Kerri Akaya Smith, MD
Pulmonary Medicine

Kerri Akaya Smith, MD

Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Clinical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension/Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

My education and training

  • Harvard Medical SchoolMedical School
  • Massachusetts General HospitalResidency
  • Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

534 reviews

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Anonymous
October 2026
She is a top notch doctor.
Anonymous
October 2026
I have never felt treated as a number in/out. Dr. Smith has always been personable and caring.
Anonymous
October 2026
She knows her craft very well.
Anonymous
October 2026
Very compassionate, of course brilliant, and reassuring, very much involved in my case.

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.
  • 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. Smith is a Penn Medicine provider.

Qualifications and experience

All conditions and treatments

Research

Publications

Jacqueline V Scott, Jude Moutchia, Robin L McClelland, Nadine Al-Naamani, Ethan Weinberg, Harold I Palevsky, Jasleen Minhas, Dina K Appleby, Akaya Smith, Steven C Pugliese, Corey E Ventetuolo, Steven M Kawut Novel Liver Injury Phenotypes and Outcomes in Clinical Trial Participants with Pulmonary Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 210(8): 2024


Jacqueline V Scott, Jude Moutchia, Robin L McClelland, Nadine Al-Naamani, Ethan Weinberg, Harold I Palevsky, Jasleen Minhas, Dina K Appleby, Akaya Smith, Steven C Pugliese, Corey E Ventetuolo, and Steven M Kawut Novel Liver Injury Phenotypes and Outcomes in Clinical Trial Participants with Pulmonary Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2024,1045-1056


Jasleen Minhas, Jude Moutchia, Nadine Al-Naamani, Jeremy A. Mazurek 3, John H. Holmes 2, Dina Appleby, K. Akaya Smith, Jason S. Fritz, Steven C. Pugliese , Harold I. Palevsky, and Steven M. Kawut Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and Their Association with Outcomes in Randomized Clinical Trials of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 21(6): 2024,858-865


M. Dolley, M. Prakash, A. Smith, J. A. Mazurek, C. L. Archer-Chicko, C. Provine, J. S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, S. M. Kawut, H. I. Palevsky, C. Compher, N. Al-Naamani Diet Quality in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: 2024


B.E. Mccarthy, R. Feng, D.A. Torigian, Y. Tong, J.S. Fritz, J.K. Minhas, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, S.C. Pugliese, J.K. Udupa, S.M. Kawut, N. Al-Naamani, Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: 2024


B.E. Mccarthy, R. Feng, D.A. Torigian, Y. Tong, J.S. Fritz, J.K. Minhas, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, S.C. Pugliese, J.K. Udupa, S.M. Kawut, and N. Al-Naamani. Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated With Worse Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2023


H.-M. Pan, W. Yang, J. Moutchia, R. McClelland, D. Appleby, J. Minhas, S. Pugliese, A. Smith, N. Al-Naamani, and S.M. Kawut "Super-responders" in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2023


J. Minhas, J. Moutchia, R. McClelland, D. Appleby, J.A. Mazurek, A. Smith, J.S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, J. Holmes, H.I. Palevsky, N. Al-Naamani, and S.M. Kawut. Electrocardiography (ECG) Findings in Clinical Trials of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (abstract) , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2023


J. Hsieh, T. Lapatra, M. Pipke, A. Smith, H.I. Palevsky, J.A. Mazurek, S. Pugliese, J.S. Fritz, N. Al-Naamani, S.M. Kawut, and J. Minhas. Pilot Study of a Novel Biosensor Device in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Me: 2023


M. Prakash, J. Hsieh, H.I. Palevsky, C.L. Archer-Chicko, J.A. Mazurek, J.S. Fritz, S. Pugliese, A. Smith, J. Minhas, C. Provine, S.M. Kawut, and N. Al-Naamani. Frailty and Body Composition in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Am J Respir Crit Care Med: 2023