Penn Medicine Provider
Hospice and Palliative Care
Alana Sagin, MD
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Palliative Care - Inpatient HUP
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Lawrence General Hospital
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

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. Sagin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Soliman, A, Olenik, J, Sagin, A, Durkin, B Qualitative Analysis of Preclinical Medical Student Reflections Following a Required Palliative Care Experience , NEGEA Annual Conference: 2025


Tolchin, D, Sagin, A, Ellman, M. Meeting the Needs of a Growing Population of Patients with Serious Illness:Existing Landscape, Best Practices, and Leading Edges in Palliative Care Education within Undergraduate Medical Education , Poster Presentation, Learn, Serve, Lead: AAMC National Conference, Atlanta, GA (accepted, not presented): 2024


Crowley A, Sagin A, Olenik J, Merley C Qualitative Analysis of a Novel Palliative Care Assessment on the Surgical Clerkship , Poster Presentation, NEGEA Annual Conference, New York, NY: 2024


Sagin A, Balmer D, Rose S, et al. Evaluation of a Palliative Care Longitudinal Curriculum for Medical Students Using the Context-Input-Process-Product Model. , American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®: 2024


Sagin A, Balmer D, Musheno R, Olenik JM, Dingfield L, Bennett NL, Dine CJ Lifelong Learning Indicators in Medical Students After a Novel Communication Skills Session , Journal of Pain and Symptom Management : 2024


Alana Sagin, MD, Dorene Balmer, PhD, Rosie Musheno, MD, Jennifer M. Olenik, MD, Laura Dingfield, MD, MSEd, C. Jessica Dine, MD, MSHP, Nadia Bennett, MD, MSEd Use of the Context Input Process Product Model for Evaluation of a Novel Palliative Care Curriculum for Medical Students , Poster Presentation, Learn Serve Lead 2023: The AAMC Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA: 2023


Sagin A, Dingfield L, Savinese S. Letter to the Editor: The Hospice Crisis: An Educator's Viewpoint , Journal of Palliative Medicine: 2023,750


E. Chan, S. Wallace, M. Paniagua, J. Olenik, A. Sagin A Novel Educational Session for Primary Palliative Education in Undergraduate Medical Education , Poster Presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting: 2023


Merley C, Sagin A, Olenik J. Qualitative Analysis of Student Reflections After Completion of Palliative Care Assessment , Poster Presentation, Department of Medicine Research Day, University of Pennsylvania Health System: 2023


Sagin A, Davis N, Ganta N "Improving Opioid Use Disorder Risk Assessment on an Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service" , Poster Presentation, Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Virtual Presentation): 2022