Kelly M. Heath, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Fellowship Director Brain Injury Medicine
- Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
My education and training
- Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
- Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital
- Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Qualifications and experience
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2020
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, National
- American Society of Neurorehabilitation, National
- Association of Academic Physiatrist, National
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2022 through 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Chen HH, Heath KM, Patel PR. Migraine , Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am.: 2025,701-714
Johnson TC, Hagen C, Coffman DL, Carlson ESR, Vaid A, Nunn M, Schmidt-Read M, Heath KM, Marino RJ, Hiremath SV Linking Wearable Sensor Data to Upper Extremity Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injur , Poster: Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare Summit + Expo: 2025
Johnson TC, Hagen C, Coffman DL, Nunn M, Schmidt-Read M, Heath KM, Marino RJ, Hiremath SV. Assessing sensor-derived features from a wrist-worn wearable device as indicators of upper extremity function in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury. , Arch Phys Med Rehabil: 2025
Hon, EM, et al. The Effect of Acting Programs on Adults with Disabilities. , J Phys Med Rehabil Disabil, 10: 2024,087
Heath KM, Hon EM, Swanson RL, Lane CM Blast‑Related Traumatic Brain Injury andConcomitant Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder: a Review of Overlapping Symptoms , Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, 11: 2023,377–383
Patel PR, Armistead-Jehle P, Eltman NR, Heath KM, Cifu DX, Swanson RL Brain Injury: How Dietary Pattens Impact Long-Term Outcomes , Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports: 2023
Radin, Gary What If It's Not Alzheimer's , Prometheus Books: 2022
Andrews, M., & Amodeo, M., &Heath, K Hip dysplasia presenting as a change in spasticity pattern in an adult patient with cerebral palsy , Am J Phys Med & Rehabil, 101 (7): 2022,a1-182
Andrews M, Heath K A Case for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Patient with severe spastic tetraplegic cerebral palsy graduates summa cum laude from college , Am J Phys Med & Rehabil, 101(7): 2022,a1-182
Weseloh A and Heath K Pharmacology of Analgesics , Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine Case-Based Board Review: 2022,417-420