About
Dr. Jennifer Hwang, DO, brings dual board certification in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine to her Blue Bell, PA practice. She completed her Geriatric Medicine fellowship at UPMC Presbyterian, placing her among fewer than one percent of primary care physicians who pursue fellowship-level geriatric training. She also conducted microbiome research at the University of Pennsylvania. Her additional certifications include life coaching and palliative care communication.
Dr. Hwang's clinical passions span longevity medicine, dementia prevention, cardiovascular risk reduction, hormone health, bone health, body composition, and fall and frailty prevention. She is deeply invested in BHRT and GLP-1 therapy, approaching weight and hormone management with age-specific nuance. She is conversational in Korean and warmly welcomes Korean-speaking patients and families. A Korean American, eldest daughter, and mother of two girls, she lives in a multigenerational family and understands firsthand the weight of watching a parent age. Main Line named her a Top Doc in 2025. Her guiding belief: caring for older adults means looking at the whole journey, not just today's problem, but what truly matters in the years ahead.
Education & Training
Fellowship
Geriatric Medicine, UPMC Presbyterian
Additional Training
Research background in microbiome, University of Pennsylvania; Life coaching certification; Palliative care communication certification
Certifications
Languages
English, Korean
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Hwang right for?
Dr. Hwang is an excellent fit for adults 45 and older who want a proactive plan for the decades ahead. She works particularly well with Gen X women managing a parent's care while navigating their own midlife health transitions. Patients dealing with hormone changes, metabolic concerns, cognitive health, or chronic disease management benefit from her geriatric training and longevity focus. She also serves older adults managing complex conditions like frailty, polypharmacy, osteoporosis, or dementia. Korean-speaking patients and families will find a physician who communicates comfortably in their language.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Hwang focuses on conditions that threaten independence as adults age. Her clinical work covers dementia and cognitive decline, cardiovascular risk, metabolic dysfunction, osteoporosis, frailty, sarcopenia, hormone deficiency, menopause, andropause, thyroid disorders, obesity, falls, and polypharmacy. She also has experience with complex diagnoses including multiple myeloma.
Yes. Dr. Hwang holds dual board certifications in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. She completed her Geriatric Medicine fellowship at UPMC Presbyterian. Fewer than one percent of primary care physicians in the US complete a geriatric fellowship, making her training distinctive.
Dr. Hwang treats longevity medicine as the practice of understanding your current health baseline well enough to actively shape your health trajectory. Her goal is preserving independence, strength, and function into your 80s and 90s. She starts every patient relationship with a comprehensive baseline that includes biomarker panels, body composition analysis, and cancer screening.
Yes. Dr. Hwang offers both HRT and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, integrating hormone management with nutrition, stress, sleep, and lifestyle planning. Her BHRT program includes bioidentical estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid hormones, and DHEA. She approaches hormone care with age-specific clinical judgment.
Yes. Dr. Hwang prescribes GLP-1 therapies including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound with clinical monitoring. She applies age-specific thinking to weight management, recognizing that the goals and risks of weight loss differ significantly between a 50-year-old and an 85-year-old.
Dr. Hwang uses the InBody 580, a clinical-grade body composition scanner, to measure muscle mass, visceral fat, and metabolic baseline. She also uses InGrip handgrip strength testing, which she views as a meaningful predictor of falls risk and longevity. Both tools inform her personalized care recommendations.
Yes. Dr. Hwang is conversational in Korean and warmly welcomes Korean-speaking patients and their families. She understands the particular dynamics that come with navigating health decisions across generations.
Dementia prevention and cognitive longevity are central to Dr. Hwang's clinical focus. She is passionate about intervening early, before cognitive decline becomes visible. Her approach addresses cardiovascular risk, metabolic health, hormones, sleep, and other modifiable factors that influence long-term brain health.
Yes. Dr. Hwang personally performs microneedling as an aesthetic service at ERAs Health. Single sessions cost $325, or patients can purchase three sessions for $900. Atelier-tier members receive one complimentary microneedling session per year.
Main Line named Dr. Hwang a Top Doc in 2025. A former patient credits her with detecting multiple myeloma early, allowing for a far less complicated treatment path than a later diagnosis would have required.
Doctor profile last updated September 17, 2026