Kristine Pamela Garcia, MD, AAHIVS
Family Medicine
LGBTQ+ affirming provider
Sees patients of all ages
Penn Family Care
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-8777
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Refugee and Immigrant Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health

Education and training

  • Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

319 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.

December 2025
she is a good dr.
December 2025
she excellent
December 2025
Dr. Garcia has always been very helpful when it comes to getting my health back on track.
December 2025
she makes time for her patients even as busy as she is

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Lowenstein, Margaret & Abrams, Matthew & Crowe, Molly & Shimamoto, Kelsey & Mazzella, Silvana & Botcheos, Denise & Bertocchi, Jennifer & Westfahl, Shawn & Chertok, Judy & Garcia, Kristine & Truchil, Rachael & Holliday-Davis, M & Aronowitz, Shoshana “Come Try It Out. Get Your Foot in the Door:” Exploring Patient Perspectives on Low-Barrier Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder , Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 248: 2023,109915

Komal S. Soin MD, MPH; Kathryn Beldowski MD; Elizabeth Bates MD;, Kristine Pamela Garcia MD; Sapna Naik MD; Ellen Plumb MD; Rickie Brawer PhD, MPH, MCHES; Abbie Santana MSPH; and Marc Altshuler MD Attitudes Towards Family Planning among Bhutanese, Burmese, and Iraqi Refugee Women: A Qualitative Study , Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 79(6): 2020,71

Gomes Sheldon, Altafi Sohail, Garcia Kristine M, Emery Christopher L, Hamilton Richard, Brooks Ari D, Joshi Suresh G Occurrence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a teaching hospital in Philadelphia. , American Journal of infection control, 40(4): 2012,381-3