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21 7 BS 57 (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, with High Honors; Chemical Engineering) c
3b Princeton University, Princeton NJ, 2007.
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52 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, 2012.
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24 54 Fellow, The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Baltimore MD, 2008-2009.
24 77 Fellow, Dean’s Year of Research Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2011-2012.
24 66 Senior Fellow, Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2018.
24 99 Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of PA, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2018.
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24 54 Fellow, The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Baltimore MD, 2008-2009.
24 77 Fellow, Dean’s Year of Research Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2011-2012.
24 66 Senior Fellow, Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2018.
24 99 Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of PA, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2018.
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28 3c Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), 2014.
28 3f Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), 2016.
28 58 Basic Life Support (BLS) / Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 2016.
28 3d American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2019.
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28 3f Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), 2016.
28 58 Basic Life Support (BLS) / Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 2016.
28 3d American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2019.
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66 Yevgeniy Gitelman Yevgeniy.Gitelman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3b Gideon Whitehead, Gideon.Whitehead@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 39 Laura Kavanaugh, Laura.Kavanaugh@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 40 Steve Honeywell Jr., Steven.Honeywell2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 31 Carolina Garzón carolina.garzon.mrad@gmail.com 2 31 Lauren Hahn, Lauren.Hahn@PennMedicine.upenn.edu 2 33 Kathleen Lee, Kathleen.Lee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 1f Roy Rosin roy.rosin@gmail.com 2 33 Shivan Mehta, Shivan.Mehta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 35 Michael Cella, Michael.Cella@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 37 Raina Merchant, Raina.Merchant@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3b Mitchell Schnall, Mitchell.Schnall@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 35 Joel G Laramee, Joel.Laramee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 33 Thomas Duffy, Thomas.Duffy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3b Mary (Liz) Deleener, Mary.Deleener@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3f Philynn Hepschmidt, Philynn.Hepschmidt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 33 Aarush Sahni, Aarush.Sahni@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 45 Christopher Streiffer, Christopher.Streiffer@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 24 Divya Saini s.divyasaini@gmail.com 2 3d Bhavana Kunisetty, Bhavana.Kunisetty@PennMedicine.upenn.edu 2 31 Alex Peraza, Alex.Peraza@PennMedicine.upenn.edu 2 37 Patrick J Kelly, Patrick.Kelly@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 35 Emeka Anyanwu, Emeka.Anyanwu@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 b3 : coordn8: Automating electronic medical records fax processing reduces workforce burden and improves staff wellbeing. NEJM Catalyst December 2025.
18d Samimi S, Hahn L, Gudobba C, Mollanazar N, Akiyama K, Vittorio C, Leri D, Gitelan Y, O’Malley C, Merchant R, Asch DA, Rosin R, Balachandran M, Khan N, Snider C, Lee KC, Kovarik C: Teledermatology Transformed Through an Automated Previsit Engagement Strategy. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 3(9) 3(9), Aug 2022.
211 Lee KC, Morgan AU, Chaiyachati KH, Asch DA, Xiong RA, Do D, Kilaru AS, Lam D, Parambath A, Friedman AB, Meisel ZF, Snider CK, Chisholm DL, Kelly S, Hemmons JE, Abdel-Rahman D, Ebert J, Ghosh M, Reilly J, O'Malley CJ, Hahn L, Mannion NM, Huffenberger AM, McGinley S, Balachandran M, Khan N, Shea JA, Mitra N, Delgado MK: Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with Covid-19 at Home - A Pragmatic, Randomized Trial. N Engl J Med 386(19): 1857-1859, May 2022.
216 Delgado MK, Morgan AU, Asch DA, Xiong RA, Kilaru AS, Lee KC, Do D, Friedman AB, Meisel ZF, Snider CK, Lam D, Parambath A, Wood C, Wilson CM, Perez M, Chisholm DL, Kelly S, O'Malley CJ, Mannion NM, Huffenberger AM, McGinley S, Balachandran M, Khan N, Mitra N, Chaiyachati KH: Comparative Effectiveness of an Automated Text Messaging Service for Monitoring COVID-19 at Home. Ann Intern Med 175(2): 179-190, Feb 2022 Notes: doi: 10.7326/M21-2019. Epub 2021 Nov 16.
