Christine Elaine Schultheiss, MD
she/her
Family Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Family Care
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-8777
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health

Education and training

  • Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: West Suburban Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

193 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
April 2026
dr. christine was professional, attentive, and listened carefully to my concerns. she made me feel respected, took my symptoms seriously, and clearly explained next steps. i would recommend her to others.
Anonymous
March 2026
okay
Anonymous
March 2026
expertise, manner, eq
Anonymous
February 2026
collaborative decision making, really listened to me

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Schultheiss is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

CE Schultheiss "Birth" , Family Medicine: 2019,693

Allison Johnson, Nayeli Spahr, Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, Christine Schultheiss, Bonnie Higgins-Esplund, Judy Chertok: “A Model of Patient Care and Service Learning: Breastfeeding Support Through Physician-Lactation Consultant Co-Led Group Visits” Poster Presentation Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, Washington, DC May 2018 , Poster Presentation : 2018

LA Volpicelli-Daley, KL Gamble, CE Schultheiss, DM Riddle, AB West VM Lee “Formation of a-sunuclein Lewy neurite-like aggregates in axons impedes the transport of distinct endosomes.” , Molecular Biology of the Cell : 2014

SA Tanik, CE Schultheiss, LA Volpicelli-Daley, KR Brunden, VM Lee “Lewy body-like a-synuclein aggregates resist degradation and impair macroautophagy.” , Journal of Biological Chemistry , 288(21): 2013

CE Schultheiss “The Ethics of Non-Therapeutic Neonatal Male Circumcision” , Penn Bioethics Journal : 2010