Scott Blore, MD
Program Director
Scott.Blore@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
I grew up in Bucks County and graduated from the Central Bucks School District. I am board-certified in Family and Geriatric medicine with a background in both academia and community medicine settings. I pride myself on delivering comprehensive, compassionate care to my patients at Plumsteadville Family Practice (where I’ve practiced since 2004), as well as at Doylestown Hospital. I serve in several roles within Doylestown Healthcare Partnership (focusing on optimizing population health) including a position on the Management Committee, acting as the co-director of the Informatics Committee, and serving as a co-medical director representing primary care physicians. My professional interests include academic medicine, practice management, population health, healthcare informatics, and electronic health records. My personal interests include ice hockey, road cycling, Philadelphia sports, and spending time with family.
Uzma Shahzad, MD
Associate Program Director
Uzma.Shahzad@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
I am a dual board-certified physician in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine with extensive experience in academic medicine and physician leadership. I am proud to be recognized for providing excellent, patient-centered care. Previously, I served as Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at St. Mary Medical Center, where I also worked for several years as Core Faculty, pursuing my passion for resident education and faculty development. I am deeply committed to building trusting, long-term relationships with my patients and value the privilege of caring for entire families across the lifespan. My professional focus centers on delivering compassionate, high-quality care while training residents to become confident, skilled, and practice‑ready physicians. Watching interns grow into capable, independent clinicians who are prepared to meet the real-world needs of their communities is the most rewarding part of my work.
Lynn Acquaviva, DO
Core Faculty
Lynn.Acquaviva@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
I am currently a family medicine physician at Doylestown Health Primary Care – Buckingham. I joined my current practice after serving as a family medicine physician from Muhlenberg Primary Care in Bethlehem in 2015, but I am happy to be back in the community where I grew up. I received my medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and completed my residency at St. Luke’s University Hospital Network. I enjoy volunteering and mentoring in various settings throughout the community. I am excited to be part of the first medical residency program at Doylestown Hospital and look forward to welcoming you to my hometown.
Justin Palatt, MD
Core Faculty
Justin.Palatt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
I have the pleasure of working at Doylestown Health’s Pine Run Health Center as a subacute and custodial care physician where I care for geriatric patients. I joined Doylestown Health’s medical staff in 2021 after working as an outpatient physician at Jefferson Health in Yardley. Prior to that, I worked as a family medicine physician in Kingston, NY. I received my medical degree from St. George’s University of Medicine in Granada, West Indies. I completed my family medicine residency at Excela Latrobe (PA) Hospital and my research residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. I enjoy teaching and am especially thrilled to be part of our Family Medicine Residency program.
Tina Degnan, MD
Core Faculty
Tina.Degnan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
I am an honors graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine and have been practicing in the Doylestown community since completing my Family Medicine Residency as a Chief Resident at Abington Memorial Hospital in 2008. An active member of the Doylestown Hospital Medical Staff, I feel excited and honored to teach the next generation of family physicians and to serve our greater community along with you. Prior to medical school, I taught writing as a postgraduate fellow at Wesleyan University and worked in medical publishing at The Rockefeller University Press in New York City. I enjoy the challenge of balancing the science and the art of family medicine -- the diagnosis and management of complex medical problems and fostering relationships with the people I am privileged to call my patients. I aim to help you to hone your valuable skills in both of these essential components of practice. My personal interests include home renovation projects, cooking, gardening, and travel, and I love living in Bucks County with my husband, two sons, and hound dog.
Robert Grabowski, MD
Core Faculty
Robert.Grabowski@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Michele Horn, DO, CAQSM
Core Faculty
Michelle.horn@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jiefu Yuan, MD
Core Faculty
Jiefu.Yuan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu