groeneveld PW, Liu M, Mondal A, Mitra N, Merchant RM.: Incidence of Timely Outpatient Follow-Up Care After Emergency Department Encounters for Acute Heart Failure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2022.

 Kilaru AS, Resnick D, Flynn D, Rangnekar A, Snyder M, Oyekanmi K, Fitzpatrick D, Meisel ZF, Asch DA, Chaiyachati KH.: Practical alternative to hospitalization for emergency department patients (PATH): A feasibility study. Healthc (Amst) 2021.

 Kilaru AS, Crider CR, Chiang J, Fassas E, Sapra KJ.: Health Care Leaders' Perspectives on the Maryland All-Payer Model. JAMA Health Forum 3: e214920, Feb 2022.

 Kilaru AS, Mahoney KB.: The Death Throes of Mercy - Our Shared Responsibility When Hospitals Close. N Engl J Med 383: 706-708, Aug 2020.
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