Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD

Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center University City
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-8766
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
  • Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

52 reviews

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Anonymous
March 2026
he's kind
Anonymous
November 2025
always very personable.
Anonymous
September 2025
he's an excellent doctor
Anonymous
July 2025
dr taichman always explains everything he is going to do.

Insurance accepted

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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.
Dr. Taichman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Taichman DB, Leopold JA, Elliott G Continued Progress in Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , New England Journal of Medicine, 388(16): 2023,1524-1526

Taichman DB Optimism for Interstitial Lung Disease-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension? , New England Journal of Medicine, 384(4): 2021,376-377

The Editors Dying in a Leadership Vacuum , New England Journal of Medicine, 383: 2020,1479-1480

Laine Christine, Taichman Darren B Alternative Facts Have No Place in Science. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(12): 2017,905-906

Taichman Darren B, Sahni Peush, Pinborg Anja, Peiperl Larry, Laine Christine, James Astrid, Hong Sung-Tae, Haileamlak Abraham, Gollogly Laragh, Godlee Fiona, Frizelle Frank A, Florenzano Fernando, Drazen Jeffrey M, Bauchner Howard, Baethge Christopher, Backus Joyce Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials - A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. , The New England Journal of Medicine, 376(23): 2017,2277-2279

Taichman Darren B, Bauchner Howard, Drazen Jeffrey M, Laine Christine, Peiperl Larry Firearm-Related Injury and Death: A US Health Care Crisis in Need of Health Care Professionals. , JAMA, 318(19): 2017,1875

Taichman, D.B., Ornelas, J, Chung, L, Klinger, J.R., Lewis, S., Mandel, J., Palevsky, H.I, Rich, S., Sood, N., Trow, T.K., Yung, R., Elliott, C.G., Badesch, D.B. Pharmacologic therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: CHEST Guideline , Chest, 146(2): 2014,449-475

Laine Christine, Taichman Darren B, Mulrow Cynthia, Berkwits Michael, Cotton Deborah, Williams Sankey V A resolution for physicians: time to focus on the public health threat of gun violence. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 158(6): 2013,493-4

Girard, T.D., Kress, J.P., Fuchs, B.D., Thomason, J.W.W., Schweickert, W.D., Pun, B.T., Taichman, D.B., Dunn, J.G., Pohlman, A.S., Kinniry, P.A., Jackson, J.C., Canonico, A.E., Light, R.W., Shintani, A.K., Thompson, J.L., Gordon, S.M., Hall, J.B., Dittus, R.S., Bernard, G.R., Ely, E.W. Efficacy and safety of a “Wake Up and Breathe” Protocol for Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients: The Awakening and Breathing Controlled (ABC) Trial, a randomised controlled trial. , Lancet , 371: 2007,124-126

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