Clinical Research Professor
Community Health and Prevention
267.359.6051
rmt28@drexel.edu
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Degrees

MD, Medical College of Pennsylvania
MPH, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
BA, Psychology, Cornell University

Bio

After completing undergraduate work at Cornell University and medical school at Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr. Turchi completed residency and chief residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Subsequently, she attended the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Johns Hopkins University where she conferred her Masters in Public Health. 

Dr. Turchi is faculty at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine. She is also the center director and principal investigator for Drexel's Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence.

Dr. Turchi is Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Chief, Section of General Pediatrics, at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, which operates as a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University.

In addition, she is director of the Pennsylvania Medical Home Program (EPIC IC), a statewide quality improvement program for pediatric practices across Pennsylvania.

Dr. Turchi's research and clinical work around care coordination and children with special health care needs (CYSHCN) have been presented and published in multiple national forums.

Research Interests

• Health care for children and youth with special health care needs
• Child and maternal health

Publications

View Dr. Turchi's publications on ResearchGate