Marc Jay Altshuler MD

Marc Altshuler, M.D. is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Altshuler also serves as an Attending Physician and the Residency Program Director for the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Altshuler’s volunteer work began in the late 1990s with his involvement in Jeff HOPE, Jefferson’s free student-run clinic serving the homeless communities of Philadelphia. Dr. Altshuler’s passion for the underserved community’s health has expanded beyond the homeless population to the refugee population in Philadelphia. In 2007, Dr. Altshuler started and is now serving as the Director of the Jefferson Center for Refugee Health (CRH), one of the largest medical providers of refugee healthcare in Philadelphia. At CRH, refugee clients receive comprehensive care in a medical home model. This model has been recognized both locally and nationally and replicated throughout Philadelphia, as well as several other U.S. cities. In 2010, Dr. Altshuler worked closely with the Nationalities Service Center, a local refugee resettlement center, to form the Philadelphia Refugee Health Collaborative a coalition of local refugee resettlement agencies and eight area medical clinics, focusing on comprehensive refugee health care. In 2015, the Jefferson Center for Refugee Health was awarded a 5-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as part of the Centers for Excellence in Refugee Health Grant. As part of this grant, Dr. Altshuler and CRH work closely with national leaders to rewrite the national guidelines for refugee health, as well as work collaboratively on several research activities. Dr. Altshuler has been recognized for his work, both locally and nationally, where he has routinely presented at national conferences, as well as published articles in several peer-reviewed medical journals.