Laura Kurash, MD
she/her/hers
Family Medicine
Sees patients of all ages
Penn Family Care
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About me

  • Clerkship Director, Family Medicine Clerkship, Perelman School of Medicine
  • Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Family Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
  • Co-Director, Primary Care Pathway Program, Perelman School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health

Education and training

  • Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

313 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.

February 2026
she is very good
February 2026
she is very attentive. she gets me. she keeps me encouraged. if she leaves the company i will leave also
February 2026
Dr. Kurash checked my overall health and she care
February 2026
Dr. Kurash exemplifies the character of a good primary care doctor. she is compassionate, attentive, and trustworthy, taking time to listen carefully and understand my health care needs and understand me as a whole person. Dr. Kurash communicates clearly, takes my concerns seriously, and provides thoughtful guidance.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Kurash is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Jennifer Lee, Laura Kurash, Max Yang, Joseph Teel Utilizing Medical Assistants to Manage Patient Portal Messages , Annals of Family Medicine, 22(3): 2024

Jennifer Lee, Jenny Wang, Laura Kurash, Joseph Teel Utilizing a Flex Clinician to Manage Absences and Support Wellness , AAFP: 2024,16-18

Jennifer Lee, MD and Laura Kurash, MD et al Flexible Work in Primary Care as a Wellness Initiative , Society of Teachers in Family Medicine : 2023

Jennifer Lee, MD and Laura Kurash, MD etal Utilizing Certified Medical Assistants to Help Manage Patient Medical Advice Requests in an Academic Family Medicine Office , Society of Teachers in Family Medicine : 2022

Laura Kurash, MD and Jennifer Lee, MD Reducing Racial Disparities in Uterine Cancer Outcomes , Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM): 2021

Laura Kurash, MD and Rahul Kapur, MD Acute Neck Pain in a Collegiate Wrestler , American Medical Society for Sports Medicine National Conference: 2019