John Hansen-Flaschen, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
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John Hansen-Flaschen, MD

Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Headshot of John Hansen-Flaschen, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Founder and Director, Fishman Program for Home Assisted Ventilation
  • Founding Director, Harron Lung Center
  • Emeritus Professor CE of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

My education and training

  • New York University School of MedicineMedical School
  • University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency
  • University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

243 reviews

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Anonymous
July 2026
doctor's expertise is unmatched
Anonymous
July 2026
dr. is very approachable.
Anonymous
July 2026
he is the best formac
Anonymous
July 2026
he is the best

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: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Hansen-Flaschen is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Johnson Miriam J, Yorke Janelle, Hansen-Flaschen John, Lansing Robert, Ekström Magnus, Similowski Thomas, Currow David C Towards an expert consensus to delineate a clinical syndrome of chronic breathlessness. , The European respiratory journal, 49(5): 2017,1602277


Kerlin Meeta Prasad, Small Dylan S, Cooney Elizabeth, Fuchs Barry D, Bellini Lisa M, Mikkelsen Mark E, Schweickert William D, Bakhru Rita N, Gabler Nicole B, Harhay Michael O, Hansen-Flaschen John, Halpern Scott D A randomized trial of nighttime physician staffing in an intensive care unit. , The New England journal of medicine, 368(23): 2013,2201-9


Chandra Divay, Lipson David A, Hoffman Eric A, Hansen-Flaschen John, Sciurba Frank C, Decamp Malcolm M, Reilly John J, Washko George R Perfusion scintigraphy and patient selection for lung volume reduction surgery. , American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 182(7): 2010,937-46


Lanken Paul N, Terry Peter B, Delisser Horace M, Fahy Bonnie F, Hansen-Flaschen John, Heffner John E, Levy Mitchell, Mularski Richard A, Osborne Molly L, Prendergast Thomas J, Rocker Graeme, Sibbald William J, Wilfond Benjamin, Yankaskas James R An official American Thoracic Society clinical policy statement: palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases and critical illnesses. , American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 177(8): 2008,912-27


Kreider Mary Elizabeth, Hansen-Flaschen John, Ahmad Nadia N, Rossman Milton D, Kaiser Larry R, Kucharczuk John C, Shrager Joseph B Complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy in patients with interstitial lung disease. , The Annals of thoracic surgery, 83(3): 2007,1140-4


Halpern Scott D, Hansen-Flaschen John Terminal withdrawal of life-sustaining supplemental oxygen. , JAMA, 296(11): 2006,1397-400


Margolis Mitchell L, Christie Jason D, Silvestri Gerard A, Kaiser Larry, Santiago Silverio, Hansen-Flaschen John Racial differences pertaining to a belief about lung cancer surgery: results of a multicenter survey. , Annals of internal medicine, 139(7): 2003,558-63


Kotloff R M, Hansen-Flaschen J, Lipson D A, Tino G, Arcasoy S M, Alavi A, Kaiser L R Apical perfusion fraction as a predictor of short-term functional outcome following bilateral lung volume reduction surgery. , Chest, 120(5): 2001,1609-15


Kotloff R M, Tino G, Bavaria J E, Palevsky H I, Hansen-Flaschen J, Wahl P M, Kaiser L R Bilateral lung volume reduction surgery for advanced emphysema. A comparison of median sternotomy and thoracoscopic approaches. , Chest, 110(6): 1996,1399-406


Hansen-Flaschen J H, Brazinsky S, Basile C, Lanken P N Use of sedating drugs and neuromuscular blocking agents in patients requiring mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure. A national survey. , JAMA, 266(20): 1991,2870-5


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