Kristen Noelle Kobaly, MD

Endocrinology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrinology Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-2300
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

453 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.

Anonymous
June 2026
knowledgeable/caring.reviews your care concerns in detail along with recent updates pertaining your diagnosis.
Anonymous
May 2026
i like her manner and the way she listens to me
Anonymous
May 2026
thorough, thoughtful, understanding, empathetic, explanatory and all around wonderful. i've been with her for almost 4 years.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. kobaly is professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with as a physician

Insurance accepted

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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. Kobaly is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Amin, R and Kobaly, K Malignant Struma Ovarii: A Rare Case of Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the Ovary , Poster-Presented at: ENDO, San Francisco, CA: 2025

Dapas, N, Al Mukaddam M, Attallah H, Burns C, Jones R, Kharlip J, Kobaly K, Cardillo S Creation of Educational Resources to Improve Endocrine Fellow Outpatient Curriculum , Poster-Presented at: ENDO, San Francisco, CA: 2025

Hosted by Dr. Kendall Williams, Guest Expert Dr. Kristen Kobaly Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer. , Penn Primary Care Podcast: 2024

Kobaly K, Mendes S, Gallop R, Chirinos JA, Cappola TP, Cappola AR Effect of Oral LT3 Administration on Thyroid Function Tests in Participants with Isolated Low T3 Levels and Heart Failure: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Trial , Poster-Presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Chicago, IL : 2024

Cappola, AR, Gallop, R, Lin, D, Kobaly, K, Chirinos JA, Cappola TP Effects of Oral LT3 in Participants with Isolated Low T3 levels and Heart Failure: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Trial , Poster-Presented at: American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL: 2024

Nachum S, Rivadeneria A, Kobaly, K Thymic Hyperplasia in Graves' disease: an under-recognized association , Poster-Presented at: ENDO, Chicago, IL: 2023

Jo Kamimoto J, Kharlip J, Kobaly, K A case of adrenal crisis in association with a febrile response to BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 (Pfizer) vaccine heralding a diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency , Presented at: ENDO, Atlanta, GA: 2022

Kobaly K, Kim CS, Langer JE, Mandel SJ. Macrocalcifications Do Not Alter Malignancy Risk Within the American Thyroid Association Sonographic Pattern System When Present in Non-High Suspicion Thyroid Nodules , Thyroid, 31(19): 2021,1542-1548

Kobaly K, Kim CS, Mandel SJ. Contemporary Management of Thyroid Nodules , Annu Rev Med: 2021

Kobaly K, Mandel SJ, Cappola AR, Kim CS Letter to the Editor: "Our Response to COVID-19 as Endocrinologists and Diabetologists" , J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 105(7): 2020