Kerri AkayaSmithMD
Pulmonology • Philadelphia, PACritical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Director Pulmonary Hypertension Program, University of Pennsylvania
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Office
Penn Pulmonary Hypertension Program, 3400 Civic Center Blvd
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, East Pavilion-2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-615-0718
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2006 - 2010- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2006 - 2011
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 168 citationsAutophagic Protein LC3B Confers Resistance against Hypoxia-induced Pulmonary HypertensionSeon Jin Lee, Akaya Smith, Lanping Guo, Tero-Pekka Alastalo, Molong Li
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2011-03-01 - 72 citationsAnastrozole in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial.Steven M. Kawut, Christine Archer-Chicko, Angela DeMichele, Jason S. Fritz, James R. Klinger
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2016-09-07 - 8 citationsThe Pulmonary Hypertension Consult: Clinical and Coding ConsiderationsJason S. Fritz, K. Akaya Smith
Chest. 2016-09-01
Journal Articles
- Lower DHEA-S Levels Predict Disease and Worse Outcomes in Post-Menopausal Women with Idiopathic, Connective Tissue Disease- and Congenital Heart Disease-Associated Pul...Mary Whittenhall, Andrew E Foderaro, Jason S Fritz, Nicholas S Hill, Ioana R Preston, Pamela Ouyang, Harold I Palevsky, Kari E Roberts, K Akaya Smith, Steven M Kawut, ..., The European Respiratory Journal
Professional Memberships
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- International Society of Heart and Lung TransplantMember
- Pulmonary Hypertension AssociationMember
- Internantional Society of Heart and Lung TransplantMember
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