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David A. Asch, MD, MBA
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Staff physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
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Education:
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2b Harvard University, 1980.
21 9 M.D. 15 (Medicine) c
2b Cornell University, 1984.
21 b M.B.A. 39 (Decision Sciences and Health Care Management) c
2b The Wharton School, 1989.
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21 9 A.B. 17 (Philosophy) c
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21 9 M.D. 15 (Medicine) c
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21 b M.B.A. 39 (Decision Sciences and Health Care Management) c
2b The Wharton School, 1989.
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24 5e Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1984-1987.
24 6d Fellow in General Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989.
24 84 Clinical Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989.
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24 5e Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1984-1987.
24 6d Fellow in General Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989.
24 84 Clinical Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989.
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28 28 American Board of Internal Medicine 16 , 1987.
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11c Agarwal AK, Schroeder D, Gonzales R, Southwick L, Bellini LM, Asch DA, Merchant RM: Evaluating factors associated with suicidal ideation among healthcare workers: A secondary analysis. J Gen Intern Med Apr 2025.
13f Kern-Goldberger AR, Sheils NE, Vinculado R, Paderanga AJA, Asch DA, Srinivas SK: Evaluating risk-adjusted associations between prenatal care utilization and obstetric outcomes in a commercially insured patient population. Am J Perinatol Apr 2025.
169 Bressman E, Fanaroff A, Mahraj K, Norton L, Coratti S, Farraday D, Garzon Mrad C, Avery M, Arshad A, John A, Asch DA, Volpp KG: Leveraging principles of behavioural economics to encourage patient engagement with population health screening programmes. BMJ Open Qual 14: 3003146, Mar 2025.
11c Gupta R, Sharma M, Mitra N, Cannuscio C, Merchant RM, Asch DA, Grande D: Consumer confidence in the responsible use of their digital health data after the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Netw Open 8: e2461907, Feb 2025.
14d Wu Q, Pajor NM, Lu Y, Wolock CJ, Tong J, Lorman V, Johnson KB, Moore JH, Forrest CB, Asch DA, Chen Y: A latent transfer learning method for estimating hospital-specific post-acute healthcare demands following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patterns 6: 101179, Jan 2025.
144 Southwick L, Sharma M, Rai S, Beidas RS, Mandell DS, Asch DA, Curtis B, Guntuku SC, Merchant RM: Integrating patient-generated digital data into mental health therapy: A mixed methods analysis of user experience. JMIR Ment Health 11: E59785, Dec 2024.
234 Volpp KG, Mahraj K, Norton LA, Asch DA, Glanz K, Mehta SJ, Balasta M, Kellum W, Wood J, Russell LB, Fanaroff AC, Bakshi S, Jacoby D, Cohen JB, Press MJ, Clark K, Zhu J, Rareside C, Ashcraft LE, Snider CK, Putt ME: Design and rationale of Penn Medicine Healthy Heart, a randomized trial of effectiveness of a centrally organized approach to blood pressure and cholesterol improvement among patients at elevated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Am Heart J 278: 208-22, Dec 2024.
165 Agarwal AK, Southwick L, Pelullo A, McCalpin HJ, Gonzales RE, Asch DA, Livesey C, Bellini LM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM: Cross-sectional analysis of healthcare worker mental health and utilisation of a digital mental health platform from 2020 to 2023. BMJ Open Qual 13, Sep 2024.
16e Agarwal AK, Southwick L, Pelullo A, McCalpin HJ, Gonzales RE, Asch DA, Livesey C, Bellini L, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM.: Cross-sectional analysis of healthcare worker mental health and utilisation of a digital mental health platform from 2020 to 2023. BMJ Open Qual 13: e002896, Sep 2024.
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18d Agarwal AK, Gonzales RE, Southwick L, Schroeder D, Sharma M, Bellini LM, Asch DA, Mitra N, Balachandran M, Wolk CB, Becker-Haimes EM, Kishton RE, Beck S, Merchant RM: Understanding health care workers’ mental health needs: Insights from a qualitative study on digital interventions. BMC Health Serv Res. 25: 654, May 2025.11c Agarwal AK, Schroeder D, Gonzales R, Southwick L, Bellini LM, Asch DA, Merchant RM: Evaluating factors associated with suicidal ideation among healthcare workers: A secondary analysis. J Gen Intern Med Apr 2025.
13f Kern-Goldberger AR, Sheils NE, Vinculado R, Paderanga AJA, Asch DA, Srinivas SK: Evaluating risk-adjusted associations between prenatal care utilization and obstetric outcomes in a commercially insured patient population. Am J Perinatol Apr 2025.
169 Bressman E, Fanaroff A, Mahraj K, Norton L, Coratti S, Farraday D, Garzon Mrad C, Avery M, Arshad A, John A, Asch DA, Volpp KG: Leveraging principles of behavioural economics to encourage patient engagement with population health screening programmes. BMJ Open Qual 14: 3003146, Mar 2025.
11c Gupta R, Sharma M, Mitra N, Cannuscio C, Merchant RM, Asch DA, Grande D: Consumer confidence in the responsible use of their digital health data after the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Netw Open 8: e2461907, Feb 2025.
14d Wu Q, Pajor NM, Lu Y, Wolock CJ, Tong J, Lorman V, Johnson KB, Moore JH, Forrest CB, Asch DA, Chen Y: A latent transfer learning method for estimating hospital-specific post-acute healthcare demands following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patterns 6: 101179, Jan 2025.
144 Southwick L, Sharma M, Rai S, Beidas RS, Mandell DS, Asch DA, Curtis B, Guntuku SC, Merchant RM: Integrating patient-generated digital data into mental health therapy: A mixed methods analysis of user experience. JMIR Ment Health 11: E59785, Dec 2024.
234 Volpp KG, Mahraj K, Norton LA, Asch DA, Glanz K, Mehta SJ, Balasta M, Kellum W, Wood J, Russell LB, Fanaroff AC, Bakshi S, Jacoby D, Cohen JB, Press MJ, Clark K, Zhu J, Rareside C, Ashcraft LE, Snider CK, Putt ME: Design and rationale of Penn Medicine Healthy Heart, a randomized trial of effectiveness of a centrally organized approach to blood pressure and cholesterol improvement among patients at elevated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Am Heart J 278: 208-22, Dec 2024.
165 Agarwal AK, Southwick L, Pelullo A, McCalpin HJ, Gonzales RE, Asch DA, Livesey C, Bellini LM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM: Cross-sectional analysis of healthcare worker mental health and utilisation of a digital mental health platform from 2020 to 2023. BMJ Open Qual 13, Sep 2024.
16e Agarwal AK, Southwick L, Pelullo A, McCalpin HJ, Gonzales RE, Asch DA, Livesey C, Bellini L, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM.: Cross-sectional analysis of healthcare worker mental health and utilisation of a digital mental health platform from 2020 to 2023. BMJ Open Qual 13: e002896, Sep 2024.
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