Penn Medicine Provider
Hospice and Palliative Care
Miguel A Paniagua, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
he/him/él
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Palliative Care - Inpatient HUP
Call 800-789-7366

About me

  • Adjunct Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

Dr. Paniagua practices consultative Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and is Adjunct Professor of Medicine in the faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-editor of the fifth & sixth edition of "Constructing Written Test Questions for the Basic and Clinical Sciences," and the fifth edition of “Essential Practices” (UNIPAC) palliative medicine book series. Dr. Paniagua is the Vice President of Medical Education at the American College of Physicians.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Illinois School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Washington Hospital and Clinics
  • Fellowship: University of Washington Hospital and Clinics

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.
Dr. Paniagua is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Ong T., Krumm B., Wells M., Read S., Harris L., Paniagua M. Comparison of Remote versus In-Person Proctored Exam Administration for Internal Medicine. , Academic Medicine: 2024

Runyon CR, Paniagua MA, Rosenthal FA, Veneziano A, McNaughton L, Murray CT, and Harik P. SHARP (Short Answer, Rationale Provision): A New Item Format to Assess Clinical Reasoning. , Academic Medicine: 2024

Mee J, Pandian R, Wolczynski J, Morales A, Paniagua M, Harik P, Baldwin P, Clauser B. An Experimental Comparison of Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions on a High-Stakes Test for Medical Students , Advances in Health Sciences Education: 2023

H Rashid, C Runyon, J Burk-Rafel, M Cuddy, L Dyrbye, K Arnhart, U Dubas, H Mechaber, S Lieberman, M Paniagua Medical Student Well-Being While Studying for the USMLE Step 1: The Impact of a Goal Score , Academic Medicine, 97(11S): 2022,176

K Templeton, P Vanston, UA Luciw-Dubas, KE Hauer, M DelVescovo, L Dyrbye, M Paniagua. Navigating a High-Stakes Assessment in Medical School: Students’ Lived Experiences During a Stressful Period of Preparation , Journal of Medical Regulation, 108(2): 2022,7-18

Yaneva, V., Clauser, B.E., Morales, A. Paniagua, M. Assessing the validity of test scores using response process data from an eye-tracking study: a new approach , Advances in Health Sciences Education: 2022

MA Paniagua Painless Neck Mass in a 47-Year-Old Man , Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases, (1:e210053): 2022

Uritsky T, Paniagua M. Palliative Care and Non-Pain Symptom Management. , Gomella and Haist's Clinician's Pocket Reference, 12th Edition, 12th Edition.: 2021

Reid A, Leistikow I, Paniagua M, Udekwu P, Letlape K. Expecting the Unexpected: How Regulators Can Prepare for Serious Events , Journal of Medical Regulation , 107(3): 2021,28-33

Hamilton C, Jones C, Paniagua M COP^2ING with a New Normal: Navigating the Return to Society for Older Adults with Dementia and their Caregivers , Journal of Palliative Medicine: 2021