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

My education and training

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

Spoken languages

English
English
Tagalog
Tagalog
Español
Spanish

Reviews

Average Rating

365 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
May 2026
able to have a conversation and letting my doctor know everything.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. garcia is one your best that's all
Anonymous
May 2026
great
Anonymous
May 2026
i appreciate dr garcia, pragmatic and caring both

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.

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. Garcia is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

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