Department of
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Department of Medical Ethics / People / Hart
Joanna Hart, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
423 Guardian Drive
Blockley 305
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
423 Guardian Drive
Blockley 305
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA (Sociology)
Northwestern University, 2003.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Virginia, 2008.
M.S. (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2014.
Permanent linkBA (Sociology)
Northwestern University, 2003.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Virginia, 2008.
M.S. (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2014.
Description of Clinical Expertise
COPD; general pulmonary medicine; critical care medicineDescription of Other Expertise
teaching in bias, communication, ethics, and patient- and family-centered care; mentoring expertise in behavioral sciences, mixed methods, longitudinal cohort development and maintenance, community-based or participatory research, and groups underrepresented in medical researchDescription of Research Expertise
health care decision making, family-centered care, community-based participatory research practices, behavioral science, qualitative and mixed methodsSelected Publications
Ashana DC, Hart J, Johnson KS, Briggs EC, Parish A, Olsen MK, Jaggers J, Tiver G, Summer A, Ramadurai D, Madamidola N, Syed B, Trunzo CP, Ramos K, Bah MS, Cox CE: Prevalence and impact of traumatic life events among Black and White family members of ICU patients Annals of the American Thoracic Society March 2025.Hwang, DY; Oczkowski, SJW; Lewis, K; Birriel, B; Downar, J; Farrier, CE; Fiest, KM; Gerritsen, RT; Hart, J; Hartog, CS; Heras-La Calle, G; Hope, AA; Jennerich, AL; Kentish-Barnes, N; Kleinpell, R; Kross, EK; Marshall, AP; Nydahl, P; Peters, T; Rosa, RG; Scruth, E; Sederstrom, N; Stollings, JL; Turnbull, AE; Valley, TS; Netzer, G; Aslakson, RA; Hopkins, RO. : Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines on family-centered care for adult ICUs: 2024. Crit Care Med 53(2): e465-e482, Feb 2025.
Ramadurai D, Patel H, Chan J, Young J, Clapp JT, Hart JL: Looking to "level the field": a qualitative study of how clinicians operationalize social determinants in critical care. Ann Am Thorac Soc 21(11): 1583-1591, Nov 2024.
Hart JL: Cognitive barriers to effective surrogate decision making. Management of Family ICU Syndrome: Improving Outcomes in the ICU. Giora Netzer (eds.). Page: epub ahead of print, Nov 2024.
Hart JL, Klaiman T, Scott M, Fernandez G, Sheu D, Belk A, Silvestri JA, Kim J, Halpern SD, Farrell N: Community-engaged development of equitable and scalable mobile health tools for tobacco treatment: the healthy lungs trial experience. CHEST Pulm Page: epub ahead of print, Nov 2024.
Song A, Hart JL: Palliative care for advanced pulmonary diseases: a call to action. CHEST Pulm Page: epub ahead of print, Nov 2024.
Hart JL, Malik L, Li C, Summer A, Ogunduyile L, Steingrub J, Lo B, Zlatev J, White DB: Clinicians' use of choice framing in intensive care unit family meetings. Crit Care Med 52(10): 1533-1542, Oct 2024.
Weissman GE, Silvestri JA, Lapite F, Mullen I, Bishop NS, Kmiec T, Summer A, Sims MW, Ahya VN, Kangovi S, Klaiman TA, Szymczak JE, Hart JL: A qualitative study identifying the potential risk mechanisms leading to hospitalization for patients with chronic lung disease. CHEST Pulm 2(3): 100060, Sept 2024.
Klaiman T, Farrell N, Sheu D, Belk A, Silvestri J, Kim J, Coffman R, Hart JL: Use of tobacco during COVID-19: a qualitative study among medically underserved individuals. PLoS One 19(8): e0308966, Aug 2024.
Miller KE, Useche MR, Hart JL, Coe, NB: Youth caregivers of adults in the United States: prevalence and the association between caregiving and education. Demography 61(3): 829–847, June 2024.