Medical School
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - 1990
Residency
Jacobi Medical Center Emergency Medicine - 1994
Yvette Calderon, MD, MS
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Jefferson Health System Leader for Emergency Medicine
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Contact Information
1025 Walnut Street
College Building, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-5105
215-923-6225 fax
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Jefferson Health System Leader for Emergency Medicine
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Education
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Factors associated with corrective actions, remediation, and employment termination of emergency physicians
- Declining Performance on American Board of Emergency Medicine Written Examinations
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Provision in the Emergency Department (PrEPPED)
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Report on Residency and Fellowship Training Information (2024-2025)
- Emergency department–initiated oral naltrexone for patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder: A pilot feasibility study
Society Memberships
- National Academy of Medicine
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Board of Directors
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Calderon joined Jefferson in April 2025 from the Icahn School of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Health System, where she served as the Dean and Vice President for Equity in Clinical Care and a tenured Professor of Emergency Medicine, as well as Chair of the David B. Kriser Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
Dr. Calderon is known for her clinical research, focused on HIV and Hepatitis C, major health disparities which are prominent in historically minoritized communities.
She is renowned for her lifelong commitment to providing care to patients who are most impacted by structural racism and finding solutions to address disparate medical care and outcomes.
Accomplishments & honors
- Elected member of the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her outstanding contributions incorporating public health and primary care interventions in the emergency department for communities which are under-represented in medicine.
- Developed the first multimedia-based HIV testing and counseling program that provides testing in the ED, inpatient, dental and community pharmacies.
- Designed and implemented screening programs to identify patients with undiagnosed HIV and hepatitis C virus and successfully connected these patients to care.
- Member of the American Board of Emergency Medicine Board of Directors since 2019, she has led many of their health equity initiatives.
- Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH Legacy Award from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine, in recognition of her sustained commitment to the principles of justice and health equity through scholarship, mentorship and leadership. (First physician at Mount Sinai to receive this honor.)
- Built a robust faculty development initiative at Mount Sinai to foster academic success and advancement.