Penn Medicine Provider
Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Kira L. Ryskina, MD, MS
4.7
(48)
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Hospital Medicine Penn Presbyterian
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.7

48 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
dr. ryskina is good doctor. she very much concerns and care about her patient needs. i just tell her about my health problem. she quickly to set up appointment for me to see her in the office, so she could follow with my health concerns. very easy to talk with dr. ryskina- she is well knowledgeable and professional
April 2025
5.0
5.0
very friendly and approachable
March 2025
5.0
5.0
the doctor was very rude try to explain what was going on with my situation and the things i was going through and she really didn't care to hear any of it was very short and rude and nasty i will never go there again
March 2025
5.0
5.0
she is engaged, helpful

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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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.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Ryskina is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Yun H, Unruh MA, Ryskina KL, Jung HY Association between discontinuity in clinicians and outcomes of nursing home residents , Health Affairs Scholar, 2(11): 2024

Ryskina KL, Tu E, Liang J, Kim S, Werner RM Nursing Home Compare star ratings before versus after a change in nursing home ownership , Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(10): 2024

Sarah E. Kler MD, SCM, L. Grisell Diaz-Ramirez MS, Kira L. Ryskina MD, MSHP, Sun Young Jeon PhD, Kanan Patel MBBS, MPH, Thomas K. M. Cudjoe MD, MPH, Christine S. Ritchie MD, MSPH, FACP, FAAHPM, Krista L. Harrison PhD, W. John Boscardin PhD, Rebecca T. Brown MD, MPH Geriatric conditions and healthcare utilization among older adults living in subsidized housing , Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: 2024

Peacock B, Pan Z, Kim S, Jung HY, Ryskina KL. Assessing the Volume-Outcomes Relationship for Physicians Practicing in Nursing Homes , SGIM Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (poster): 2024

Brown RT, Zuo X, Cappola A, Ryskina KL, Coe N, Elo I, Xie D Trends in Functional Impairment in Middle-Aged Americans, 1992-2018 , SGIM Annual Meeting (poster): 2024

Krickus C, Kim S, Peacock B, Brown RT, Ryskina K Functional Outcomes of Post-Acute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with and without ADRD , SGIM Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (poster): 2024

Ryskina KL, Liang J, Ritter A, Spetz J, Barnes H. State scope of practice restrictions and nurse practitioner practice in nursing homes: 2012-2019 , Health Affairs Scholar, 2(2): 2024,qxae018

Tian Y, Shultz K, Ryskina K. Emergency department visits by older adults receiving postacute care in skilled nursing facilities , J Hosp Med, 19(1): 2024,40-44

Kim S, Pan S, Jung HY, Jan S, Ryskina K Medicaid expansion and access to nursing home based care for individuals under the age of 65 , Academy Health Annual Meeting: 2024

Kim S, Jung HY, Lake D, Peacock B, Brown R, Ryskina K The role of physician specialization in the post-acute outcomes of patients with ADRD in skilled nursing facilities , Academy Health Annual Meeting: 2024

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