Tracey Conti MD, MBA serves as the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC. She previously served several roles in the department including Vice Chair for education and practice integration, Program Director for the UPMC McKeesport Family Medicine Residency Program and most recently Executive Vice Chair. Dr. Conti is a native of Pittsburgh and graduated from Woodland Hills Senior High School. Her journey to become a physician led her to attend the Benjamin Banneker Honors College at Prairie View A&M University in Texas where she received a B.S. in Biology. She is a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Maryland where she served as chief resident. Dr. Conti is fellowship trained in women’s health and faculty development. Dr. Conti received her MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business.
Dr. Conti returned home to serve the communities of Pittsburgh since 2001. She was the Medical Director of the Matilda Theiss Health Center in the Hill district and was the lead investigator to seek funding as a Federally Qualified Health Center status for that site. This grant brought many needed resources including social work and on-site medication dispensing to this community. The majority of Dr. Conti’s clinical care has been in the McKeesport area where she continues to practice at the Latterman Family Health Center and UPMC McKeesport hospital. She has participated in many youth and community educational outreach programs and was a founding board member for the 9th street free clinic where she also continues to provide care.
Dr. Conti is passionate about health equity as it was a driving force for her to pursue a medical career. She is a founding member of the Black Equity Coalition. This Pittsburgh-based coalition is a group of public health researchers, business people and elected officials working to address health equity as a way to secure better health and economic outcomes for the black community. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the UPMC Health Plan and was also selected to lead the primary care subgroup of the UPMC Board of Directors Health Equity Committee. Her clinical and advocacy interests include health disparities and healthcare delivery to underserved communities, medical education, and women’s health. She is a champion for patient empowerment through education and the development of strong patient-physician partnerships in order to optimize individual, family and community healthcare.
