Howard Brown Health Center
Alfred Torrence has a diverse work history in the medical field, starting as a Founding Partner at Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group in 1992. Alfred later became a Board Member at Northwestern Medicine and then Vice President of Operations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Afterwards, they founded their own practice, Alfred Torrence MD, where they worked as an Owner and Physician. Alfred then joined Howard Brown Health as a Medical Doctor and eventually became the Site Medical Director, supporting providers and serving as a link between administration and providers.
Alfred Torrence earned a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Oregon Health & Science University between the years 1977 and 1981.
Howard Brown Health Center
Howard Brown Health was founded in 1974 and is now one of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organizations. With an annual budget of over $145 million, the agency serves more than 35,000 adults and youth in its diverse health and social service delivery system focused around seven major programmatic divisions: primary medical care, behavioral health, research, HIV/STI prevention, youth services, elder services, and community initiatives. Howard Brown serves men, women, trans and gender non-conforming folks, infants, youth, and children through a multi-site operation based in Chicago that includes a main health and research center in the Uptown neighborhood, Howard Brown Health Sheridan, and our other clinics Howard Brown Health Halsted in Lakeview, Howard Brown Health Clark in Rogers Park, Howard Brown Health 63rd Street in Englewood, Howard Brown Health 55th Street in Hyde Park, Howard Brown Health at Thresholds South in Back of the Yards, Howard Brown Health at La Casa Norte in Humboldt Park, the Broadway Youth Center, and three Brown Elephant resale shops in Chicago (Lakeview and Andersonville neighborhoods) and Oak Park.