Joshua Berkman Kayser, MD, MPH, MBE, FCCM

Pulmonary Medicine
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Call 215-615-5864
Headshot of Joshua Berkman Kayser, MD, MPH, MBE, FCCM
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Section Chief, Medical Critical Care, Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
  • Medical ICU Director, Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
  • Professor of Medicine in Medical Ethics and Health Policy

My education and training

  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Michigan Health
  • Fellowship: 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.

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.
Dr. Kayser is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Rachel L Graves, Frances S Shofer, Joshua B Kayser, Jeanmarie Perrone First-Year Medical Students' Perceptions of Stigma Toward People With Opioid Use Disorder Before and After an Educational Intervention , Subst Use Addctn J, 45(3): 2024,486-492

EJ Shearer, JA Blythe, SE Wieten, EW Dzeng, MP Cotler, KB Porter-Williamson, JB Kayser, SM Harman, DC Magnus, JN Batten Physician Perspectives on Challenges in Understanding Patient Preferences for Emergency Intubation: A Qualitative Assessment of Hospital Code Status Orders , Chest Critical Care, 2(2): 2024

Batten JN, Blythe JA, Wieten SE, Dzeng E, Kruse KE, Cotler MP, Porter-Williamson K, Kayser JB, Harman SM, Magnus D "No Escalation of Treatment" Designations: A Multi-institutional Exploratory Qualitative Study , Chest, 163(1): 2023,192-201

Joshua B. Kayser and Horace M. DeLisser Chapter 152: Ethics and Palliative Care in Critical Care Units , Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6th Edition: 2022,2659-65

Joshua B. Kayser Chapter 27: Managing Conflict in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit , Management of Chest trauma: A Practical Guide: 2022,41-50

Batten JN, Blythe JA, Wieten S, Cotler MP, Kayser JB, Porter-Williamson K, Harman S, Dzeng E, Magnus D. Variation in the design of Do Not Resuscitate orders and other code status options: a multi-institutional qualitative study. , BMJ Qual Saf, 30(8): 2021,668-677

Jason N Batten, Jacob A Blythe, Sarah Wieten, Miriam Piven Cotler, Joshua B Kayser, Karin Porter-Williamson, Stephanie Harman, Elizabeth Dzeng, David Magnus Variation in the design of Do Not Resuscitate orders and other code status options: a multi-institutional qualitative study , BMJ Quality & Safety: 2021,668-677

Jerry J. Zimmerman, Lori A. Harmon, Pamela L Smithburger, Darlene Chaykosky, Alan C. Heffner, Marilyn Hravnak, Jason M. Kane, Joshua B. Kayser, Megan B. Lane-Fall, Renee I. Matos, Riza V. Mauricio, David J. Murphy, Michael Nurok, Anita J. Reddy, Eric Ringle, Edward G. Seferian, Norma M. Smalls-Mantey, Kathleen B. To, Lewis J. Kaplan Choosing Wisely For Critical Care: The Next Five , Critical Care Medicine: 2021,472-481

Catherine L. Auriemma and Joshua B. Kayser The Do-Not-Intubate Order , Shared Decision Making in Adult Critical Care: 2021,41-50

JB Kayser, LJ Kaplan Conflict Management in the Intensive Care Unit , Critical Care Medicine, 48: 2020,1349