Mary Ann Forciea MD

Mary Ann Forciea, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Division of Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Forciea is the Director of the Geriatric Education Center of Greater Philadelphia (GEC-GP) of University of Pennsylvania, and the Medical Director of the In-Home Primary Care Program of the Division. She also served as the Medical Director of Pennswood Village, a not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community.

Dr. Forciea received her MD degree from Duke University. After completing a Residency in Medicine at the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Hospital she completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geriatrics and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology at The Medical College of Pennsylvania. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Endocrinology. Dr. Forciea's research interests include Health Promotion in Late Life and Exercise Benefits in the Elderly.

Dr. Forciea was the recipient of one of the first group of Academic Awards of the NIA, and is a past winner of the Clinician of the Year Award of the American Geriatric Society. She is consistently nominated as a "Top Doc" in Geriatric Medicine by Philadelphia Magazine. She serves as the Senior Editor of Geriatric Secrets.