Harold I. Palevsky, MD

Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center University City
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-8766
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About me

  • Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
  • Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Reviews

Average Rating

345 reviews

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Anonymous
April 2026
beyond providing medical care, dr palevsky demonstrates human caring. his compassion exceeds his knowledge - and his knowledge is superlative.
Anonymous
April 2026
no complaints
Anonymous
April 2026
dr palevsky is very thorough and personable and professional
Anonymous
April 2026
very friendly and reassuring doctor

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.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Palevsky is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Alam, S and Palevsky, HP. Pulmonary hypertension and acute right heart failure. , Respiratory Emergencies, Chapter 13E: 2006, 375-403

Palevsky, HI and Fishman, AP. Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary hypertension. , Theory and Practice of Vascular Medicine: (in press)

Palevsky, HI. Pulmonary hypertension. , The Pocket Doctor, 3rd edition,: (in press)

Archer-Chicko, C, Housten-Harris, T, Palevsky, HI. Practical nursing issues in the outpatient management of pulmonary vascular disease. , Pulmonary Vascular Disease , Chapter 21: 2006,314

Kawut, S. M., Taichman, D.B., Ahya, V. N., Kaplan Sandra, Archer-Chicko, C.L. Kimmel, S. E. Palevsky, H. I.: Hemodynamics and survival of patients with portopulmonary hypertension. , Liver Transplantation , 11(9): 2005,1107-11

Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., White, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O. Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. , Respir. Res., 6(1): 2005

Taichman DB, Palevsky, H.I. Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with the Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Bosentan. , Clin. Pulmonary Medicine, 12: 2005,121-127.

Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Sager, J.S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. , Respir. Res. , 6(92): 2005

Taichman, D.B., Christie, J., Biester, R., Mortensen, J., Kaplan, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J., Palevsky, H.I., Elliott, C.G., and Hopkins, R.O. Validation of a brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. , Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society , 2: 2005,A205

Taichman, D.B., Shin, J., Hud, L., Archer-Chicko, C., Kaplan, S., Gallop, R., Christie, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J. and Palevsky, H.I. Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension , CHEST, 128: 2005,292S

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