Kelly M. Heath, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Fellowship Director Brain Injury Medicine
- Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
My education and training
- Drexel University College of MedicineMedical School
- Hahnemann University HospitalResidency
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Heath is a Penn Medicine provider.
Qualifications and experience
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Brain Injury, 2014
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2020
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, National
- American Society of Neurorehabilitation, National
- Association of Academic Physiatrist, National
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2022 through 2025
All conditions and treatments
Research
Publications
Hagen, C., Johnson, T.C., Coffman, D.L., Vaid, A., Carlson, E.S.R., Nunn, M., Schmidt-Read, M., Heath, K.M., Marino, R.J., Hiremath, S.V Estimating hand- and arm-related activity in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury in the community , American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference: 2026
Chen HH, Heath KM, Patel PR. Migraine , Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am.: 2025,701-714
Johnson TC, Hagen C, Coffman DL, Carlson ESR, Vaid A, Nunn M, Schmidt-Read M, Heath KM, Marino RJ, Hiremath SV Linking Wearable Sensor Data to Upper Extremity Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injur , Poster: Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare Summit + Expo: 2025
Johnson TC, Hagen C, Coffman DL, Nunn M, Schmidt-Read M, Heath KM, Marino RJ, Hiremath SV. Assessing sensor-derived features from a wrist-worn wearable device as indicators of upper extremity function in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury. , Arch Phys Med Rehabil: 2025
Hon, EM, et al. The Effect of Acting Programs on Adults with Disabilities. , J Phys Med Rehabil Disabil, 10: 2024,087
Heath KM, Hon EM, Swanson RL, Lane CM Blast‑Related Traumatic Brain Injury andConcomitant Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder: a Review of Overlapping Symptoms , Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, 11: 2023,377–383
Patel PR, Armistead-Jehle P, Eltman NR, Heath KM, Cifu DX, Swanson RL Brain Injury: How Dietary Pattens Impact Long-Term Outcomes , Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports: 2023
Radin, Gary What If It's Not Alzheimer's , Prometheus Books: 2022
Andrews M, Heath K A Case for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Patient with severe spastic tetraplegic cerebral palsy graduates summa cum laude from college , Am J Phys Med & Rehabil, 101(7): 2022,a1-182
Andrews, M., & Amodeo, M., &Heath, K Hip dysplasia presenting as a change in spasticity pattern in an adult patient with cerebral palsy , Am J Phys Med & Rehabil, 101(7): 2022,a1-182