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

About me

  • Director, Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health
  • Associate Vice President, Digital Health, Penn Medicine
  • Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Chicago
  • Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center

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.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Merchant is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Slate Like It or Not, A.I. Is Part of Health Care Now , https://archive.ph/20260121164328/https:/slate.com/technology/2026/01/health-chatbot-medicine-ai-doctor-google.html: 2026


Kavanaugh L, Tomas S, Lynch S, Leri D, Xiong RA, Snider C, Ebert JP, Harhay MO, Lu Y, Orwig Desir N, Encarnacion IN, Mollanazar N, Thomas R, Bae C, Gitelman Y, Hahn L, Lee K, Mehta SJ, Merchant RM, Delgado MK From Rapid Randomized Trial to Scaled Implementation: Automated Calls Added to SMS Reminders Reduce Missed Appointments Among High-Risk Patients , NEJM Catalyst: 2026


Kilaru AS, Haider A, Harrison J, Dixon EL, Southwick L, Berkowitz M, Rareshide C, Carroll C, Kaledin C, McDermott G, Mehta M, Stephens Shields AJ, De La Rosa W, Agarwal AK, Merchant RM. Linkage of Emergency Department Patients With Public Benefits Navigators via Text Messages: A Randomized Clinical Trial , Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum, 7: 2026,e256637


Southwick L, Sehgal NKR, Torrente D, Murgulescu V, Schroeder D, Asch DA, Ungar L, Mitra N, Groenveld P, Kimmel SE, Weissman GE, Guntuku SC, Merchant RM. Digital phenotyping and ASCVD risk: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis using online behavioral data. , American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research Practice : 2026


Muir, KJ, Golinelli, D., Lasater, KB, Aiken, LH, Merchant, RM, McHugh, MD., Brooks Carthon, M. Association of emergency department and medical-surgical nurse staffing on patient departures against medical advice. , Journal of Emergency Nursing: 2026


Agarwal AK, Gonzales R, Sharma M, Schroeder D, Southwick L, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Merchant RM. Perspectives of female and underrepresented physicians on well-being in medicine: A qualitative study from an academic medical center in the United States , British Medical Journal Open: 2026


Agarwal AK, Southwick L, Gonzales R, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Yang L, Kishton R, Beck S, Balachandran M, Benjamin Wolk C, Merchant RM Differential impact of a digital mental health engagement platform on Black and female healthcare workers: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial. , Journal of General Internal Medicine : 2026


Agarwal AK, See K, 1, 2; Bar-Nadav K, McGinnis B, Tomczuk K, Gonzales R, Southwick L, Merchant RM From Listening to Leading: A Case Study of the “Blue Coats” Program to Improve and Sustain Workforce Well-Being , New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst: 2026


Dixon E, Harrison J, Haider A, Berkowitz M, Southwick L, Rareshide C, Carroll C, Kaledin C, Wendy De La Rosa W, Merchant RM, Kilaru A Automated text messages to link emergency department patients with public benefits navigators , Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open: 2026


Agarwal AK, Merchant RM The Emergency Department as a Public Health Lever: Infrastructure to Drive Intent to Action , Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open, 8(10): 2025,e2537664