- Chronic disease management
- Preventive health
- Wellness examination
Robert K. Cato, MD
Internal Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Center for Primary Care
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Chief, Division of General Medicine at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
- Medical Director, Penn Center for Primary Care
- Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
My education and training
- Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
1183 reviews
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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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, 1996
- American College of Physicians, National
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs issue from 2011 through 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Cato RK, Compher C, Mader J, Glick H, Kinosian B Performance of weight-based caloric estimates in the hospitalized elderly [poster abstract presentation] , American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition annual meeting, Memphis, TN: 2000
Cato RK, Kinosian B, Glick H, Wolfe M, Rader D The relationship between subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease risk [Poster abstract presentation] , Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting: 2000
Cato RK, Compher C, Bader J, Kinosian B Energy requirements in the hospitalized oldest-old [poster abstract presentation] , American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, Nashville TN: 2000
Urinary Tract Infections , Clinical Vignettes in Women's health Care: 2000
Robert K. Cato, M.D. Clinical Snapshot: Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Women [review article] , Internal Medicine, 20(4): 1999,17-19
Robert K. Cato, M.D. Clinical Snapshot: Evaluation of Asymptomatic Hematuria [review article] , Internal Medicine, 20(10): 1999,13-17
Cato RK Diabetes Mellitus [review chapter] , Ambulatory Care of the Adult: 1998,241-248
Cato RK Congestive Heart Failure [review chapter] , Ambulatory Care of the Adult: 1998,262-265
Cato RK Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease [review chapter] , Ambulatory Care of the Adult: 1998,301-304
Cato RK Peptic Ulcer Disease [review chapter] , Ambulatory Care of the Adult: 1998,305-308