John Hansen-Flaschen, MD

Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-615-5864
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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

  • Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

230 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
just great care!
Anonymous
May 2026
he was honest but emphatic with my situation
Anonymous
April 2026
if something is going on i feel like he will figure out and solve the problem
Anonymous
April 2026
the doctor has high expertise, a great way of dealing with patients, explains his recommendations clearly. in short, i have great confidence that i will be healthier if i follow his recommendations.

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

Mahler Donald A, Selecky Paul A, Harrod Christopher G, Benditt Joshua O, Carrieri-Kohlman Virginia, Curtis J Randall, Manning Harold L, Mularski Richard A, Varkey Basil, Campbell Margaret, Carter Edward R, Chiong Jun Ratunil, Ely E Wesley, Hansen-Flaschen John, O'Donnell Denis E, Waller Alexander American College of Chest Physicians consensus statement on the management of dyspnea in patients with advanced lung or heart disease. , Chest, 137(3): 2010,674-91

Hansen-Flaschen John The New ATS journal for clinicians. , Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 10(1): 2013,54-5

Hansen-Flaschen John A PIECE OF MY MIND. What Now? What Next? , JAMA, 315(8): 2016,755-6

Hansen-Flaschen John Annals of the American Thoracic Society: Ocean Faring at Age 4. , Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 14(2): 2017,160-162

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

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

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

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