Heather A Klusaritz
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
CPH Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Core Faculty, Graduate Program in Public Health Studies
Faculty Director, Service Link, Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director of Community Engagement, Center for Public Health
Director of Community Health Services, Center for Health Equity Advancement, Penn Medicine
Chief, Division of Community Health, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Family Medicine and Community Health
Contact information
Department of Family Medicine & Community Health
3620 Hamilton Walk, Anatomy/Chemistry, Rm. 143
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3620 Hamilton Walk, Anatomy/Chemistry, Rm. 143
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-1849
Fax: 215-573-9025
Fax: 215-573-9025
Publications
Education:
Honors BA (Psychology)
Marquette University, 1997.
MSW
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
PhD (Social Welfare)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Honors BA (Psychology)
Marquette University, 1997.
MSW
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
PhD (Social Welfare)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Post-Graduate Training
Global Health Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007.
Penn Medicine Leadership Forum Participant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2011.
Permanent linkGlobal Health Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007.
Penn Medicine Leadership Forum Participant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2011.
Selected Publications
Brady SS, Camenga DR, Coyne-Beasley T, Falke C, Fitzgerald CM, Harlow BL, Kenton K, Klusaritz H, Lewis CE, Rodriguez-Ponciano DP, Rudser KD, Smith AR, Smith AL, Sutcliffe S, Wilson-Powers E, Cunningham SD; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium.: Response to Letter and Commentary: Cross-Sectional Associations of Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, and Emotional Support Seeking with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Bladder Health. Int Urogynecol J Dec 2025.Klusaritz HA, Johnson K, Igarabuza L, Nguyen GT, Harmon E, Bozzi M, Cronholm PF.: Training Toward Health Justice: A Review of Community-Engaged Training in Primary Care Residency Programs in the United States. Acad Med 100: 1226-1234, Jun 2025.
Park H, Klusaritz H, Bryant-Stephens T, Localio AR, Scharfstein D, La Rose K, Fergus L, Foote P, Morales KH, Han X, Morgan AU, Apter AJ.: Off-schedule patient-reported outcomes in adults with asthma may influence research results. J Allergy Clin Immunol May 2025.
Apter AJ, Bryant-Stephens T, Park H, Fergus L, LaRose K, Foote P, Nezir F, Morgan AU, Han X, Morales KH, Klusaritz H.: Clinician views of patient navigators for underserved adults with asthma: A qualitative analysis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2025.
Kearney MD, O'Brien CS, Donze ML, Oumera L, Cronholm PF, Klusaritz HA, Bream KDW, Cohn JD, DeMarco MP.: Assessing Family Medicine Obstetrics Training Needs to Strengthen Maternal Health in Underserved and Rural US Communities. J Prim Care Community Health 2025.
Brown R, Salazar K, Choi S, Klusaritz H, Brawer R, Shipp R, Boyce J, Cullen D.: Competitors Unite: A Cross-Health System Collaboration to Address Community Food Insecurity. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2025.
Lomax S, Klusaritz H, Jimenez ME, Frausto B, Cahen V, Njoroge W, Yun K.: A Secret Shopper Study of Language Accessibility of Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Children in Families Who Speak Spanish and English. J Pediatr 2025.
Wyman JF, Burgio KL, Newman DK, Cunningham SD, Hebert-Beirne J, Low LK, Meister MR, Stapleton A, Gahagan S, Williams BR; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Exploring women's bladder self-care practices: A qualitative secondary analysis. J Adv Nurs 2025.
Brady SS, Cunningham SD, Brubaker L, Falke C, James AS, Kenton KS, Low LK, Markland AD, Mcgwin G, Newman DK, Norton JM, Nuscis K, Rodriguez-Ponciano DP, Rudser KD, Smith AR, Stapleton A, Sutcliffe S, Klusaritz HA; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Associations of financial strain and unmet social needs with women's bladder health. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2025.
Camenga DR, Brady SS, Bilger A, Klusaritz H, Lipman TH, Levin EC, Brown O, Cunningham SD, LaCoursiere DY, James AS, Gahagan S, Hebert-Beirne J, Low LK; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among US Adolescent Women. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2025.