Christopher Francis Chesley, MD

Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Harron Lung Center - Inpatient Care
Call 800-789-7366
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Instructor A of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Chicago
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

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.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Chesley is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Christopher F. Chesley George L. Anesi The Saga of Equitable Oxygen Saturation Measurement Continues: The Role of Arterial Blood Gases , American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Meidcine: 2025

Chesley CF Race and Ethnicity Disparities in Management and Outcomes of Critically Ill Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure , Crit Care Clin: 2024

A. D. Baugh, C. F. Chesley and K. Pew Poison from the Root: Sociohistorical Perspectives on Tobacco & the Black Community , Ann Am Thorac Soc : 2024

Okelo SO, Chesley CF, Riley I, Diaz A, Collishaw K, Schanpp L, Thakur N Historical Reflection as the American Thoracic Society Moves to Combat Racism in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. , Am J Respir Crit Care Med. , 209(1): 2024,1-3

Chow CP, Chesley CF, Ward M, Neergaaard R, Prasad T, Dress E, Regan S, Kalyana P, Smyk N, Turner A, Agyekum R, Ittner C, Sandsmall D, Meyer N, Harhay M, Kohn R, Auriemma C. Patients' Perspectives on Life and Recovery 1 Year After COVID-19 Hospitalization. , J Gen Intern Med. , 38(10): 2023,1-9

Chesley CF, Chowdhury M, Small DS, Schaubel D, Liu V, Lane-Fall M, Halpern S, Anesi G Racial Disparities in Length of Stay Among Severely Ill Patients Presenting With Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure. , JAMA Netw Open. , 6(5): 2023,e239739 published on-line

Chesley CF, Anesi GL, Schaubel D, Lane-Fall MB, Halpern SD. Differences in Intensive Care Unit Triage for Racial and Ethnic Minorities with Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure. Impact of race, ethnicity, and social determinants on individuals with lung diseases. , Am Thorac Society: 2023

Fawzy A, Valbuena VSM, Chesley CF, Wu TD, Iwashyna TJ. Dynamic Errors in Pulse Oximetry Preclude Use of Correction Factor. , Ann Am Thoracic Society, 20(2): 2023,338-339

Chesley CF, Anesi GL, Chowdhury M, Schaubel D, Liu V, Lane-Fall M, Halpern S Characterizing Equity of Intensive Care Unit Admissions for Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure. , Ann Am Thorac Soc. , 19(12): 2022,2044-2052

Chesley CF, Lane-Fall MB, Panchanadam V, Harhay M, Wani A, Mikkelsen M, Fuchs B Racial disparities in occult hypoxemia and clinically based mitigation strategies to apply in advance of technological advancements. , Respir Care. , 67(2): 2022,1499-1507