Austin Srinivas Kilaru, MD

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Emergency Medicine
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
  • Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Alameda County 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.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Kilaru is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Zikry HE, Schriger DL, Kilaru AS. Hospital Participation in the Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver Program , JAMA, 333: 2025,718-720

Kilaru AS, Zikry HE. The Role of Emergency Medicine in Hospital-at-Home , Ann Emerg Med: 2025

Kilaru AS, Liao JM, Wang E, Zhao Y, Zhu J, Ng G, Shirk T, Cousins DS, Kanter GP, Ibrahim S, Navathe AS. Association between mandatory bundled payments and changes in socioeconomic disparities for joint replacement outcomes , Health Serv Res: 2024

Harrison J, McDermott G, Dixon EL, Mehta M, Haider A, Rareshide C, Southwick L, Agarwal AK, Merchant RM, Kilaru AS. Eligibility of emergency department patients for public benefit programs , Acad Emerg Med: 2024

Kilaru AS, Scheulen JJ, Harbertson CA, Gonzales R, Mondal A, Agarwal AK. Boarding in US Academic Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic , Ann Emerg Med: 2023

Kilaru AS, Friedman AB, Delgado MK. Considering the Whole Person in Hospital Admission Decisions for Older Adults in the Emergency Department , JAMA Intern Med, 183: 2023,793-794

Kilaru AS, Illenberger N, Meisel ZF, Groeneveld PW, Liu M, Mondal A, Mitra N, Merchant RM. Incidence of Timely Outpatient Follow-Up Care After Emergency Department Encounters for Acute Heart Failure , Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes: 2022

Kilaru AS, Resnick D, Flynn D, Rangnekar A, Snyder M, Oyekanmi K, Fitzpatrick D, Meisel ZF, Asch DA, Chaiyachati KH. Practical alternative to hospitalization for emergency department patients (PATH): A feasibility study , Healthc (Amst): 2021

Kilaru AS, Crider CR, Chiang J, Fassas E, Sapra KJ. Health Care Leaders' Perspectives on the Maryland All-Payer Model , JAMA Health Forum, 3: 2022,e214920

Kilaru AS, Mahoney KB. The Death Throes of Mercy - Our Shared Responsibility When Hospitals Close , N Engl J Med, 383: 2020,706-708

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