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Peter Foster Cronholm, MD, MSCE, CAQHPM, FAAFP

Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Medical Staff, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Medical Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Associate, Firearm and Injury Center at Penn, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Affiliate Faculty, Graduate Program in Public Health Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Faculty Affiliate, The Evelyn Jacobs Ortner-Unity Program in Family Violence at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, Philadelphia, PA

Medical Staff, Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse (LTACH - Long Term Acute Care Hospital), Philadelphia, PA

Senior Fellow, Center for Health Behavior Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Member, Anna T. Meadows Society for Clinician Educators at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Director, Mixed Methods Research Lab [http://www.med.upenn.edu/mmrl/], Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Phil, PA

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

URSponsored Mentor, Co-sponsored by the Alliance of Minority Physicians (AMP) and FOCUS on Health & Leadership, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Emerging LGBTQ+ Affirming Provider , Penn Medicine LGBTQ+ Health Program, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Anna T. Meadows Society Ambassador for Family Medicine, Anna T. Meadows Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Associate Scholar, Clinical Epidemiology Unit of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Member, Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty (PASEF)

Senior Fellow, Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Member, CE-Faculty Representative, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Professionalism Committee

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13 Education:
21 e Honors BS 3f (Major: Physics; Minors: Mathematics and Philosophy) c
30 University of Delaware , 1993.
21 5 28 (Graduate Studies in Physics) c
30 University of Delaware , 1994.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
3d Temple University School of Medicine, 1998.
21 9 MSCE 29 (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) c
79 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2004.
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Description of Research Expertise

3e1 Peter Cronholm, MD, MSCE, CAQHPM, FAAFP, is an Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Director of Community Programs, and Associate Program Director, in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) at the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn. He has additional training in biostatistics, mixed methods, and epidemiology with content expertise in program evaluation, implementation science, and the science of community engagement. Dr. Cronholm's research interests have focused on mitigating health disparities through community-engaged health services with attention to: 1) the integration of trauma-informed care and primary prevention strategies into systems of care; and 2) expanding the role of mixed methodologies and patient-centered outcomes into research paradigms. He has developed and currently serve as the Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Mixed Methods Research Lab (MMRL) – A university Service Center housed within DFMCH.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

6b Primary Care, Men's Health, Preventive Care, Intimate Partner Violence, Childhood Adversity
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Description of Other Expertise

12b Trauma Informed Care, Intimate Partner Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Patients with Medical and Social Complexity, Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity, Men's Health, Preventive Care, Community-Based Participatory Research, Mixed Methods Research, Medical Education
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Selected Publications

11b Chern I, Butler N, McGill M, Xiao R, Cronholm PF, Young JF, Palermo TM, Weiss PF, Rosenberg AR, Gmuca S: Examining Hope in Adolescents with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Children 13(4): 457-471, March 27, 2026.

112 Pierson Bruner L, Place N, Forke CM, Cronholm PF, Mount H, Burge S: Characteristics of Clerkship Directors and the Benefits and Challenges of the Role: A CERA Study. Fam Med 58(1): 3-11, January, 2026.

114 Matus AM, Matura LA, Cronholm PF, Rickels MR, Riegel B: Understanding Self-Care Patterns in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Insights from a Mixed Methods Study. J Adv Nurs 81(12): 8914-8928, December, 2025.

147 Klusaritz HA, Johnson K, Igarabuza K, 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(10): 1226-1234, October 1, 2025.

121 Forke CM, Barr LG, Sinko L, Dichter ME, Cronholm PF: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adolescent Reproductive Health: Differentiating Household and Community Adversity. Ann Epidemiol 110: 7-15, October, 2025.

148 Hickson MR, Matula ST, Tshiamo WB, Cronholm PF, Kearney MD, Goel S, Gammu K, Woods-Hill CZ: Implementing and Evaluating a Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) at a National Referral Hospital in Botswana. BMJ Paediatr Open 9(1): e003627, October 31, 2025.

180 Gmuca S, Chatterjee A, McGill M, Butler N, Kellom KS, Young JF, Palermo TM, Weiss PF, Rosenberg AR, Cronholm PF: Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Resilience Coaching for Youth with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Pediatric Rheumatologists’ Perspectives. Arthritis Care Res 77(8): 975-981, August 2025.

17b Gmuca S, McGill M, Butler N, Xiao R, Cronholm PF, Young JF, Palerma TM, Weiss PF, Rosenberg AR: Resilience Coaching for Adolescent Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM). JMIR Res Protoc 14: e73385, July 22, 2025.

18e Coutinho AJ, Weidner AKH, Cronholm PF: A National, Longitudinal Study of Wellness Curricula During US Family Medicine Residencies and Association with Early Career Physicians Burnout. J Grad Med Educ 17(3): 320-329, June 16, 2025 Notes: Called out as one of the "Articles of the Week" - ACGME e-Communication - June 23, 2025.

12f Goetz Goldberg D, Soylu T, Hoffman C, Kishton RE, Cronholm PF: Clinicians’ Perspectives on the Adoption and Implementation of EMR-Integrated Clinical Decision Support Tools in Primary Care. Digit Health 11: 1-12, April 24, 2025.

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