Emma Cortes, DO

Clinical Faculty/Director Jefferson Northeast

Biography

I am a dual-specialty physician in emergency medicine and family medicine. I work in emergency departments with Indian Health Services in Arizona and South Dakota, and I am currently clinical faculty with Jefferson Northeast in Philadelphia, PA. I am the founder and director of the nonprofit organization the Migrant Health Collaborative of South Jersey, which focuses on increasing access to health care for migrant workers, typically from Central America and Haiti. I've had clinical experiences in Uganda, Nigeria, and the Philippines.  I have a history Of being able to be a PI and Co-PI on multiple grant-funded projects. I'm going to be starting a fellowship in global emergency medicine at Brown this fall.