Joshua Berkman Kayser MD MPH, MBE, FCCM

Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medical Ethics

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center3900 Woodland AvePhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-823-5800
Fax+1 215-823-4474

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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2006 - 2010
University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2005 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Clinical Trials

Study of Default Options in Advance Directives Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
First-Year Medical Students' Perceptions of Stigma Toward People With Opioid Use Disorder Before and After an Educational Intervention.
Rachel L Graves, Frances S Shofer, Joshua B Kayser, Jeanmarie Perrone
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2024-07-01
8 citations
"No Escalation of Treatment" Designations: A Multi-institutional Exploratory Qualitative Study.
Jason N Batten, Jacob A Blythe, Sarah E Wieten, Elizabeth Dzeng, Katherine E Kruse
Chest. 2023-01-01
14 citations
Variation in the design of Do Not Resuscitate orders and other code status options: a multi-institutional qualitative study.
Jason N Batten, Jacob A Blythe, Sarah Wieten, Miriam Piven Cotler, Joshua B. Kayser
BMJ Quality & Safety. 2021-08-01