18b South EC, Lee KC, Oyekanmi K, Buckler DG, Jordan, M, Tiako N, Martin T, Kornfield SL, Srinivas S.: Nurtured in Nature: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Time in Greenspace among Urban-Dwelling Pregnant Women. J Urban Health 98(6): 822-831, Dec 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11524-021-00544-z. Epub 2021 May 20.
160 Kilaru AS, Lee KC, Grossman L, Mankoff Z, Snider CK, Bressman E, Porges SB, Hemmert KC, Greysen SR, Asch DA, Delgado MK. : Short-Stay Hospitalizations for Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med. 10(9): 1966, May 2021 Notes: doi: 10.3390/jcm10091966.
1e7 Lee KC, Al-Ramahi N, Hahn L, Donnell T, Schonewolf LJ, Khan N, O’Malley C, Khatri UG, Pearlman E, Balachandran M, Asch DA, Herndon WL, Mallozzi C, Green-McKenzie J, Kasbekar N, Cullom C, Carney S, Shaw W, Sullivan P, Okala P, Brennan PJ, South EC. : Operationalizing Equity: A Rapid-Cycle Innovation Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination in Black Neighborhoods. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery April 2021.
10f Tecce, Michael; Hahn, Lauren; Welch, Bethany; Okawa, David; Wendler, Daniel; Kalva, Saiesh; Snider, Christopher; Delgado, Mucio; Flynn, Danielle; Balachandran, Mohan; Rosin, Roy; Merchant, Raina; Serletti, Joseph; Lee, Kathleen fc : Value-based Care Transformation: How Penn Medicine Reimagined Breast Reconstruction, Shifting the Balance of Post-op Care from Clinic to Home. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 2(4), April 2021 Notes: In Press.
199 Austin S. Kilaru MD, MSHP Kathleen Lee MD Christopher K. Snider MPH Zachary F. Meisel MD, MSHP, MPH David A. Asch MD, MBA Nandita Mitra PhD M. Kit Delgado MD, MS: Return Hospital Admissions Among 1419 COVID‐19 Patients Discharged from Five U.S. Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 27(10): 1039-1042, October 2020.
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74 Laura Kavanaugh, MHCI, Shane Thomas, MBA, Sean Lynch, Damien Leri, MPH, 54 Ruiying A. Xiong, MS, Lin Xu, MS, Christopher Snider, MPH, Jeffrey P. Ebert, PhD, 5c Michael O. Harhay, PhD, MPH, Yingying Lu, PhD, MBA, Nathan Orwig, Noelle Desir, Iain Noel 56 Encarnacion, MS, Nicholas Mollanazar, MD, MBA, Rachel Thomas, MHA, Charles Bae, MD, 57 Yevgeniy Gitelman, MD, Lauren Hahn, MBA, Kathleen Lee, MD, Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBA, 115 Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP, M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS: From Rapid Randomized Trial to Scaled Implementation: Automated Calls Added to SMS Reminders Reduce Missed Appointments Among High-Risk Patients. NEJM Catalyst | Innovations in Care Delivery 2026.66 Yevgeniy Gitelman Yevgeniy.Gitelman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3b Gideon Whitehead, Gideon.Whitehead@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 39 Laura Kavanaugh, Laura.Kavanaugh@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 40 Steve Honeywell Jr., Steven.Honeywell2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 31 Carolina Garzón carolina.garzon.mrad@gmail.com 2 31 Lauren Hahn, Lauren.Hahn@PennMedicine.upenn.edu 2 33 Kathleen Lee, Kathleen.Lee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 1f Roy Rosin roy.rosin@gmail.com 2 33 Shivan Mehta, Shivan.Mehta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 35 Michael Cella, Michael.Cella@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 37 Raina Merchant, Raina.Merchant@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3b Mitchell Schnall, Mitchell.Schnall@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 35 Joel G Laramee, Joel.Laramee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 33 Thomas Duffy, Thomas.Duffy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3b Mary (Liz) Deleener, Mary.Deleener@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 3f Philynn Hepschmidt, Philynn.Hepschmidt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 33 Aarush Sahni, Aarush.Sahni@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 45 Christopher Streiffer, Christopher.Streiffer@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 24 Divya Saini s.divyasaini@gmail.com 2 3d Bhavana Kunisetty, Bhavana.Kunisetty@PennMedicine.upenn.edu 2 31 Alex Peraza, Alex.Peraza@PennMedicine.upenn.edu 2 37 Patrick J Kelly, Patrick.Kelly@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 35 Emeka Anyanwu, Emeka.Anyanwu@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu 2 b3 : coordn8: Automating electronic medical records fax processing reduces workforce burden and improves staff wellbeing. NEJM Catalyst December 2025.
