Harold I. Palevsky, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center University City
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-8766
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
  • Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

303 reviews

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December 2025
great physician
November 2025
i felt comfortable with him.
November 2025
dr. palevsky is one of the top pulmonologists in the country, and anyone in his care is very fortunate!
November 2025
looking forward to my next visit

Insurance accepted

My 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.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Palevsky is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Alam, S and Palevsky, HP. Pulmonary hypertension and acute right heart failure. , Respiratory Emergencies, Chapter 13E: 2006, 375-403

Palevsky, HI and Fishman, AP. Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary hypertension. , Theory and Practice of Vascular Medicine: (in press)

Palevsky, HI. Pulmonary hypertension. , The Pocket Doctor, 3rd edition,: (in press)

Archer-Chicko, C, Housten-Harris, T, Palevsky, HI. Practical nursing issues in the outpatient management of pulmonary vascular disease. , Pulmonary Vascular Disease , Chapter 21: 2006,314

Kawut, S. M., Taichman, D.B., Ahya, V. N., Kaplan Sandra, Archer-Chicko, C.L. Kimmel, S. E. Palevsky, H. I.: Hemodynamics and survival of patients with portopulmonary hypertension. , Liver Transplantation , 11(9): 2005,1107-11

Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., White, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O. Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. , Respir. Res., 6(1): 2005

Taichman DB, Palevsky, H.I. Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with the Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Bosentan. , Clin. Pulmonary Medicine, 12: 2005,121-127.

Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Sager, J.S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. , Respir. Res. , 6(92): 2005

Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O. Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. , Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society , 2: 2005,A205

Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I. Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension , CHEST, 128: 2005,292S

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