Kerri Akaya Smith, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Make an appointmentCall 215-615-5864
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Clinical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension/Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Harvard Medical School
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

415 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.

December 2025
she was very very patient. she examine me.
December 2025
dr. smith is always prepared and very honest. i appreciate the time and care spent in the appointment.
December 2025
we love dr. smith she is a good and caring doctor.
December 2025
she tells me what i need to hear, not what i want

Insurance accepted

My 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
Dr. Smith is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Jacqueline V Scott, Jude Moutchia, Robin L McClelland, Nadine Al-Naamani, Ethan Weinberg, Harold I Palevsky, Jasleen Minhas, Dina K Appleby, Akaya Smith, Steven C Pugliese, Corey E Ventetuolo, Steven M Kawut Novel Liver Injury Phenotypes and Outcomes in Clinical Trial Participants with Pulmonary Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 210(8): 2024

Jacqueline V Scott, Jude Moutchia, Robin L McClelland, Nadine Al-Naamani, Ethan Weinberg, Harold I Palevsky, Jasleen Minhas, Dina K Appleby, Akaya Smith, Steven C Pugliese, Corey E Ventetuolo, and Steven M Kawut Novel Liver Injury Phenotypes and Outcomes in Clinical Trial Participants with Pulmonary Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med : 2024,1045-1056

Jasleen Minhas, Jude Moutchia, Nadine Al-Naamani, Jeremy A. Mazurek 3, John H. Holmes 2, Dina Appleby, K. Akaya Smith, Jason S. Fritz, Steven C. Pugliese, Harold I. Palevsky, and Steven M. Kawut Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and Their Association with Outcomes in Randomized Clinical Trials of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 21(6): 2024,858-865

M. Dolley, M. Prakash, A. Smith, J. A. Mazurek, C. L. Archer-Chicko, C. Provine, J. S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, S. M. Kawut, H. I. Palevsky, C. Compher, N. Al-Naamani Diet Quality in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: 2024

B.E. Mccarthy, R. Feng, D.A. Torigian, Y. Tong, J.S. Fritz, J.K. Minhas, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, S.C. Pugliese, J.K. Udupa, S.M. Kawut, N. Al-Naamani Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine : 2024

M. Prakash, J. Hsieh, H.I. Palevsky, C.L. Archer-Chicko, J.A. Mazurek, J.S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, A. Smith, J. Minhas, C. Provine, S.M. Kawut, and N. Al-Naamani. Frailty and Body Composition in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2023

B.E. Mccarthy, R. Feng, D.A. Torigian, Y. Tong, J.S. Fritz, J.K. Minhas, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, S.C. Pugliese, J.K. Udupa, S.M. Kawut, and N. Al-Naamani. Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated With Worse Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med : 2023

J. Hsieh, T. Lapatra, M. Pipke, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, J.A. Mazurek, S. Pugliese, J.S. Fritz, N. Al-Naamani, S.M. Kawut, and J. Minhas. Pilot Study of a Novel Biosensor Device in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Me: 2023

H.-M. Pan, W. Yang, J. Moutchia, R. McClelland, D. Appleby, J. Minhas, S. Pugliese, A. Smith, N. Al-Naamani, and S.M. Kawut "Super-responders" in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis , Am J Respir Crit Care Med : 2023

J. Minhas, J. Moutchia, R. McClelland, D. Appleby, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, J.S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, J. Holmes, H.I. Palevsky, N. Al-Naamani, and S.M. Kawut. Electrocardiography (ECG) Findings in Clinical Trials of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (abstract) , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2023