Keith Campbell Hemmert, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, Fellowship in EM Administration and Leadership, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Emergency Medicine
CET Physician Lead, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Emergency Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Emergency Medicine
3400 Spruce Street, Ground Floor Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Emergency Medicine
3400 Spruce Street, Ground Floor Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6698
Links
“Penn Medicine opens new facility for critical care.” Fox29. 31 October 2021.
“Penn’s $1.6 billion Pavilion tower, its biggest yet, opens with massive patient transfer.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. 30 October 2021.
“How to seek care for non-covid health issues during the pandemic, and why you shouldn’t delay.” The Washington Post. 16 September 2001.
“After Years of Planning, Construction, Penn Medicine Opens $1.6 Billion New Hospital The Pavilion.” CBS3. 30 October 2021.
“This $1.6 billion hospital redesign dramatically reduces ER wait times.” Fast Company. 22 September 2021.
“Penn Medicine opens new facility for critical care.” Fox29. 31 October 2021.
“Penn’s $1.6 billion Pavilion tower, its biggest yet, opens with massive patient transfer.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. 30 October 2021.
“How to seek care for non-covid health issues during the pandemic, and why you shouldn’t delay.” The Washington Post. 16 September 2001.
“After Years of Planning, Construction, Penn Medicine Opens $1.6 Billion New Hospital The Pavilion.” CBS3. 30 October 2021.
“This $1.6 billion hospital redesign dramatically reduces ER wait times.” Fast Company. 22 September 2021.
Education:
AB (Philosophy)
Harvard University, 2007.
None (Post Baccalaureate)
Harvard University Extension School, 2009.
MD (Medicine)
NYU School of Medicine, 2014.
MBA
Duke University Fuqua School of Business, 2025.
AB (Philosophy)
Harvard University, 2007.
None (Post Baccalaureate)
Harvard University Extension School, 2009.
MD (Medicine)
NYU School of Medicine, 2014.
MBA
Duke University Fuqua School of Business, 2025.
Post-Graduate Training
Residency in Emergency Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, 2014-2018.
Chief Resident, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, 2017-2018.
Residency in Emergency Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, 2014-2018.
Chief Resident, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, 2017-2018.
Certifications
Neonatal Resuscitation Program, 2014.
Basic Life Support, 2014.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2014.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2014.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2014.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2019.
Permanent linkNeonatal Resuscitation Program, 2014.
Basic Life Support, 2014.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2014.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2014.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2014.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2019.
Selected Publications
Nishad A. Rahman, MD; Keith C. Hemmert, MD; Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE : ED Boarding. ACEP Now. ACEP, August 2023.Roy M, Rummel M, Miller E, Fanslau K, Gambino P, Hemmert K, Doshi H: Navigating ED Patients with an Incidental Finding Suggesting of Cancer. Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators Annual Conference May 2023.
Tian Y, Ayyappan V, Hemmert KC, Myers J, Gitelman Y, Ryskina K: Potentially avoidable emergency department use by patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities. J Hosp Med January 2023.
Roy M, Rummel M, Miller E, Fanslau K, Gambino P, Hemmert K: Transitions in Care for ED Patients with a Suspected Cancer Diagnosis. American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium September 2022.
Kilaru AS, Porges SB, Grossman L, Delgado MK, Morgan AU, Chaiyachati KH, Asch DA, Greysen SR, Lockwood AC, Hemmert KC, Mcginley S, Mannion N, Huffenberger AM, Bressman E, Connor NO, Khan N, Balachandran M, Snider CK, Xiong A, Mitra N, Lee KC: An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID19. Am J Manag Care 28(6), June 2022.
Kenny JF, Hemmert KC, Basile J: Finding the Balancing Point: Communication with Staff in the Virtual Era. NYACEP ‘Practice Management’ February 2022.
Valiuddin HM, Hemmert KC, James E.: Crisis Management Plan for a Pandemic – Lessons from a Healthcare System. Wharton Healthcare Quarterly January 2022.
Fernández‐Penny FE, Jolkovsky EL, Shofer FS, Hemmert KC, Valiuddin H, Uspal JE, Sands NA, Abella BS. : COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among patients in two urban emergency departments. Acad Emerg Med 28(1-), August 2021.
Hemmert KC, Sun BC: High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assay in Patients With Kidney Impairment: A Challenge to Clinical Implementation. Am Heart J June 2021.
Austin S. Kilaru, Kathleen Lee, Lindsay Grossman, Zachary Mankoff, Christopher K. Snider, Eric Bressman, Stefanie B. Porges, Keith C. Hemmert, Scott R. Greysen, David A. Asch, and Mucio K. Delgado: Short-Stay Hospitalizations for Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med May 2021.