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

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


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


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


Bakillah E, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollees , Journal of Surgical Oncology: 2025


Gathers CA, Morgan RW, Alley JS, Reeder R, Goldberger Z, Fowler J, Naim M, O’Halloran A, Merchant RM, Kienzle M, Nadkarni V, Berg RA, Sutton RM Race is not Associated with Medical Emergency Team Evaluation Prior to In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest , Resuscitation, 211: 2025,110609


Agarwal AK, Gonzalez, RE, Southwick L, Schroeder D, Sharma M, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Balachandran M, Wolk CB, Becker-Haimes EM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM. Understanding Health Care Workers' Mental Health Needs: Insights from a Qualitative Study on Digital Interventions. BMC Health Services Research. In press. , BMC Health Services Research, 1: 2025,654


Laurie Morrison L, Hunt E, Grunau B, Aufderheide T, Callaway C, Tonna J, Sasson C, Blewer A, McNally B, , Yannopoulos D, Belohlavek J, Bartos J, Combes A, Idris A, Merchant RM, States L, Tinsley E, Wong R, Youngquist S, Sopko G, Kern K International Consensus on Evidence Gaps and Research Opportunities in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop , Journal of the American Heart Association: 2025


Bakillah E, Rosenthal JW, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R. Colorectal Cancer and Quality of Life: A Medicare Advantage Study by Race, Ethnicity, and Language , Journal of Surgical Oncology: 2025


Southwick L, Gonzales R, Bellini L, Asch DA, Mitra N, Balachandran M, Wolk CB, Becker-Haimes EM, Kishton R, Beck S, Merchant RM, Agarwal AK. Proactively delivered digital mental health support for health care workers: usability and acceptability evaluation. , Journal of Medical Internet Research Formative Research: 2025


Bakillah E, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Sharpe J, Merchant RM, Mehta SJ, Guerra CE, Kelz R The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollees , Journal of Surgical Oncology: 2025