Harold I. Palevsky, MD
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine , Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine , Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Bach Fund Grant Review Committee, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Co-director, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3737 Market Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 294-9741
Fax: (215) 243-4643
Fax: (215) 243-4643
Publications
Education:
A.B.
Columbia College of Columbia University, New York, NY, 1973.
M.D. (Medicine)
Medical College of Virginia, 1978.
Permanent linkA.B.
Columbia College of Columbia University, New York, NY, 1973.
M.D. (Medicine)
Medical College of Virginia, 1978.
Description of Research Expertise
Clinical studies of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary vascular disease and pulmonary thromboembolic disease.Description of Clinical Expertise
Pulmonary Vascular Disease - Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism (acute and chronic), Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease, Lung Transplantation, Evaluation of Unexplained DyspneaSelected Publications
Alam, S and Palevsky, HP.: Pulmonary hypertension and acute right heart failure. Respiratory Emergencies. Edited by A. Fein, S. Kamholz and D. Ost. (eds.). Hodder Arnold, London. Chapter 13E: 375-403, 2006.Palevsky, HI and Fishman, AP. : Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary hypertension. Theory and Practice of Vascular Medicine. P.Lanzer and E. Topol (eds.). (in press).
Palevsky, HI. : Pulmonary hypertension. The Pocket Doctor, 3rd edition, E.S. Schulman and M.S. Sherman, (eds.). McGraw-Hill, New York, (in press) Notes:
Archer-Chicko, C, Housten-Harris, T, Palevsky, HI. : Practical nursing issues in the outpatient management of pulmonary vascular disease. Pulmonary Vascular Disease J. Mandel and D.B. Taichman (eds.). Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, PA, Chapter 21: 314, 2006.
Kawut, S. M., Taichman, D.B., Ahya, V. N., Kaplan Sandra, Archer-Chicko, C.L. Kimmel, S. E. Palevsky, H. I.: Hemodynamics and survival of patients with portopulmonary hypertension. Liver Transplantation 11(9): 1107-11, 2005.
Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., White, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O.: Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Respir. Res. 6(1), 2005.
Taichman DB, Palevsky, H.I.: Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with the Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Bosentan. Clin. Pulmonary Medicine 12: 121-127. 2005.
Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Sager, J.S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I: Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Respir. Res. 6(92), 2005.
Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O.: Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2: A205, May 2005 Notes: Presented at the ALS/ATS 101st International Conference, SanDiego, CA, May 2005.
Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I. : Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension CHEST 128: 292S, 2005 Notes: Presented at the CHEST 2005 International Conference, Montreal Quebec, Canada, November 2005.