Penn Medicine Communications staff beat list

Media contacts for medical topics

Our staff can assist members of the news media seeking to reach experts and cover news in health care, biomedical research, and medical education.

Topic	News Media Contact
Addiction	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Allergies	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Alzheimer’s disease	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Anesthesiology	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Arthritis	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Autism	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Bariatric surgery	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Biochemistry and biophysics	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Biostatistics	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Cancer, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, and cancer biology	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Cardiovascular medicine and surgery	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Cell and developmental biology	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Colon and rectal surgery	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Commercialization	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Community health	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Critical care medicine	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Dermatology	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Diabetes	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Dialysis	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Ear, nose and throat	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Emergency medicine	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Endocrine surgery	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Endocrinology	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Environmental medicine	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Epidemiology, biostatistics, and informatics	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Epigenetics	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Family medicine	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Fertility	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Gastroenterology	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Genetics	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Geriatric medicine	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Gynecology	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Health policy	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Health care technology	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Hematology	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Home care	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Hospice and palliative care	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Immunology	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Infectious diseases	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Innovation	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Intellectual property	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Internal medicine	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Kidney and renal health	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Laboratory medicine	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Medical education	Carmen Lennon Carmen.Lennon@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Medical ethics	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Microbiology	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Neonatology	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Neurosciences including neurology, neurosurgery, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Nursing	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Obesity	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Obstetrics, gynecology, and maternal health	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Ophthalmology	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Oral and maxillofacial surgery	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Orthopaedic surgery	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Pain medicine	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Pathology	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Pediatrics	The Penn Medicine Department of Pediatrics is based at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). For media inquiries, contact CHOP Public Relations at 267-426-6050.
Pharmacology	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Pharmacy	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Physical medicine and rehabilitation	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Physiology	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Plastic surgery	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Psychiatry	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Pulmonary medicine	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Radiology	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Renal/kidney disease	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Rheumatology	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Sleep	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Sports medicine	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Surgical oncology	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Telemedicine and virtual care	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Thoracic surgery	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Transplant surgery	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Trauma surgery and critical care	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Urology	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Vaccines	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Vascular surgery	Matt Toal Matthew.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871

Media contacts for hospitals, facilities, centers, and institutes 

Facility or Entity	News Media Contact
Perelman School of Medicine	Carmen Lennon Carmen.Lennon@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Pennsylvania Hospital	Kelsey Geesler Kelsey.Geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-300-1194
Chester County Hospital	Marcie Brody Marcie.Brody@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 717-544-5044
Lancaster General Health	Marcie Brody Marcie.Brody@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 717-544-5044
Princeton Health	Marci Foster Marci.Foster@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-595-8513
Penn Medicine Rittenhouse and Good Shepherd Penn Partners	Frank Otto Frank.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-2999
Penn Medicine affiliate practices: Radnor, Bucks County, Woodbury Heights, Valley Forge, Cherry Hill, and Rittenhouse	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Abramson Cancer Center	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute	Meagan Raeke Meagan.Raeke@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-693-6224
Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism	Matt Toal Matt.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H) and Colton Center for Autoimmunity	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Institute for RNA Innovation	Alex Gardner Alex.Gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-873-3870
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Center for Weight and Eating Disorders	Matt Toal Matt.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics	Eric Horvath Eric.Horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 215-821-4289
Penn Cardiovascular Institute	Matt Toal Matt.Toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 267-600-4871

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