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Joshua D. Uy, MD

Joshua D. Uy, MD Physician

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Director C. William Schwab Professor in the Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery

Dr. Uy is employed by Penn Medicine.

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4.9out of 5
55 Patient Satisfaction Ratings

About Dr. Joshua D. Uy

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues from 2015 - 2019

Patient Satisfaction Ratings

Patient Rating Breakdown

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

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.

Overall Ratings

Clinical Specialties

Specialty:

  • Geriatric Medicine

Programs & Centers:

Board Certification:

  • Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine, 2009
  • Family Medicine, 2003

Clinical Expertise:

  • Administrative Physicals
  • Aging
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Alzheimer's Testing
  • Arthritis
  • Arthritis of Knee
  • Balance Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues in Dementia
  • Bowel incontinence (Fecal Incontinence)
  • Capacity Assessment
  • Caregiver Support
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Cognitive Health
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Community Resources Support
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Constipation
  • Delirium
  • Dementia
  • Deprescribing
  • Depression
  • Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Dizziness
  • Elder Abuse
  • End of Life Decision Making
  • Enlarged Prostate BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
  • Executive Function Disorder
  • Failure to Thrive
  • Fall Risk Assessment
  • Falls
  • Female Urinary Incontinence
  • Frailty
  • Frax Score
  • Functional Capacity Evaluation
  • Geriatrics
  • Goals of Care Discussion
  • Hearing Loss
  • Home Health
  • Homebound
  • House Calls
  • Hypertension
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Male Urinary Incontinence
  • Malnutrition
  • Memory Disorders
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Neurocognitive Testing
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  • Nursing Home Care
  • Osteoporosis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Pick's Disease
  • Placement Support
  • Polypharmacy
  • Pressure Ulcers
  • Senility
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Sleep Abnormalities
  • Social Support
  • Swallowing Disorders
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Unsteady Gait
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Visual Impairment
  • Welcome to Medicare Exam
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Practice Locations and Appointments

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna US Healthcare
  • Amerihealth Caritas
  • Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HealthSpring
  • Clover Health Plan
  • CVS Health
  • Devon Health Services (Americare)
  • eLAP Services
  • Gateway Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
  • HealthPartners
  • HealthPartners Medicare
  • HealthSmart
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • Homestead Smart Health Plans
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Humana / Choicecare
  • Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
  • Intergroup
  • Keystone First
  • Keystone First Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • NJ Medicaid
  • NJ Qualcare
  • Oscar Health Plan of PA
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
  • PA Medicaid
  • PA Medicare
  • Preferred Health Care/LGH
  • Provider Partners Health Plan
  • Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
  • Remedy Partners at Penn Medicine
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
  • US Family Health Plan
  • Veterans Choice Program

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Michigan
Residency: MacNeal Hospital
Fellowship: University Hospital - UMDNJ

Memberships

American Academy of Family Physicians, National American Academy of Family Physicians, National American Geriatrics Society, National American Geriatrics Society, National Christian Medical and Dental Association, National Christian Medical and Dental Association, National

Hospital Affiliation

Dr. Uy is employed by 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.

Research

Selected Publications:

Joshua Uy, The Curbsiders: The Multimorbidity Games https://thecurbsiders.com/podcast/181-multimorbidity : 2019.

Blauth Kates Nicholas: Osteoporotic Fracture Care AOTrauma 1 : 2018.

Zhao Y, Kotcher R, Uy J.: Diagnostic Dilemma of FAST in A Geriatric Trauma Patient. Journal of the American Geriatric Society Abstract Supplement (B40): S107,2018.

Neuman M, Allen S, Schwarze ML, Uy J.: Using Time-Limited Trials to Improve Surgical Care for Frail Older Adults. Annals of Surgery 261 (4): 639-41,2015.

Friedman SM, Uy J.: Venous thromboembolism and postoperative management of anticoagulation. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 30 (2): 285-291,2014.

Rollin Wright, Anne Kisak, Joshua Uy: "Is it worth it?" A collaborative clinical decision making exercise. International Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education Poster : 2014.

Joshua Uy: Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Discussing CPR with Patients and Families. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2014 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/21728 : 2014.

Joshua Uy: How to discuss code status and make a recommendation. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education : 2013.

Uy J, Forciea MA.: In the clinic: Hearing loss. Annals of Internal Medicine 158 (7): ITC4-1,2013.

Uy JD, Agawu A.: Screening is not as simple as it may seem. Pediatrics 131 (4): 1384-5,2013.

Academic Contact Info

Ralston-Penn Center
3615 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 662-2746
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

Related Links

Geriatric Medicine website