Alana Sagin, MD

Hospice and Palliative Care
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Palliative Care - Inpatient HUP
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: Lawrence General Hospital
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sagin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Sagin A, Musheno-King R, Olenik JM, Bennett NL, Dine CJ, Dingfield L, Balmer DF Outcomes from a Longitudinal Palliative Care Curriculum for Medical Students , Journal of Palliative Medicine: 2026

Soliman AA, Olenik JM, Sagin A, Durkin B. Qualitative Study of Preclinical Medical Student Reflections on Required Palliative Care Experience , Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 70(3): 2025,287-294

Soliman, A, Olenik, J, Sagin, A, Durkin, B Qualitative Analysis of Preclinical Medical Student Reflections Following a Required Palliative Care Experience , Poster, NEGEA Annual Conference: 2025

Tolchin, D, Sagin, A, Ellman, M. Meeting the Needs of a Growing Population of Patients with Serious Illness:Existing Landscape, Best Practices, and Leading Edges in Palliative Care Education within Undergraduate Medical Education , Poster Presentation, Learn, Serve, Lead: AAMC National Conference, Atlanta, GA (accepted, not presented): 2024

Crowley A, Sagin A, Olenik J, Merley C Qualitative Analysis of a Novel Palliative Care Assessment on the Surgical Clerkship , Poster Presentation, NEGEA Annual Conference, New York, NY: 2024

Sagin A, Balmer D, Musheno R, Olenik JM, Dingfield L, Bennett NL, Dine CJ Lifelong Learning Indicators in Medical Students After a Novel Communication Skills Session , Journal of Pain and Symptom Management , 67(4): 2024,e367-e374

Sagin A, Balmer D, Rose S, Musheno R, Olenik J, Dingfield L, Dine C Jessica, Bennett N Evaluation of a Palliative Care Longitudinal Curriculum for Medical Students Using the Context-Input-Process-Product Model. , American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 41(2): 2024,158-166

Alana Sagin, MD, Dorene Balmer, PhD, Rosie Musheno, MD, Jennifer M. Olenik, MD, Laura Dingfield, MD, MSEd, C. Jessica Dine, MD, MSHP, Nadia Bennett, MD, MSEd Use of the Context Input Process Product Model for Evaluation of a Novel Palliative Care Curriculum for Medical Students , Poster Presentation, Learn Serve Lead 2023: The AAMC Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA: 2023

Sagin A, Dingfield L, Savinese S. Letter to the Editor: The Hospice Crisis: An Educator's Viewpoint , Journal of Palliative Medicine, 26(6): 2023,750

E. Chan, S. Wallace, M. Paniagua, J. Olenik, A. Sagin A Novel Educational Session for Primary Palliative Education in Undergraduate Medical Education , Poster Presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting: 2023