DavidJCasarettMDMA

Internal Medicine • Philadelphia, PA

Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Professor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania Director of Hospice and Palliative Care, University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Office
3615 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-898-2583

Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2016 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2016
IA State Medical License 1993 - 1999
IL State Medical License 1996 - 1999

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Early Palliative Care Intervention in Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2018 May 16
Completed
Not Applicable
Advance Care Planning Notifications in General Inpatient Medicine Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 15
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Machine learning-based prediction models in medical decision-making in kidney disease: patient, caregiver, and clinician perspectives on trust and appropriate use.
Jessica Sperling, Whitney Welsh, Erin Haseley, Stella Quenstedt, Perusi B Muhigaba
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2025-01-01
Mobile App-Facilitated Collaborative Palliative Care Intervention for Critically Ill Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Christopher E Cox, Deepshikha C Ashana, Katelyn Dempsey, Maren K Olsen, Alice Parish
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024-12-16
Use of Cannabis-Based Medical Products for Pediatric Health Conditions: A Systematic Review of the Recent Literature.
Mitchell L Doucette, Dipak Hemraj, David J Casarett, D Luke Macfarlan, Emily Fisher
Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids. 2024-12-10

Press Mentions

Medical Cannabis Grads Sent Forth as TrailblazersMay 28th, 2021
UM School of Pharmacy Graduates 132 in Nation’s First Master’s in Medical Cannabis Science and TherapeuticsMay 21st, 2021
Outcomes of Specialty Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: A Systematic ReviewMarch 24th, 2021
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Grant Support

Patients'And Families'Home Care Service PrioritiesNational Cancer Institute2005–2007
Patient Preferences About END Of Life ResearchNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2000