Penn Medicine Provider
Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care
Kathryn A. McGrath, MD
she/her
5.0
(84)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Palliative and Supportive Oncology Clinic Perelman
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

86 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
listened; communicated well.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
she's very well-versed in her field. she is very compassionate to your needs and she works with the patient to provide the best possible way to experience pain relief.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
kind and thoughtful
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she's very personable. she treats me like i matter and what i'm saying matters. she does her best to come up with solutions.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. McGrath is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Emily Kosinski, Miranda Haslam, Stephen Sexauer, Kathryn McGrath Optimizing transfers to the VA Hospice and Palliative Care Unit , Department of Medicine Research Day 2025: 2025

Ahmad Nassar, Puneet Raman, Ronak Mistry, Anna Wing, Kathryn McGrath, Amishi Shah, Tammarah Sklarz, Layla Van Doren, Thejal Srikumar, Rakesh Mehta, Erin Reid, Ida Wong, Vivek Patel, Karine Tawagi Communication skills training (CST) in hematology/oncology fellowships: Results from a multi-institutional needs assessment survey. , Journal of Clinical Oncology, 43(16): 2025

Swarm RA, Youngwerth JM, Agne JL, Anitescu M, Are M, Buga S, Butler T, Chwistek M, Cleary J, Copenhaver D, Coyne C, Craig D, Finnes H, Greenlee H, Gupta M, Hansen E, Javed S, Kamdar MM, Kandil E, Mackey S, McDonald A, McGrath K, Moryl N, Nesbit S, Norris J, Paice JA, Prsic E, Rabow MW, Rickerson E, Sindt J, Smith M, Vorenkamp K, Yang Bruce J, Yoo S, Cunningham R, Gurski LA, Jones F. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Adult Cancer Pain v1.2025. , NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), v1.2025: 2025

Reid Muenzen MD, Tamar Pounardjian MD, Ann Soliman MD, Kathryn McGrath MD Chosen Family: Improving Surrogate Decision Maker Documentation in the EMR , Poster Presentation at Department of Medicine Research Day 2024, Philadelphia, PA.: 2024

Temel JS, Jackson VA, El-Jawahri A, Rinaldi SP, Petrillo LA, Kumar P, McGrath KA, LeBlanc TW, Kamal AH, Jones CA, Rabideau DJ. Stepped Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. , JAMA, 332(6): 2024,471-481.

Swarm RA, Youngwerth JM, Agne JL, Anitescu M, Are M, Buga S, Chwistek M, Cleary J, Copenhaver D, Coyne C, Craig D, Finnes H, Greenlee H, Gupta M, Hansen E, Javed S, Kamdar MM, Kandil E, Mackey S, McDonald A, McGrath K, Moryl N, Nesbit S, Norris J, Paice JA, Poe L, Prsic E, Rabow MW, Rickerson E, Sag A, Sindt J, Smith M, Vorenkamp K, Yang Bruce J, Yoo S, Gurski LA, Jones F. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Adult Cancer Pain v1.2024. , NCCN Guidelines: 2024

Pallavi Kumar and Kate McGrath ASCO-SEP Chapter 9: Palliative Care and Care at the End of Life , eBook published by American Society of Clinical Oncology: 2023

Vincent Vanston, Kathryn McGrath Palliative Radiation Oncology , Palliative Radiation Oncology: 2022,11-20

McGrath K, Edi R. Diabetic Kidney Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. , Am Fam Physician. , 99(12): 2019,751-759

McGrath K, Rague A, Thesing C, Collins E, Seecof O, Liantonio J. Migraine: Expanding our Tx arsenal. , J Fam Pract., 68(1): 2019,10;14;16;24.