Natasha Hakkal, MD
Hospital Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Hospital Medicine HUP
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine)
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: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, 2016
- Society of Hospital Medicine, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Iain Noel Encarnacion MS, Kaylin Beiter MD, PhD, Natasha Hakkal MD, Emily Hejazi MD, Paul Hernandez MD, Melissa Laughter MD, Shannon Nugent MD, Samir Thaker MD, Xiaowei Xu MD, PhD, Misha Rosenbach MD Persistent peristomal pain due to an exposed cutaneous nerve , JAAD Case Reports: 2026
James D. Harrison MPH, PhD, Luci K. Leykum MD, MBA, MSc, Amy Yu MD, Caitlin Kelly MPH & Stephanie K. Mueller MD, MPH From Challenges to Solutions: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis of Inter-hospital Transfer Processes , Journal of General Internal Medicine : 2025
Hakkal NH, Srinivasan V. Sarcoidosis: Making the Diagnosis without Diagnostic Biopsy. , Associates Day, Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians, Baltimore, MD.: 2015
Hakkal NH, Koch C, Siddique N, Tahir K, Paradigm HF. Critically Appraised Topic for Journal Club. , University of Maryland, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.: 2014
Hakkal, NH. Urine Uric Acid Levels in Parkinson's Disease. , Emory University, Atlanta, GA.: 2013
Hakkal, NH. Postnatal Supplemental Choline Facilitates Extinction of Fear in Rats Trained as Adolescents. , Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA: 2009
Hakkal NH, Kenner KM, Hunt PS. The Effects of Neonatal Treatment with a Competitive NMDA Antagonist on Fear Behavior in Rats. , Neuroscience Symposium, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.: 2007