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Jody Foster, MD, Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA

Jody Jane Foster MD MBA


Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania Hospital; Assistant Dean for Professionalism, Penn Medicine; Chair, the Academy of Master Clinicians, Penn Medicine

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  • 800 Spruce StPhiladelphia, PA 19107

  • Phone+1 215-829-7317

  • Fax+1 215-829-7315

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Summary

  • Dr. Jody Foster is a senior psychiatrist based in Philadelphia, PA, currently serving as the Chair at Pennsylvania Hospital, the Assistant Dean for Professionalism at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the NFL Lead Team Mental Health Clinician at the Philadelphia Eagles. She completed her residency and fellowship in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Health System after graduating from MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine in 1989 in a combined and accelerated BA/MD program with Lehigh University. She has an MBA with concentration in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Foster has experience in serious mental illness, healthcare administration, sports psychiatry and the management of interpersonal conflict in the workplace. She has received numerous awards and honors at the University of Pennsylvania and has been recognized as a Top Doc by Philadelphia Magazine.

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1993
  • MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine
    MCP-Hahnemann College of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Unsolicited Patient Complaints Identify Physicians with Evidence of Neurocognitive DisordersMay 2018
  • Unsolicited Patient Complaints Identify Physicians with Evidence of Neurocognitive DisordersMay 2018

Press Mentions

  • Feds Sending Staffing Assistance to Fifth Michigan Hospital During Latest Case Surge
    Feds Sending Staffing Assistance to Fifth Michigan Hospital During Latest Case SurgeJanuary 7th, 2022
  • Two Physicians on How to Deal with Annoying Coworkers
    Two Physicians on How to Deal with Annoying CoworkersApril 19th, 2017

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