Penn Medicine Provider
Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD
Sees patients age 18 and up
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366

About me

  • John M. Eisenberg, M.D. Professor in Medicine
  • Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  • Professor of Medicine in Medical Ethics and Health Policy

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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.
Dr. Halpern is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Halpern SD, Harhay MO, Saulsgiver KA, Brophy C, Troxel A, Volpp KG A Pragmatic Trial of E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation , New England Journal of Medicine , 378(24): 2018,2302-2310

Courtright, KR, Cassell JB, Halpern, SD A Research Agenda for High-Value Palliative Care. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 168(7): 2018,71-72

Detsky ME, Harhay MO, Bayard DF, Delman AM, Buehler AE, Kent SA, Ciuffetelli IV, Cooney E, Gabler NB, Ratcliffe SJ, Mikkelsen ME, Halpern SD Discriminative accuracy of physician and nurse predictions of survival and functional outcomes 6 months after ICU admission , JAMA, 317(2): 2017,2187-2195

Rolnick, JA; Asch, DA; Halpern, SD Delegalizing Advance Directives - Facilitating Advance Care Planning , New England Journal of Medicine, 376(22): 2017,2105-2107

Rubin Emily B, Buehler Anna E, Halpern Scott D States Worse Than Death Among Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illnesses. , JAMA internal medicine, 176(10): 2016,1557-1559

Halpern Scott D Toward Evidence-Based End-of-Life Care. , The New England journal of medicine, 373(21): 2015,2001-3

Halpern Scott D, French Benjamin, Small Dylan S, Saulsgiver Kathryn, Harhay Michael O, Audrain-McGovern Janet, Loewenstein George, Brennan Troyen A, Asch David A, Volpp Kevin G Randomized trial of four financial-incentive programs for smoking cessation. , The New England Journal of Medicine, 372(22): 2015,2108-17

Hart Joanna L, Harhay Michael O, Gabler Nicole B, Ratcliffe Sarah J, Quill Caroline M, Halpern Scott D Variability Among US Intensive Care Units in Managing the Care of Patients Admitted With Preexisting Limits on Life-Sustaining Therapies. , JAMA Internal Medicine, 175(6): 2015,1019-26

Auriemma CL, Nguyen CA, Bronheim R, Kent S, Nadigu S, Pardo D, Halpern SD. Stability of end-of-life preferences: A systematic review of the evidence , JAMA Internal Medicine, 174(7): 2014 ,1085-1092

Wagner J, Gabler NB, Ratcliffe SJ, Brown SES, Strom BL, Halpern SD. Outcomes among patients discharged from busy intensive care units. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 159(7): 2013,447-455

View all publications