Penn Medicine Provider
Infectious Diseases
Kathleen Degnan, MD
she/her/hers
4.9
(35)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
MacGregor Infection Medicine and Travel Program

About me

  • Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

35 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.

November 2024
5.0
5.0
she's a great doctor.
August 2024
5.0
5.0
i think dr. degnan is a great dr.
May 2024
5.0
5.0
i just love dr. degnan she is thorough and attentive she is a great doctor i would recommend her and the to anyone who is willing to listen.
December 2023
5.0
5.0
she truly is the best, very knowledgeable and attentive to you and what's going on with you.

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. Degnan is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Hamilton KW, Hua E, Dutcher L, Fernandez Lynch H, Junker P, Doucette AG, Werner D, Kannel EZ, Civitello T, Gabriel P, Ahya VN, Jacobs DA, Garfall A, Pratz K, Degnan KO, Blumberg EA, Capozzi D, Craig E, Takach P, Payne AS, Geara A, Koenig H, Holzman L, Tebas P. Implementation of an Approach to Equitable Allocation of SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for Preexposure Prophylaxis: Experience From a Single Medical Center , Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(8): 2024,ofae388


Harrigan JJ, Hamilton KW, Cressman L, Bilker WB, Degnan KO, David MZ, Tran D, Pegues DA, Dutcher L. Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Respiratory Tract Illnesses Following the Conclusion of an Education and Feedback Intervention in Primary Care , Clinical Infectious Diseases, 78(5): 2024,1120-1127


Serletti L, Dutcher L, Degnan KO, Szymczak JE, Cluzet V, David, MZ, Cressman L, Glassman LW, Hamilton, KW Analysis of seasonal variation of antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract diagnoses in primary care practices. , Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 3(1): 2023,e147


Anesi GL, Degnan K, Dutcher L, Saw S, Maguire C, Binkley A, Patel S, Athans V, Barton TD, Binkley S, Candeloro CL, Herman DJ, Kasbekar N, Kennedy L, Millstein JH, Meyer NJ, Talati NJ, Patel H, Pegues DA, Sayre PJ, Tebas P, Terico AT, Murphy KM, O'Donnell JA, White M, Hamilton KW. The Penn Medicine COVID-19 Therapeutics Committee-Reflections on a Model for Rapid Evidence Review and Dynamic Practice Recommendations During a Public Health Emergency , Open Forum Infect Dis., 10(8): 2023,ofab231


Sara Rendell, Eric Goren, Keith W. Hamilton, Kathleen O. Degnan. Accessible Antibiotic Stewardship: Development of an Open-source, Interactive Online Curriculum , ID Week: 2022


Kathleen O. Degnan; Stephen Saw; Tiffany Lee; Vasilios Athans; Sonal Patel; Shawn Binkley; Joy Uzoma; Keith W. Hamilton; David Do; Lauren Dutcher. Impact of a Real-Time Electronic Alert on Antibiotic Treatment Duration for Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients , ID Week: 2022


Dutcher L, Degnan K, Adu-Gyamfi AB, Lautenbach E, Cressman L, David MZ, Cluzet V, Szymczak JE, Pegues DA, Bilker W, Tolomeo P, Hamilton KW. Improving Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial. , Clinical infectious diseases IDSA, 74(6): 2022,56-63


Degnan KO, Cluzet V, David MZ, Dutcher L, Cressman L, Lautenbach E, Hamilton KW Development and validation of antibiotic stewardship metrics for outpatient respiratory tract diagnoses and association of provider characteristics with inappropriate prescribing , Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 43(1): 2022,56-63


Wein M, Binkley S, Athans V, Saw S, Lee T, Patel S, Hamilton KW, Binkley A, Degnan K, Glaser L, Dutcher L, Talati NJ, Richard-Greenblatt M. Assessment of Clinical Outcomes and Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns Following Implementation of the GenMark ePlex® Blood Culture Identification Panel for Gram-positive Bloodstream Infections. , Open Forum Infect Dis., 4(8): 2021


Bar KJ, Shaw PA, Choi GH, Aqui N, Fesnak A, Yang JB, Soto-Calderon H, Grajales L, Starr J, Andronov M, Mastellone M, Amonu C, Feret G, DeMarshall M, Buchanan M, Caturla M, Gordon J, Wanicur A, Monroy MA, Mampe F, Lindemuth E, Gouma S, Mullin AM, Barilla H, Pronina A, Irwin L, Thomas R, Eichinger RA, Demuth F, Luning Prak ET, Pascual JL, Short WR, Elovitz MA, Baron J, Meyer NJ, Degnan KO, Frank I, Hensley SE, Siegel DL, Tebas P. A randomized controlled study of convalescent plasma for individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia , The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 131(24): 2021,e155114