Kavita Chapla, MD
she/her/hers
Internal Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Internal Medicine University City
Make an appointmentCall 215-349-5200
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Florida
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

345 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.

November 2025
she was very helpful.
October 2025
the care and concern she has for her patients.
October 2025
i feel well taken care of
October 2025
she is an amazing person and doctor glad to have her as my doctor always provided for my health issues for me since i've met her and she became my doctor

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Chapla is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Wright R, Chapla K, Ahluwalia AK, Booth A, Choi E, Koh Krienke LS, Nelson KE, Ojukwu E, Roberts B, Sloan D, Swain C, Taylor JL, Wu DS. Using Experience-Based Co-Design With Resident-Physicians and Black Community Members to Enhance Goals-of-Care Conversation Skills Training: Findings and Methodological Modifications , Am J Hosp Palliat Care: 2025

Wright R, Chapla K, Booth A, Nelson KE, Peeler A, Swain C, Won S, Wu DS. Enhancing Rigor, Quality, and Patient Engagement in Qualitative Research: A Step-By-Step Guide to Applying Reflexive Thematic Analysis to the Experience-Based Co-Design Methodology , Qual Health Res: 2024

Eric Woods, MD, Hadeel Alkhairw, MD, Kavita Chapla, MD, Sheetal Patel, MD, Edward Wu, MD What Can SGIM Do for You? Maximizing the Value of your Membership through Networking , SGIM Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, workshop: 2024

Chapla Kavita, Levine Rachel, Ayyala Manasa, Robertson Mariah Mindful Teaching for Health Professions Educators to Enhance Metacognitive Skills, Create Joy, and Foster Learning , AMEE (The International Society for Health Professions Education) Conference, workshop: 2024

Nakostin-Ansari A, Mirabal SC, Mendes TB, Ma YE, Saldana Neves Horta Lima C, Kavita Chapla, Stasia Reynolds, Hannah Oswalt, Scott M Wright, Sean Tackett What makes an article a must read in medical education? , BMC Med Educ, 24(1): 2024,582

Kavita Chapla Must Reads in Medical Education: A Systematic Approach to Curate Articles That Deserve More Attention Each Month , AAMC Learn Serve Lead 2023, poster : 2023

Kavita Chapla What’s mindfulness got to do with it? Mindful Teaching strategies for a changing educational landscape , SGIM National Meeting 2023, workshop: 2023

Chapla, K., Ryznar, E., Wright, S., Levine, R. “Tune into the learner: A qualitative study of mindful teaching in the clinical setting.” , Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education Conference, Virtual Poster: 2022

Kavita Chapla Helping educators keep up with “Must Reads” in medical education , AMEE 2022, oral presentation: 2022

Chapla, K., Ryznar, E., Wright, S., Levine, R. “Tune into the learner and then reflect on where you’re at: A qualitative study of mindful teaching in the clinical setting.” , Society of General Internal Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Virtual Poster: 2021