Penn Medicine Provider
Hematology, Medical Oncology
Christopher A. D'Avella, MD
4.9
(185)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Abramson Cancer Center Penn Presbyterian

About me

  • Section Chief, Hematology/Oncology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Co-Director, Cancer Diagnostics Clinic
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: George Washington University
  • Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Temple University Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

185 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.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
thoughtful and caring
April 2025
5.0
5.0
a very good listener
March 2025
5.0
5.0
excellent
March 2025
5.0
5.0
he is thorough and articulate with good bedside manors.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. D'Avella is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Sun L, Cohen RB, D'Avella CA, Singh AP, Schoenfeld JD, Hanna GJ. Overall Survival, Treatment Duration, and Rechallenge Outcomes With ICI Therapy for Recurrent or Metastatic HNSCC , JAMA Netw Open, 7: 2024,e2428526


Christopher D'Avella, Meredith Doherty, E. Paul Wileyto, Jason Ma, Suzanne Walker, Jessica Jacoby, Chelsea Brown, Chiu Yi Tan, Tamara Cadet Financial toxicity screening in an urban underserved patient population with cancer , ASCO Quality Symposium: 2024


Shannon Ugarte, Christopher D'Avella, Peter Edward Gabriel, Christine Agnes Ciunci, Megan Roy, Amy Schwartz, Katie Boyk, Suzanne Walker, Jessica Tindall, and David W. Dougherty The cancer diagnostic clinic: A rapid access clinic to improve outcomes for patients with a suspected cancer diagnosis , ASCO Quality Care Symposium Meeting: 2024


Barsouk A, Friedes C, Iocolano M, Doucette A, Cohen RB, Robinson KW, D'Avella CA, Marmarelis ME, Kosteva JA, Singh AP, Ciunci CA, Levin WP, Cengel KA, Bradley JD, Feigenberg SJ, Sun L, Aggarwal C, Langer CJ, Yegya-Raman N. Plunging Into the PACIFIC: Outcomes of Patients With Unresectable KRAS-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Definitive Chemoradiation and Durvalumab Consolidation , Clin Lung Cancer: 2024


Meredith Doherty, Kellie Bresz, Kimberly Guglielmo, Christopher Davella, Tamara Cadet, Suzanne Walker, Paul Wileyto Does financial advocacy improve appointment keeping in patients receiving chemotherapy? , ASCO Quality Care Symposium: 2023


Friedes C, Yegya-Raman N, Zhang S, Iocolano M, Cohen RB, Aggarwal C, Thompson JC, Marmarelis ME, Levin WP, Cengel KA, Ciunci CA, Singh AP, D'Avella C, Davis CW, Langer CJ, Feigenberg SJ. Patterns of Failure in Metastatic NSCLC Treated With First Line Pembrolizumab and Use of Local Therapy in Patients With Oligoprogression , Clin Lung Cancer: 2023


Aggarwal C, Maity AP, Bauml JM, Long Q, Aleman T, Ciunci C, D'Avella C, Volpe M, Anderson E, Jones LM, Sun L, Singh AP, Marmarelis ME, Cohen RB, Langer CJ, Amaravadi R. A Phase II Open-Label Trial of Binimetinib and Hydroxychloroquine in Patients With Advanced KRAS-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer , Oncologist, 28: 2023,644-e564


Christopher Davella, Erin Mary Bange, Aditi Puri Singh, David W. Dougherty, Peter Edward Gabriel, Rebecca Lawrence Maniago, Jennifer Miao, Colin Harvey, Marcello Ricottone, Lawrence N. Shulman Clinical pathways innovation: A lesson on the value of clinician based feedback and collaboration with Flatiron Health. , ASCO Annual Meeting: 2023


Yegya-Raman N, Friedes C, Sun L, Iocolano M, Kim KN, Doucette A, Cohen RB, Robinson KW, Levin WP, Cengel KA, Lally B, Agarwal M, D'Avella CA, Marmarelis ME, Kosteva JA, Singh AP, Ciunci CA, Aggarwal C, Berman AT, Langer CJ, Feigenberg SJ. Utilization and Factors Precluding Receipt of Checkpoint Inhibitor Consolidation for Stage III NSCLC in a Large US Academic Health System , Clin Lung Cancer: 2023


Tompkins WP, Hwang WT, Yang YX, Singh A, Ciunci C, D'Avella C, Aggarwal C, Cohen RB, Langer CJ, Mamtani R, Marmarelis ME. Brief Report: Second-line treatment outcomes in patients with advanced NSCLC previously treated with first-line immunotherapy regimens , Clin Lung Cancer: 2023