Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty

Dr. Joshua D. Uy

Geriatrics
Penn Medicine
Penn Geriatric Medicine Ralston
3615 Chestnut Street, Ralston-Penn Center Building, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Advanced in Swallowing Difficulty
Penn Medicine
Penn Geriatric Medicine Ralston
3615 Chestnut Street, Ralston-Penn Center Building, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Joshua Uy is a Geriatrics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Uy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Swallowing Difficulty. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Muscle Atrophy, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Michigan
Residency
MacNeal Hospital
Specialties
Geriatrics
Licenses
Family Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine, 2009
Family Medicine, 2003
Fellowships
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2015 through 2025

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Cigna
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Clover Health
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Devoted Health
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First Health
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Geisinger
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Health Partners Plans
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Horizon Healthcare
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Humana
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Oscar
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PA Health and Wellness
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UnitedHealthcare
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UPMC
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Wellcare
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Locations

Penn Geriatric Medicine Ralston
3615 Chestnut Street, Ralston-Penn Center Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 800-789-7366

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Uy has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Common Cold
Hypertension
Urinary Incontinence
Anemia
Osteoporosis
Hearing Loss
Spasticity
Bowel Incontinence
Fainting
Memory Loss
Delirium
Varicose Veins
Heart Failure
Dementia
Glaucoma
Stroke
Shingles
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Arthritis
Flu
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Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


8 Total Publications

A city-wide geriatric oriented point-of-care ultrasound curriculum during geriatric fellowship.
A city-wide geriatric oriented point-of-care ultrasound curriculum during geriatric fellowship.
Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Published: September 02, 2022
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