Natasha Hakkal, MD

Hospital Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Hospital Medicine HUP
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Emory University
  • Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

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.
  • 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.
Dr. Hakkal is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

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