Chair of Pediatrics and Pediatrician in Chief of General Pediatrics
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Dr. Turchi is the Chair of Pediatrics and Pediatrician in Chief of General Pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. She is Medical Director of the Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA, a primary care practice dedicated to children with medical complexity (FASD interdisciplinary program/NICU primary care follow up program and grant funded projects focused on CYSHCN and disaster preparedness). She is the Medical Director of the PA AAP Pennsylvania Medical Home Program and Director of the Maternal Child Health Program at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Her faculty appointments include: Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine (Department of Pediatrics) and Drexel University School of Public Health (Department of Community, Health and Prevention). Her patients and families are her best teachers and biggest inspiration for her work.