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Judy S Chertok, MD

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Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health
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Department: Family Medicine and Community Health
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13 Education:
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44 Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2007.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

20 Family Medicine
22 Chronic Disease Management
44 Substance Abuse including Medication for Addiction Treatment
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4a Reproductive Health - including Nexplanon and Intrauterine Devices
15 Prenatal Care
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23 Child and Adolescent health
23 STD screening and treatment
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Selected Publications

19e Amanda E Perez, MD, Elizabeth Whidden, BA, Judy S. Chertok, MD, Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, Nicole O'Donnell, BA. CRS, Robin Canada, MD, Sharon Katzenbach, CRNP, Daphne Owen, MD : Expanding Screening and Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder for Undocumented Latinx Patients. American Society of Addiction Medicine, Annual Meeting Poster April 2026.

197 Rebecca Schapiro, MD, MPH,Nia M Bhadra-Heintz, MD, MS, Navid Roder, MD, Emily R. Casey, PharmD, Julia Carney, MD, Judy S. Chertok, MD, Margaret Lowenstein, MD: Extended-Release Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy and Postpartum. American Society of Addiction Medicine, Annual Meeting Poster April 2026.

f6 Chertok J MD, Roder N MD.: What Family Physicians Should Know About Medetomidine, a New Contaminant in the Illicit Drug Supply. Am Fam Physician. 113(3): 211-212, Mar 2026.

157 Gilly Gehri MBE, Rosa Friedman, Madison Schmus BSN, RN, CWOCN, Bradford Meck, Maya Arora BS, Nicole O’Donnell CRS, BA, Jasmine Barnes MPH, Rachael Truchil MD, MPH, Jeanmarie Perrone MD, Stephen Iannacone MD MAUB, Margaret Lowenstein MD, MSHP, Olivia Quinn MPH, Christina Fidanza;  Judy Chertok MD 10c : Connecting Healthcare and Housing: Recovery-Focused Medical Respite Initiative at a Philadelphia Hospital System. Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction - Annual Meeting Poster Nov 2025.

1e6 Elizabeth Whidden, BA; Amanda Perez, MD; Jeanmarie Perrone, MD; Judy Chertok, MD; Paapa Nyanin, MD; Nicole O’Donnell, BA; CRS, Sharon Katzenbach, FNP-BC; Robin Canada, MD; Daphne Owen, MD: Lessons in Alcohol Use Disorder from a Clinic Serving Philadelphia’s Uninsured Latinx Population, Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction - Annual Meeting Poster Nov 2025.

119 Bhadra-Heintz N, Schapiro R, Roder N, Casey E, Carney J, Chertok J, Lowenstein M.: Extended-Release Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Obstet Gynecol Oct 2025.

16e Davis MH, Chertok J, Aronowitz S, French R, Perrone J, Thakrar AP, Huo S, Wilson JD, Bhadra-Heintz N, Lesniak L, Hecker A, Tolbert J, Lowenstein M.: Caring for Hospitalized Patients with Substance Use Disorders: An Interprofessional Needs Assessment Survey. Am J Med Open 14: 100116, Aug 2025.

2c ba Elizabeth Ferro, MD; Judy Chertok, MD; Maggie Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP; M Holliday Davis, MA (Hons); Julie Carney, MD; Rachael Truchil, MD, MPH - University of Pennsylvania: 114 Outpatient Induction Using a 7-Day Extended-Release Injectable Buprenorphine for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: Clinical Cases. Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction Annual Conference November 2024.

16e M Holliday Davis, Amanda Perez, BS; Sarah Nessen, BA; Selena Suhail-Sindhu, MPH; Judy Chertok, MD, FAAP; David Mandell, ScD; Samantha Huo, MD, MPH, MS; Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT; Ashish Thakrar, MD, MS; Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP - Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania: 111 One Year in: The Impact of Addiction Consult Services in Improving Care for Hospitalized Patients with Substance Use Disorders. Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction Annual Conference November 2024.

23e Gilly Gehri, BA; Judy Chertok, MD; Rachael Truchil, MD, MPH; Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP; Nicole O'Donnell, BA; Jasmine Barnes, MPH; Kyle Kampman, MD; Jeffrey Jaeger, MD; Jeanmarie Perrone, MD; Judy Shea, PhD - University of Pennsylvania: Implementation of a Substance Use Curriculum in an Academic Medical Center: Strategies to Expand Treatment of Substance Use Disorder. Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction - Annual Meeting November 2024.

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