- Blood clot in lung
- Pulmonary embolism
- Respiratory failure
Katherine Courtright, MD
About me
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)
My education and training
- Medical School: Temple University
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
Insurance accepted
- 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.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Critical Care Medicine, 2016
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Member, National
- American Thoracic Society, Member, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Hegarty, Sarah E; Linn, Kristin A.; Zhang, Hong; Teeple, Stephanie; Albert, Paul S; Parikh, Ravi B.; Courtright, Katherine; Kent, David M.; Chen, Jinbo Assessing Algorithm Fairness Requires Adjustment for Risk Distribution Differences: Re-considering the Equal Opportunity Criterion” , medrxiv: 2026
Song A, Mitchell OJL, Ursoleo JD, Sullivan DR, Rosa W, Courtright KR, Kohn R Advancing Palliative Care in Cardiac Arrest and Cardiogenic Shock: Identifying Evidence Gaps and Future Research Priorities , Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, section Intensive Care Cardiovascular Medicine: 2026
Song A, Brown CK, Chen Z, Harhay MO, Aysola J, Courtright KR Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Inpatient Palliative Care Consults in the US: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis , Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), San Diego, CA: 2026
Wang, Hao, Chen, Xinyuan, Courtright, Katherine R, Halpern, Scott, Harhay, Michael, Taljaard, Monica, Li, Fan On anticipation effect in stepped wedge cluster randomized trials , Statistics in Medicine: 2026,in press
Kahan BC, Bretz F, Copas A, Harhay MO, Collins GS, Bahti M, Bi D, Campbell MK, Courtright KR, Feeney T, Forbes AB, Garg AX, Halpern SD, Heagerty PJ, Hemming K, Hopewell S, Hughes JP, Murray DM, Ross JS, Stewart D, Taljaard M, Ukoumunne OC, Auriemma CL, Li F CRT-Estimands Framework: consensus-based extension of the ICH E9(R1) addendum for cluster randomised trials , thebmj: 2026
Foxwell, A.M., Meghani, S.M., Courtright, K.R., Huang, L., Rhoads, J., Deatrick, J., Hirschman, K., & Ulrich, C.M. A Cluster Analysis Of Clinician Distress Trajectories When Caring For Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients , J Palliative Med: 2026,in press
Marshall, Mary Faith; Davis, F. Daniel; Fogelman, Patricia A.; Oczkowski, Simon; Reid, Julie C.; Arellano, Daniel; Aslakson, Rebecca A.; Campbell, Joshua; Courtright, Katherine; Egressy, Katarine; Epstein, Elizabeth; Green, Ebonye; Hua, May; John, Preeti R.; Kross, Erin K.; Martin, Niels D.; Melo, Bethany A.; Muehlschlegel, Susanne; Perez-Protto, Silvia; Roberts, Ben; Shalev, Daniel; Wescoe Singley, Jennifer MEd; Strickland, Shawna L.; Korzick, Karen A. Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Adult End-of-Life Care in the ICU , Critical Care Medicine, 53(12): 2025,e2734-e2746
Moin EE, Bayes B, Madden V, Halpern SD, Courtright KR Disease and Race-Based Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation in Cancer and Noncancer Serious Illnesses , J Am Geriatr Soc, 73(7): 2025,2155-2165
Catherine L Auriemma, Anne Song, Lake Walsh, Jason Han, Sophia Yapalater, Alexander Bain, Lindsay Haines, Stefania Scott, Casey Whitman, Stephanie P Taylor, Gary E Weissman, Matthew J Gonzales, Roshanthi Weerasinghe, Staci J Wendt, Katherine R Courtright Measuring goal-concordant care using electronic clinical notes , JAMA Netw Open, 8(7): 2025,e2518967
Foxwell AM, Meghani S, Courtright KR, Deatrick J, Hirschman K, Ulrich C A Mixed Method Integration of Clinician Distress Typologies in those Caring for Seriously Ill Patients within the Hospital Setting , American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL: 2025