- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Emphysema
- Lung diseases
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH)
- shortness of breath (SOB)
- Tracheal disorder
- Unclassified lung disease
Joshua Berkman Kayser, MD, MPH, MBE, FCCM
Pulmonary Medicine
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine, 2010
- Pulmonary Disease, 2009
- American College of Chest Physicians, National
- American Thoracic Society, National
- Lancet Respiratory Medicine, International
- Pennsylvania Chapter, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Local
- Pennsylvania State Medical Society, Local
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, National
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