Dr. Marc Latta, DHSc, MS, PA
Major Marc Latta, DHSc, MS, PA
Dr. Marc T. Latta is dedicated to restoring a major organ responsible for blood flow and a person’s feelings: the heart. He heals the physical ones through cardiac care, and heals the spiritual ones through his expertise in social traumatology and healthcare equity, social justice, and policy reform required for developing healthy communities.
Dr. Marc is a nationally-certified and residency-trained physician assistant specializing in cardiac surgery at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, DE. He also serves in the United States Armed Forces at the rank of Major in the Delaware Army National Guard. He is attached to the Joint Force Headquarters Medical Command and supports the 126th /238th Aviation Regiment in aeromedical care and troop health maintenance. Dr. Marc has more than 23 years of experience in the field of medicine. He earned his Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is a biological sciences graduate of North Carolina State University, and holds dual master’s degrees from Duke University: the Nicholas School of the Environment, focusing on biohazard science/infectious disease epidemiology, and the Physician Assistant Program. He completed his general surgery residency training from Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY.
Dr. Marc is a member of several professional associations, including the American Academy of Physician Assistants, American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, and the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. His passion is to heal the body and the spirit. His exploration of the physical and psychological wounds present in minority communities since the 1619 landing of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown, VA aids him in his work to identify the social determinants and resolve the health disparities that adversely affect the physical and mental health of these populations.
Marc, the Major and the Doc, is committed to ending the paradigm that skin color should dictate the type and quality of healthcare any persons receive, and is tireless in his efforts to improve health in the areas of equity, access, participation, and basic human rights, so the next generation benefits from transparent skin tones.