Alison Haruta, MD
Trauma Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery Perelman
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Washington
  • Residency: University of Washington Hospital and Clinics
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas
  • Fellowship: University of Washington Hospital and Clinics

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery University City

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

My research

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. 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

Astley HC, Haruta A, Roberts TJ. Robust jumping performance and elastic energy recovery from compliant perches in tree frogs , J Exp Biol: 2015

Fudge J, Harmon KG, Owens DS, Prutkin JM, Salerno JC, Asif IM, Haruta A, Pelto H, Rao AL, Toresdahl BG, Drezner JA. Cardiovascular screening in adolescents and young adults: a prospective study comparing the Pre-participation Physical Evaluation Monograph 4th Edition and ECG , Br J Sports Med: 2014