18d Samimi S, Hahn L, Gudobba C, Mollanazar N, Akiyama K, Vittorio C, Leri D, Gitelan Y, O’Malley C, Merchant R, Asch DA, Rosin R, Balachandran M, Khan N, Snider C, Lee KC, Kovarik C: Teledermatology Transformed Through an Automated Previsit Engagement Strategy. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 3(9) 3(9), Aug 2022.
211 Lee KC, Morgan AU, Chaiyachati KH, Asch DA, Xiong RA, Do D, Kilaru AS, Lam D, Parambath A, Friedman AB, Meisel ZF, Snider CK, Chisholm DL, Kelly S, Hemmons JE, Abdel-Rahman D, Ebert J, Ghosh M, Reilly J, O'Malley CJ, Hahn L, Mannion NM, Huffenberger AM, McGinley S, Balachandran M, Khan N, Shea JA, Mitra N, Delgado MK: Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with Covid-19 at Home - A Pragmatic, Randomized Trial. N Engl J Med 386(19): 1857-1859, May 2022.
216 Delgado MK, Morgan AU, Asch DA, Xiong RA, Kilaru AS, Lee KC, Do D, Friedman AB, Meisel ZF, Snider CK, Lam D, Parambath A, Wood C, Wilson CM, Perez M, Chisholm DL, Kelly S, O'Malley CJ, Mannion NM, Huffenberger AM, McGinley S, Balachandran M, Khan N, Mitra N, Chaiyachati KH: Comparative Effectiveness of an Automated Text Messaging Service for Monitoring COVID-19 at Home. Ann Intern Med 175(2): 179-190, Feb 2022 Notes: doi: 10.7326/M21-2019. Epub 2021 Nov 16.
18b South EC, Lee KC, Oyekanmi K, Buckler DG, Jordan, M, Tiako N, Martin T, Kornfield SL, Srinivas S.: Nurtured in Nature: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Time in Greenspace among Urban-Dwelling Pregnant Women. J Urban Health 98(6): 822-831, Dec 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11524-021-00544-z. Epub 2021 May 20.
160 Kilaru AS, Lee KC, Grossman L, Mankoff Z, Snider CK, Bressman E, Porges SB, Hemmert KC, Greysen SR, Asch DA, Delgado MK. : Short-Stay Hospitalizations for Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med. 10(9): 1966, May 2021 Notes: doi: 10.3390/jcm10091966.
1e7 Lee KC, Al-Ramahi N, Hahn L, Donnell T, Schonewolf LJ, Khan N, O’Malley C, Khatri UG, Pearlman E, Balachandran M, Asch DA, Herndon WL, Mallozzi C, Green-McKenzie J, Kasbekar N, Cullom C, Carney S, Shaw W, Sullivan P, Okala P, Brennan PJ, South EC. : Operationalizing Equity: A Rapid-Cycle Innovation Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination in Black Neighborhoods. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery April 2021.
10f Tecce, Michael; Hahn, Lauren; Welch, Bethany; Okawa, David; Wendler, Daniel; Kalva, Saiesh; Snider, Christopher; Delgado, Mucio; Flynn, Danielle; Balachandran, Mohan; Rosin, Roy; Merchant, Raina; Serletti, Joseph; Lee, Kathleen fc : Value-based Care Transformation: How Penn Medicine Reimagined Breast Reconstruction, Shifting the Balance of Post-op Care from Clinic to Home. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 2(4), April 2021 Notes: In Press.
199 Austin S. Kilaru MD, MSHP Kathleen Lee MD Christopher K. Snider MPH Zachary F. Meisel MD, MSHP, MPH David A. Asch MD, MBA Nandita Mitra PhD M. Kit Delgado MD, MS: Return Hospital Admissions Among 1419 COVID‐19 Patients Discharged from Five U.S. Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 27(10): 1039-1042, October 2020.
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