Dr. Judy Chertok is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and the Director of Addiction Medicine and the Fellowship in Addiction Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical work is in primary care based opioid treatment, community-based low barrier opioid treatment, and specialty hospital-consultation addiction treatment in addition to general family medicine inpatient and outpatient. As the Director of Addiction Medicine, she initiated and oversaw the growth of the Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) program within Penn Family Care, from a single patient to nearly 250 patients per year, including a novel perinatal program. Since 2020, she has joined a unique collaboration with Prevention Point Philadelphia to provide mobile harm reduction resources, MOUD and COVID vaccines in a low barrier, community setting. Her educational work is focused on incorporating training for addiction care throughout all four years of the Perelman School of Medicine, for residents in Family Medicine, and for Addiction Fellows.
Bio Type: Family Medicine
Stephen Iannacone, MD, MAUB
Stephen Iannacone, MD, MAUB is a family medicine doctor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and has been in practice between 6-10 years. Dr. Stephen M. Iannacone has expertise in treating diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, among other conditions.
Navid Roder, MD, AAHIVM
Navid Roder, MD, AAHIVM is an associate professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and founder and Co-Director of the PROUD (Perinatal Resources for Opioid Use Disorder) program. He is FMOB faculty, providing inpatient and outpatient prenatal and post-partum care. He also co-directs the Penn Family Care HIV program. He provides inpatient adult medicine care and serves as a consult physician on the Addiction Consult Service. Finally, he provides prenatal care at a number of FQHC’s affiliated with Penn Family Care. He teaches all levels of medical learners including medical students, Family Medicine and OB residents, maternal fetal medicine fellows, Addiction Psychiatry Fellows, and Addiction Medicine Fellows. His career focus is in supporting families affected by addiction and comorbid mental health conditions as well as infectious diseases.
Pam Garcia, MD, AAHIVS
Kristine Pamela M. Garcia, MD, AAHIVS is a family medicine doctor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University and has been in practice between 11-20 years. Dr. Kristine Pamela M. Garcia has expertise in treating diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, among other conditions
Arden Harris, MD, MSc
Rebecca Arden Harris (“Arden”), MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor, primary care and addiction medicine physician, and researcher in the Penn Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Dr. Harris’s research aims to reduce drug use harms and improve patient outcomes through two complementary lines of inquiry. She analyzes national drug use, morbidity, and mortality trends in relation to drug policies and public health. Additionally, she studies innovative addiction treatment models to enhance care quality and accessibility, especially for vulnerable populations. By integrating population-level analysis with practical treatment solutions, her work strives to bridge the gap between macro-policy and micro-implementation. Dr. Harris is committed to translating research insights into actionable strategies for care teams, policymakers, and public health officials, with the goal of creating a more effective and compassionate system for preventing and treating drug use disorders.
Deanna Wilson, MD, MPH
J. Deanna Wilson, MD, MPH is a Presidential Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilson’s research focuses on building health equity and reducing health disparities for marginalized and racially minoritized populations who use substances, particularly young people who use substances. Her research examines the ways in which intersecting systems of disadvantage, including structural racism, contributes to poor outcomes for people who inject drugs. She leverages data-driven approaches to identify and understand disparities within the health system, and through research and community partnership focuses on transforming health systems to be responsive to the needs of the communities they serve.
Dr. Wilson uses health services research methods, implementation science, and community-engaged methods to examine how best to integrate harm reduction into primary care settings, develop low threshold models of care to improve engagement and retention of marginalized racially and ethnically minoritized populations, and improve engagement and retention of adolescents and young adults in opioid use disorder treatment. She has received several awards recognizing her as a researcher, advocate, and clinician, including the American Academy of Pediatrics Emerging Leader Award, the NIH HEAL Trailblazer Award, and the HEAL Director’s Award for Community Partnership.
Julia Carney, MD
Julia Carney, MD completed her Post-Bacc at Bryn Mawr College having finished her BA in Political Science at Yale University. Prior to medical school she worked in Rwanda in the field of food insecurity and child malnutrition. During medical school she was involved with Prevention Point, Penn Refugee Clinic, Philadelphia Human Rights Clinic, and Students Allied against Racism in Medicine, and she was recognized for her social commitment through her election into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She was selected for a FOCUS Medical Student Fellowship in Women’s Health where she worked on improving postpartum care. She enjoys growing vegetables and cooking and hosting dinners for friends.
