Penn Medicine Provider
Emergency Medicine
Keith Hemmert, MD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Emergency Medicine - Clifton Center for Medical Breakthroughs

About me

  • Medical Director, Emergency Department, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Associate Director, Fellowship in Emergency Medicine Leadership and Administration
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Education and training

  • Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Insurance accepted

My 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.
Dr. Hemmert is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Nishad A. Rahman, MD; Keith C. Hemmert, MD; Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE ED Boarding , ACEP Now: 2023


Roy M, Rummel M, Miller E, Fanslau K, Gambino P, Hemmert K, Doshi H Navigating ED Patients with an Incidental Finding Suggesting of Cancer , Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators Annual Conference: 2023


Tian Y, Ayyappan V, Hemmert KC, Myers J, Gitelman Y, Ryskina K Potentially avoidable emergency department use by patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities , J Hosp Med: 2023


Roy M, Rummel M, Miller E, Fanslau K, Gambino P, Hemmert K Transitions in Care for ED Patients with a Suspected Cancer Diagnosis , American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium: 2022


Kilaru AS, Porges SB, Grossman L, Delgado MK, Morgan AU, Chaiyachati KH, Asch DA, Greysen SR, Lockwood AC, Hemmert KC, Mcginley S, Mannion N, Huffenberger AM, Bressman E, Connor NO, Khan N, Balachandran M, Snider CK, Xiong A, Mitra N, Lee KC An Accelerated Hospital Observation Pathway to Reduce Length of Stay for Patients With COVID19 , Am J Manag Care, 28(6): 2022


Kenny JF, Hemmert KC, Basile J Finding the Balancing Point: Communication with Staff in the Virtual Era , NYACEP ‘Practice Management’: 2022


Valiuddin HM, Hemmert KC, James E. Crisis Management Plan for a Pandemic – Lessons from a Healthcare System , Wharton Healthcare Quarterly: 2022


Fernández‐Penny FE, Jolkovsky EL, Shofer FS, Hemmert KC, Valiuddin H, Uspal JE, Sands NA, Abella BS. COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among patients in two urban emergency departments. , Acad Emerg Med, 28(1-): 2021


Hemmert KC, Sun BC High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assay in Patients With Kidney Impairment: A Challenge to Clinical Implementation , Am Heart J: 2021


Austin S. Kilaru, Kathleen Lee, Lindsay Grossman, Zachary Mankoff, Christopher K. Snider, Eric Bressman, Stefanie B. Porges, Keith C. Hemmert, Scott R. Greysen, David A. Asch, and Mucio K. Delgado Short-Stay Hospitalizations for Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study , J. Clin. Med: 2021