Kai Xu, MD

Hospital Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Hospital Medicine HUP
Call 800-789-7366
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About me

  • Clinical Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Spoken languages

English
English
中文 / 普通话
Chinese - Mandarin

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

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. Xu is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Xu K, Hardin K, Lenox-Riccelli D, Amin AN Insulin icodec: A once-weekly basal insulin on the horizon for diabetes management with implications for hospital care transitions , Health Sciences Review, 18: 2026

Xu K, Renzi N, Serafin LR Iterative Interventions to Improve Admission Medication Reconciliation Completion Rates and Reduce Medication Errors at Post-Acute Care Facilities , Patient Safety, 7(2): 2025

Xu K A Hospitalist Led Initiative to Improve Medication Reconciliation on Admission , J Hosp Med, 19(S1): 2024,246

Xu K, McGreevey III JD, Betesh J Propagation of an Insidious Error through an EHR Documentation Shortcut , J Hosp Med, 18(S1): 2023,352

McCrea N, Xu K, McGreevey III JD Preparing for Electronic Provider Documentation: A Survey of Physician Preferences about Dictation and Speech Recognition Capabilities at an Academic Medical Center , J Hosp Med, 9(S2): 2014

Baillie CA, Goren EN, Jacob J, Patel N, Umscheid CA, Xu KT ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research , The Hospitalist: 2013

Xu K, Bankova L A Rare Case of Persistent Otitis Media and Epiglottitis , J Gen Intern Med, 25(S3): 2010,484

Xu K Rapid and Massive Thrombosis following Initiation of Warfarin in a Hypercoagulable Patient , J Hosp Med, 5(S1): 2010,196

Xu K Uncontrolled Diabetes after Discontinuation of Methotrexate , J Hosp Med, 5(S1): 2010,196