Mark Simone, MD
Geriatric Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 65 and up
Penn Geriatric Medicine Ralston
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-2746
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Geriatric Surgical Co-Management and Consultation Program, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Penn Presbyterian Division Chief of Geriatric Medicine
  • Medical Director, Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit
  • Associate Program Director, Penn Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
  • Vice Chief of Clinical Affairs, Division of Geriatrics
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Geriatrics)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

62 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.

October 2025
he is an excellent physician.
October 2025
very good and pleased with what he had to say to me
September 2025
extreme competence.
August 2025
the more i was with him the more my confidence grew

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.
Dr. Simone is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Schmucker, Miller KC, Triantos L, Simone M Effect of an education intervention on nursing assessment of delirium using the Confusion Assessment Method. , American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Chicago: 2025

Schmoyer J, Simone M, Miller KC, Arastu A, Triantos L. Baseline Prevalence of Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults and Validity of Nursing Assessment Using the Confusion Assessment Method. , American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Virtual: 2024

Gupta S, Walke L, Simone M, Michener A, Nembhard I. The Perceived Value of a Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program: Perspectives from Three Surgical Specialties , J Am Geriatr Soc, 72(1): 2024,48-58

Russell R, Szymanski E, Van Dongen M, Ricco J, Mcgee J, Stevens J, Jesteen T, Marenberg M, Hofmann M, Simone M Improving Vaccination Rates at a Veteran’s Affairs Community Living Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative , American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Long Beach, CA: 2023

Zheng D, Sciblo C, Nghiem J, Rico G, Simone M, Hofmann M Quality Improvement Project: Reducing A VA CLC Long-Term Care Unit’s ED Transfer and Readmissions Rate , American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL: 2022

Pandit S, Simone M, Michener A, Walke L, Nembhard I. Comparative Perspectives on Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program by Specialty and Staff Role , The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix AZ: 2021

Pandit S, Simone M, Michener A, Walke L, Nembhard I. Comparative Perspectives on Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program by Specialty and Staff Role. , Academy Heath Annual Research Meeting, Virtual: 2021

Pandit S, Simone M, Michener A, Walke L, Nembhard I. Comparative Perspectives on Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program by Specialty and Staff Role , American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, Virtual: 2021

Skidmore W, Simone M, Eskildsen M, Staats D, Appelbaum J. The Health of LGBT Elders , The GLMA Handbook on LGBT Health: 2019,155-184

Simone M, Eskildsen MA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Health , Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine, 10th edition : 2019