Scott David Halpern MD
Critical Care Medicine
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
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3400 Civic Center BlvdFl 1Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-3202
Fax+1 215-349-8432
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2006 - 2009- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
- The Influence of Default Options in Advance Directives Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- 24 Hour Intensivist Coverage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Optimising time-limited trials in acute respiratory failure: a multicentre focused ethnography protocol.Jacqueline M Kruser, Douglas A Wiegmann, Nandita R Nadig, Katharine E Secunda, Bret M Hanlon
BMJ Open. 2025-12-14 - 1 citationsThe association of NICU capacity strain with neonatal mortality and morbidity.Elizabeth G Salazar, Molly Passarella, Brielle Formanowski, Jeannette Rogowski, Erika M Edwards
Journal of Perinatology. 2025-12-01 - Comparison of inpatient subspecialty care delivery models: Clinical outcomes and racial disparities in dedicated versus consultative pulmonary care.Bhavik P Patel, Caitlin B Clancy, Scott D Halpern, Rachel Kohn
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2025-11-01
Journal Articles
- Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 PandemicScott D Halpern, Robert D Truog, JAMA
- Numeracy and Understanding of Quantitative Aspects of Predictive Models: A Pilot StudyScott D Halpern, Gary E Weissman, Joanna L Hart, Marilyn M Schapira, Applied Clinical Informatics
Authored Content
- Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 PandemicJune 2020
- Score for Predicting Ventilator Weaning Duration in Patients with TracheostomiesNovember 2018
Press Mentions
Life Support and Outcomes in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care UnitsApril 14th, 2025- Largest-Ever Study of Palliative Care Demonstrates Scalable Strategy to Increase Support for Seriously Ill Patients in the HospitalJanuary 16th, 2024
- Penn Medicine Researchers Awarded $27.5 Million for Large Palliative Care StudyJuly 18th, 2023
Grant Support
- Training in Critical Care Health Policy ResearchUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2010–2030
- Patient-Oriented Research and Training to Accelerate Learning (Penn PORTAL)UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2028
- Patient-Oriented Research and Training to Accelerate Learning (Penn PORTAL)UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2028
- Improving the fairness of RCTs among patients with acute and chronic respiratory failureUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2018–2028
- Improving the fairness of RCTs among patients with acute and chronic respiratory failureUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2018–2028
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