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Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH, serves as Commissioner for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and holds an Adjunct Professor position in Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. A board-certified family physician, she previously directed PDPH's Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and served as Chief Medical Officer for Complete Care Health Network, a federally qualified community health center.
Her educational credentials include:
- BA in History, Yale University
- MA in Anthropology, University of Chicago
- MD, Thomas Jefferson University
- MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Bettigole's work centers on public health policy implementation with specialized focus on immigrant healthcare access, gun violence prevention, and pharmaceutical pricing reform. Her interdisciplinary background bridges clinical family medicine practice with population-level health interventions, emphasizing equity in underserved urban communities through physician advocacy networks.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Capstone Award from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for immigrant access to care research
While no formal student advising or grant portfolios are documented in available sources, her leadership in physician mobilization demonstrates mentorship through advocacy initiatives. As past-president of the National Physicians Alliance (now Doctors for America), she developed national physician teams addressing gun violence prevention and drug safety, creating sustainable models for clinician engagement in policy reform beyond traditional academic advising structures.
