Laura Kurash - Faculty Biosketch

Laura Kurash, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health

Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Clerkship Director of Family Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine

Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Perelman School of Medicine

Co-Director Primary Care Pathway Program, PSOM

Department: Family Medicine and Community Health

Contact information

Penn Family Care
3737 Market Street, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-662-8777
Fax: 215-243-4601

Email:
laura.kurash@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Education:
BA (Chemistry, Hispanic Languages and Cultures)
Wesleyan University, 2013.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2017.

Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Family Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 2017-2020.
Fellow in Family Medicine, Faculty Development and Reproductive Health, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 2020-2021.

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Selected Publications

Jennifer Lee, Laura Kurash, Max Yang, Joseph Teel : Utilizing Medical Assistants to Manage Patient Portal Messages. Annals of Family Medicine 22(3), May 2024.

Jennifer Lee, Jenny Wang, Laura Kurash, Joseph Teel : Utilizing a Flex Clinician to Manage Absences and Support Wellness AAFP Page: 16-18, May 2024.

Jennifer Lee, MD and Laura Kurash, MD et al : Flexible Work in Primary Care as a Wellness Initiative. Society of Teachers in Family Medicine 2023.

Jennifer Lee, MD and Laura Kurash, MD etal: Utilizing Certified Medical Assistants to Help Manage Patient Medical Advice Requests in an Academic Family Medicine Office. Society of Teachers in Family Medicine 2022 Notes: 30-min lecture

Laura Kurash, MD and Jennifer Lee, MD : Reducing Racial Disparities in Uterine Cancer Outcomes. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) May 2021 Notes: Poster Presentation for the national STFM conference in May 2021. (Due to the pandemic, the poster was presented virtually and accompanied by a 15 minute recorded presentation given by Dr. Kurash and Dr. Lee).

Laura Kurash, MD and Rahul Kapur, MD : Acute Neck Pain in a Collegiate Wrestler. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine National Conference April 2019 Notes: Poster case presentation at the AMSSM national conference.