Alison Haruta, MD

Trauma Surgery, General Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery Perelman
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Washington
  • Residency: University of Washington Hospitals
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas
  • Fellowship: University of Washington Hospitals

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.
Dr. Haruta is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Haruta, A and O'Connell, K Adopting the Fourth Pillar of Acute Care Surgery: The Current State of Palliative Medicine in Trauma Care. , Current Trauma Reports: 2026

Kodadek LM, Cook M, Young J, Cottrell-Cumber S, Farrell MS, Jawa R, Kirsch JM, Nohra EA, Haruta A, Lueckel S, Maerz LL, Toevs CC, Sanchez SE, Kaups KL, Pathak A, Zonies D, Cuschieri J, Stein DM, Cooper Z; American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee. Primary palliative care in acute care surgery: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee and Palliative Care Committee clinical consensus document , Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 10: 2025,e001616

Haruta, A Caring for Surgical Patients at the End of Life-Hospice Care , Surgical Palliative Care: A Surgeon's Guide: 2025

Haruta, A. Cooper, Z. Palliative Care Education Opportunities for Surgeons , AAST Cutting Edge: 2024

Haruta, A, McCurry, I, Chapman, A. Formal Training in Palliative Care for the Trauma Surgeon: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship , Current Trauma Reports: 2024

Haruta, A. Difficult Conversations and Delivering Serious News , ACS/APDS/ASE Resident Prep Curriculum: 2024

Haruta A, Mandell SP. Assessment and Management of Acute Burn Injuries , Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am: 2023

Haruta, A, Pham, T. Burn Resuscitation Guidelines , UW Medicine Online Clinical Care Advisories and Messages: 2020

Haruta, A, Pham, T. Burn Center Referral Criteria , UW Medicine Online Clinical Care Advisories and Messages: 2020

Haruta, A, Drezner J. Screening for Sudden Cardiac Death: The Accuracy of Current Heart Health History Questions , Western Student Medical Research Forum: 2015