Penn Medicine Provider
Pulmonary Medicine
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD
4.9
(41)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center University City
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-8766

About me

  • Associate Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
  • Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

41 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
i felt very much at ease with dr taichman & he knows what concerns me so i feel with his expertise we can get to the root of my problem.
March 2025
5.0
5.0
enjoyed the visit and there was no rushing. fantastic
October 2024
5.0
5.0
very compassionate doctor
July 2024
5.0
5.0
excellent

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Taichman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Taichman DB, Leopold JA, Elliott G Continued Progress in Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , New England Journal of Medicine, 388(16): 2023,1524-1526

Taichman DB Optimism for Interstitial Lung Disease-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension? , New England Journal of Medicine, 384(4): 2021,376-377

The Editors Dying in a Leadership Vacuum , New England Journal of Medicine, 383: 2020,1479-1480

Laine Christine, Taichman Darren B Alternative Facts Have No Place in Science. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(12): 2017,905-906

Taichman Darren B, Sahni Peush, Pinborg Anja, Peiperl Larry, Laine Christine, James Astrid, Hong Sung-Tae, Haileamlak Abraham, Gollogly Laragh, Godlee Fiona, Frizelle Frank A, Florenzano Fernando, Drazen Jeffrey M, Bauchner Howard, Baethge Christopher, Backus Joyce Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials - A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. , The New England Journal of Medicine, 376(23): 2017,2277-2279

Taichman Darren B, Bauchner Howard, Drazen Jeffrey M, Laine Christine, Peiperl Larry Firearm-Related Injury and Death: A US Health Care Crisis in Need of Health Care Professionals. , JAMA, 318(19): 2017,1875

Taichman, D.B., Ornelas, J, Chung, L, Klinger, J.R., Lewis, S., Mandel, J., Palevsky, H.I, Rich, S., Sood, N., Trow, T.K., Yung, R., Elliott, C.G., Badesch, D.B. Pharmacologic therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: CHEST Guideline , Chest, 146(2): 2014,449-475

Laine Christine, Taichman Darren B, Mulrow Cynthia, Berkwits Michael, Cotton Deborah, Williams Sankey V A resolution for physicians: time to focus on the public health threat of gun violence. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 158(6): 2013,493-4

Girard, T.D., Kress, J.P., Fuchs, B.D., Thomason, J.W.W., Schweickert, W.D., Pun, B.T., Taichman, D.B., Dunn, J.G., Pohlman, A.S., Kinniry, P.A., Jackson, J.C., Canonico, A.E., Light, R.W., Shintani, A.K., Thompson, J.L., Gordon, S.M., Hall, J.B., Dittus, R.S., Bernard, G.R., Ely, E.W. Efficacy and safety of a “Wake Up and Breathe” Protocol for Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients: The Awakening and Breathing Controlled (ABC) Trial, a randomised controlled trial. , Lancet , 371: 2007,124-126

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