Jason S. Fritz, 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

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: University Hospitals Case Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

404 reviews

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November 2025
caring
October 2025
md was very nice, explained everything to me and answered my questions to the best of my knowledge
October 2025
he always ask me questions concerning my health an helps me to understand my condition
October 2025
pleasant, listened to my concerns and discussed my treatment plan in detail

Insurance accepted

My 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
Dr. Fritz is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Meservey A, Al-Naamani N, Minhas J, Fritz JS, Appleby D, Baudry G, Girerd N, Feng R, Kawut SM, Moutchia J Renal dysfunction and outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an individual participant data meta-analysis , Eur Respir J, 66(2): 2025,2402400

McCarthy BE, Feng R, Torigian DA, Tong Y, Fritz JS, Minhas JK, Mazurek JA, Smith KA, Palevsky HI, Pugliese SC, Homer NZ, MacLean MR, Udupa JK, Al-Naamani N Epicardial adipose tissue as an independent risk factor for mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension , Chest, 167(5): 2025,1481

Al-Naamani N, Prakash M, Pugliese S, Fritz JS, Smith KA, Palevsky HI, Compher C Nutrition and diet quality in pulmonary arterial hypertension , Ann Am Thorac Soc, 22(3): 2025,462

Minhas J, Moutchia J, Al-Naamani N, Mazurek JA, Holmes JH, Appleby D, Smith KA, Fritz JS, Pugliese SC, Palevsky HI, Kawut SM Electrocardiographic abnormalities and their association with outcomes in randomized clinical trials of pulmonary arterial hypertension , Ann Am Thorac Soc, 21(6): 2024,858

Pan HM, McClelland RL, Moutchia J, Appleby DH, Fritz JS, Holmes JH, Minhas J, Palevsky HI, Urbanowicz RJ, Kawut SM, Al-Naamani N Heterogeneity of treatment effects by risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension , Eur Respir J, 62(1): 2023,2300190

McCarthy BE, McClelland RL, Appleby DH, Moutchia JS, Minhas JK, Min J, Mazurek JA, Smith KA, Fritz JS, Pugliese SC, Urbanowicz RJ, Holmes JH, Palevsky HI, Kawut SM, Al-Naamani N BMI and treatment response in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a meta-analysis , Chest, 162(2): 2022,436-447

Matura LA, Fargo JD, Boyle K, Fritz JS, Smith KA, Mazurek JA, Pinder D, Archer-Chicko CL, Palevsky HI, Pack AI, Sommers MS, Kawut SM Symptom phenotypes in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the PAH "symptome" , Pulm Circ, 12: 2022,e12135

Min J, Appleby DH, McClelland RL, Minhas J, Holmes JH, Urbanowicz RJ, Pugliese SC, Mazurek JA, Smith KA, Fritz JS, Palevsky HI, Suh JM, Al-Naamani N, Kawut SM Secular and regional trends among pulmonary arterial hypertension clinical trial participants , Ann Am Thorac Soc, 19(6): 2022,952-961

Goodman R, Chirinos JA, Ky B, Mazurek JA, Smith KA, Palevsky HI, Fritz JS, Pugliese SC, Kawut SM, Al-Naamani N Systemic arterial properties in pulmonary hypertension , Pulm Circ, 11(4): 2021,1-3

Herzig M, Khandhar S, Palevsky H, Fritz J, Mehta M, Matthai W Intermediate-term outcomes for patients with submassive pulmonary embolism treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis , J Invasive Cardiol, 33(12): 2021,E949-E953