David J. Aizenberg

David J. Aizenberg, MD, FACP, serves as Clinical Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He concurrently holds the position of Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Penn Medicine, with clinical practice based at Penn Internal Medicine University City in Philadelphia. His hospital privileges extend to both the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he provides care for adult patients.

Dr. Aizenberg received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed residency training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His academic trajectory reflects deep integration of clinical practice and medical education leadership within the Penn system.

Research focuses on transformative Graduate Medical Education initiatives including:

• Competency-based assessment systems and ACGME milestone validation
• Generative AI integration in residency training environments
• Equitable narrative evaluation frameworks for clinical assessments
• Analysis of GME funding vulnerabilities and for-profit hospital impacts

His work bridges policy analysis with practical educational technology implementation, particularly through mobile feedback applications for real-time resident development tracking.

As an educator, Dr. Aizenberg oversees the Internal Medicine Residency program while mentoring residents through structured precepting models. His publications in Academic Medicine and Journal of Graduate Medical Education demonstrate leadership in addressing systemic challenges in graduate medical training, with recent work examining AI adoption patterns and narrative assessment equity. Clinical expertise spans general internal medicine with specific contributions to diagnosing common hand and foot complaints.