Kit Delgado

Kit Delgado is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine (Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology departments). He serves as Executive Director for Transformation Science and Behavioral Insights at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital System, Director of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, Associate Director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, and Co-Chair of Penn Medicine’s opioid task force. He practices as an attending physician in the emergency department at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s in Public Policy, Princeton University
  • MD, College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University
  • Masters in Health Services Research, Stanford University
• Research Focus:
  • Behavioral and data science applications to emergency medicine
  • Choice environment redesign for safer clinical decisions
  • Opioid crisis mitigation
  • Firearm injury reduction
  • Prevention of distracted and alcohol-impaired driving
  • Stakeholder engagement in implementation science
  • Digital behavioral interventions (EHRs, text messaging, apps)
• Scientific Recognition:
  • Marjorie A. Bowman New Investigator Research Award
  • Academy Health Publication-of-the-Year Award
• Leadership Roles:
  • Executive Director, Transformation Science & Behavioral Insights (Penn Medicine)
  • Director, Penn Medicine Nudge Unit
  • Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Emergency Department
  • Co-Chair, Penn Medicine Opioid Task Force