Katherine Courtright, MD, MSHP, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and core faculty member at the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center at the Perelman School of Medicine, and Director of Palliative Care Research at Penn Medicine. Courtright conducts large, pragmatic clinical trials testing novel approaches and using clinician nudges to improve the effectiveness and equity of palliative care delivery, as well as patient-centered, clinical, and economic outcomes.
After graduating from the Temple University School of Medicine, Courtright completed her residency and a chief residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to complete fellowships in pulmonary, allergy, and critical care medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine. Courtright earned a Master of Science in Health Policy Research in 2015 and joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently serves as a medical intensivist and palliative care consultant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
