Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Radiologist specializing in abdominal imaging including MRI, CT and US, with special interest in gynecologic/pelvic imaging, oncologic imaging, and imaged-based cancer screening.
My education and training
- Medical School: Harvard Medical School
- Residency: The Cambridge Hospital
- Residency: 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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Amerihealth of NJ Core
- Amerihealth of NJ Enhanced
- Amerihealth of NJ HMO
- Amerihealth of NJ Local Value
- Amerihealth of NJ POS
- Amerihealth of NJ PPO
- Amerihealth of NJ Regional Preferred
- Amerihealth of NJ Secure
- Amerihealth of NJ Ultimate (PPO)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
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
- Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Diagnostic Radiology, 2024
- American Roentgen Ray Society, National
- Association of University Radiology, National
- Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, Local
- National Medical Association, National
- Pennsylvania Radiologic Society, Local
- Radiological Society of North America, National
- Society of Abdominal Radiology, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Matthew A Morgan, Daniel M DePietro, Debra S Whorms, Austin R Pantel, Dhakshinamoorthy Ganeshan, Inessa A Goldman, Julie Yang & Rachita Khot Acalculous cholecystitis– an imaging and therapeutic update , Abdominal Radiology: 2024
Chantal Chahine MD, Michelle Dai, Carla Zeballos Torrez MD, PhD, Debra Whorms MD, Catherine Oliva, , Tarence Smith, Kalpana Suresh MD, Jamie Shuda Ed.D., Linda W. Nunes MD, MPH Bridging the gap – Early Community Outreach as an Initiative to Increase Representation in Radiology , Academic Radiology: 2024
Chantal Chahine, Carla Zeballos Torrez, Debra Whorms, Kalpana Suresh, Jamie Shuda, Linda Nunes Outreach and Education in Radiology: An Approach , AUR 71st Annual Meeting - Austin,Tx: 2023
J. Weeks, D. S. Whorms, Nunes, L.W Designing and Implementing a Multifaceted Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Curriculum , Association of University Radiologists. Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Az: 2022
D. S. Whorms, N. Udeh, J. K. Weeks, L. W. Nunes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Radiology Residency-A Resident-Driven Approach , Association of University Radiologists Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Az: 2022
Whorms, D.S., Simmons, A., Bencardino, J.T., Nunes, L.W. Advancing Culture Change in Radiology through Communication: The Value of Large versus Small Group Discussions. , Journal of the American College of Radiology, 19(1 Pt B): 2022,213-216
D. S. Whorms, C. Chambers, D. Lalevic, R. Yang, A. Vachani, S. V. Wasserwald, S. Weinstein, S.Stavropoulos, M. D. Schnall, T. S. Cook Innovating Care Delivery In Radiology Using A Results Clinic To Manage Completion Of Imaging Follow-up , Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL: 2021
D. S. Whorms, C. Chambers, D. Lalevic, R. Yang, T. S. Cook Impact of an Automated Screening Management Platform on Completion of Imaging-based Screening , Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL: 2021
Whorms, D.S., Narayan, A.K., Pourvaziri, A., Miles, R.C., Glover, M. 4th, Herrington, J., Saini, S., Brink, J.A., Flores, E.J. Analysis of the Effects of a Patient-Centered Rideshare Program on Missed Appointments and Timeliness for MRI Appointments at an Academic Medical Center , Journal of the American College of Radiology, 18(2): 2021,240-247
Glover, M., Whorms, D.S, Singh, R., Almeida, R.R., Prabhakar, A.M., Saini, S., Rosenkrantz, A, B A Radiology - focused Analysis of Transparency and Usability of Top U.S. Hospitals' Chargemasters , Academic Radiology, 27(11): 2020,1603-1607