Author Archives: Corinne Feldman and Brett J. Feldman

About Corinne Feldman and Brett J. Feldman

Brett J. Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C, is the Director of Street Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and serves as the Vice Chair of the Street Medicine Institute. He has practiced homeless medicine since 2007 and founded three programs including the DeSales University Free Clinic, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) Street Medicine in Allentown, PA, and recently at the USC Keck School of Medicine. In 2017, Mr. Feldman and LVHN hosted the 13th Annual International Street Medicine Symposium in Allentown, PA. Areas of expertise include street medicine programs within a hospital or health network setting and student run street medicine programs. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, PBS, CNN and Telemundo.

Street Medicine—a home for high quality medical care for people experiencing homelessness

“One foot in the grave,” he said. “Is that how you feel?” I asked.  “No, it’s how I live.” Unsheltered for 38 years, he had lived primarily behind a dumpster floating in and out of the medical, social and judicial system. In the month before the new Keck School of Medicine of the University of… Read More »