- Gender affirming health care
- LGBTQ+ primary care
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Amber Bird, MD
Internal Medicine
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Internal Medicine - Edward S. Cooper Internal Medicine
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
My education and training
- Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
- Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
282 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)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- 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
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
- Internal Medicine, 2014
- Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, National
- American College of Physicians, National
- Society of General Internal Medicine, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Lin JC, Sapkota R, Thompson CJ, Srinivasan AR, Bird A. Trends in Residency Program Development Outcomes in Rural and Health Professional Shortage Areas. , J Gen Intern Med., 40(15): 2025,3784-3786.
Azim A, Schnure N, DiVeronica M, Rusek M, Bird A, Smeraglio A. Impact of a Multi-site Peer-led, Storytelling-based Workshop to Teach Resident Physicians About Healing After Medical Errors. , J Gen Intern Med., 40(14): 2025,3335-3339
Sexton, D., McClain, M., & Bird, A. The common cold in adults: Treatment and prevention. , UpToDate.: 2025
Liebling, S., Lefler, D., Aizenberg, D., Bird, A., Dingfield, L., Barton, T., & Heath, J. Structured Behavioral Questions as Predictors of ACGME Milestone Performance among Internal Medicine Residents , Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine - Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine: 2025
Lai, D., Aizenberg, D., Bird, A., Glaser, A., Heath, A., Nandiwada, R., & Dingfield, L. Assessment of Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM) Utilization Among Internal Medicine Residents, a Single-Institution Study , Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine - Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine: 2025
Tang K, Layne S, Panchal S, Mehta S, Rhodes C, Patel N, Bird A. Utilizing Quality Improvement Methodology to Address Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Between Faculty and Resident Physicians. , J Gen Intern Med., 40(5): 2025,1023-1027
Matthews H, Sobel HG, Bird A, Kimel-Scott K, Pincavage AT. Resident Perceptions of Ambulatory Block Handoffs in the X + Y Block Scheduling Model. , J Gen Intern Med., 40(1): 2025,284-286
Alex Leto, Caitlin Merley, and Amber Bird Trainee Perspectives on Existing Curricula to Address Discriminatory Patient Encounters - a Survey From the 2023 APDIM Chief Residents Conference , Society of General Internal Medicine: 2024
Lara Sokoloff, Alex Leto, and Amber Bird Characterizing Internal Medicine Trainees’ Knowledge and Prescribing Habits for Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Agonists at an Academic Training Center – a Quality Improvement Intervention , Society of General Internal Medicine: 2024
Emily Kosinski, Amber Bird, and Laura Dingfield Improving Rates of Advanced Care Planning in a Resident Primary Care Clinic , Society of General Internal Medicine: 2024