Penn Medicine Provider
Infectious Diseases, Geriatric Medicine
Alysa Beth Krain, MD
4.9
(412)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 65 and up
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About me

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

413 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.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
asked good questions
May 2025
5.0
5.0
very empathetic
May 2025
5.0
5.0
thorough
April 2025
5.0
5.0
nice dr

Insurance accepted

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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. Krain is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Amelia J Davis, Meredith Greene, Eugenia Siegler, Kathleen V Fitch, Sarah A Schmalzle, Alysa Krain, Jaime H Vera, Marta Boffito, Julian Falutz, Kristine M Erlandson Strengths and Challenges of Various Models of Geriatric Consultation for Older Adults Living with HIV , Clinical Infectious Diseases: 2021

Alysa B. Krain, MD, MSc Anticoagulation , Fractures in the Elderly: A Guide to Practical Management, 2nd edition. : 2018,81-100

Eholié SP, Lacombe K, Krain A, Diallo Z, Ouiminga M, Campa P, Bouchaud O, Bissagnene E, Girard PM. Metabolic disorders and cardiovascular risk in treatment-naive HIV-infected patients of sub-saharan origin starting antiretrovirals: impact of westernized lifestyle. , AIDS research and human retroviruses, 31(4): 2015,384-92

Zeller V, Lhotellier L, Marmor S, Leclerc P, Krain A, Graff W, Ducroquet F, Biau D, Leonard P, Desplaces N, Mamoudy P. One-stage exchange arthroplasty for chronic prosthetic hip infection: long-term results of a large prospective cohort study. , J Bone Joint Surg Am, 96(e1): 2014,1-9

Krain A, Olutunmbi S, St Germain R, Gainsley B, Lyons E, Capone-Swearer D, Linkin DR, Schwab E. “Standing Order” Influenza Vaccination Protocol at a Long Term Care Facility. , American Geriatric Society Conference: 2014

Zeller V, Krain A, Lhotellier L, Marmor S, Mamoudy P, Desplaces N. Bugs, bones and beds. A microbiological analysis of 245 cases of postoperative prosthetic joint infections. , 23rd Conference of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2013

Daniel OJ. Krain AB. Ogun SA. Odusoga OL. Boyle BA. Nevirapine-related adverse events in a patient receiving a fixed-drug combination pill. , Journal of the National Medical Association, 97(12): 2005,1719-21

Krain AB, Fitzgerald DW. HIV antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: experiences from Haiti. , Current HIV/AIDS Report, 2(2): 2005,98-104

Krain A1, Wisnivesky JP, Garland E, McGinn T. Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus testing in patients with hepatitis B and C infection. , Mayo Clinical Proceedings, 79(1): 2004,51-6