- Chronic disease management
- Gender affirming health care
- LGBTQ+ primary care
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Preventive health
- Wellness examination
Judy S. Chertok, MD
She/Her
Family Medicine
LGBTQ+ affirming provider
Additional provider information
Sees patients of all ages
Penn Family Care
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Director of Addiction Medicine in Family Medicine
- Program Director, Fellowship in Addiction Medicine
- Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health
I strive to create a safe and open space to partner with each of my patients to support their health goals and specific needs. I welcome patients of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations, and those affected by trauma and addiction. As a family doctor, I care for my patients from newborn through geriatrics, including prenatal, gynecologic and hospital care. I am also board certified in Addiction Medicine and coordinate our office’s program in Medication for Opiate Use Disorder and work in community outreach and overdose prevention in collaboration with Prevention Point Philadelphia. In addition, I have training in breastfeeding and lactation support. I am passionate about medical student and residency education, and often work with learners in the office who greatly enhance the care I provide.
My education and training
- Medical School: Columbia University
- Residency: NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
247 reviews
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Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine
- Family Medicine, 2010
- American Academy of Family Physicians, Fellow AAFP, National
- American College of Academic Addiction Medicine, National
- American Society for Addiction Medicine, Fellow ASAM, National
- Be the Spark (NCI R25 Technical Assistance and Training Course for Tobacco Dependence Treatment), National
- Prevention Point Philadelphia, Local
- The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction, National
- Penn LGBTQ Health Program
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
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: 2026
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: 2026
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): 2026,211-212
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 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: 2025
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: 2025
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: 2025
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: 2025,100116
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 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: 2024
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 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: 2024
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: 2024