Kate 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. Dr. Courtright conducts large, pragmatic clinical trials testing novel approaches and employing clinician nudges to increase the effectiveness and equity of palliative care delivery and improve patient-centered, clinical, and economic outcomes.
After graduating from the Temple University School of Medicine, Dr. Courtright completed her residency and a chief residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she went on to complete fellowships in Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Courtright completed 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.
