James P. Guevara

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Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics University of Pennsylvania
Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
Lead Diversity Search Advisor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Impact Team Member, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vice-Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Division of General Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
Room 11-172
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 215-590-1130
Fax: 267-426-0380
Education:
B.S. (Zoology)
University of California, Davis , 1984.
M.C.S. (Theology)
New College Berkeley , 1985.
M.D. (Medicine)
Northwestern University, 1990.
M.P.H. (Health Services)
University of Washington, 1999.
Post-Graduate Training
Dana Scholars Program, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1988-1989.
Resident in Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center/University of Washington, Tacoma, WA, 1990-1993.
Fellowship, General Academic Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1997-1999.
Training in Dissemination & Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH), National Institutes of Health, 2019-2020.
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Description of Research Expertise

Developmental and Behavioral Disabilities
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Randomized Controlled Trials
Health Disparities

Description of Other Expertise

Faculty Diversity, Inclusion & Diversity

Description of Itmat Expertise

Dr. Guevara studies developmental disabilities and behavioral health in children with a particular interest in the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based developmental and behavioral practices into policy.

Selected Publications

Kwok, J., Winston, S., Gerdes, M., Morales, K., McQuaid, E., Guevara, J.P. : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on early intervention services use among children with developmental disabilities. Journal of Pediatric Advance Research 3(1): 1-9, January 2024 Notes: http://dx.doi.org/10.46889/JPAR.2023

Guevara, J.P., Jimenez, M.E., Jenssen, B., Luethke, M., Doyle, R., Buttenheim, A. : Early literacy promotion using automated hovering among young minority children: A brief report. Academic Pediatrics November 2023 Notes: DOI:10.1016/j.acap.2023.11.010.

Shustak, R.J., Huang, J., Tam, V., Stagg, A., Giglia, T.M., Ravishankar, C., Mercer-Rosa, A., Guevara, J.P., Gardner, M.M.: Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Interstage Weight Gain: Evaluating the Role of a Home Monitoring Program. Journal of the American Heart Association 12: e030029, September 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.030029.

Boyd, R.C., Barcak, D., Morales, K., Mandell, D., Mogul, M., Charidah, T., Luethke, M., Min, J., Betancourt, L., Guevara, J.P. : Use and acceptability of MoodGym for postpartum depression in pediatric settings. General Hospital Psychiatry 84: 1-2, September 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.05.015

Navsaria, D., Sells, J., Chen, V., Guevara, J. : Ab Initio: Lifting up infants, young children, and their families over the past seventy-five years. Pediatrics Page: 1-4, July 2023 Notes: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/resources/24690/commentary-from-the-council-on-early-childhood

Guevara, J.P., Wade, R., Nfonoyim, B., Qui, M., Carroll, K.N. : Diversity in the Pediatric Research Workforce: A Scoping Review. Pediatric Research Page: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-023-02603-4 May 2023.

Guevara, J.P., Mandell, D., Morales, K., Mogul, M., Charidah, T., Luethke, M., Min, J., Clark, R., Betancourt, L., Boyd, R: Social media-based parenting program for women with postpartum depressive symptoms during a pandemic: An RCT. Pediatrics 151(3): e2022058719, February 2023.

McQuaid, E., Guevara, J. : Addressing postpartum depression through social media. PolicyLab Blog Post November 2022 Notes: https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/addressing-postpartum-depression-through-social-media.

Daymont, C., Guevara, J.P. : BMJ Best Practice: Well-Child Care. London: BMJ Publications September 2022.

Rosenfeld, E., Getz, K.D., Miller, T.P., Seif, A.E., Fisher, B.T., Burrows, E., Ramos, M.J., De Leon, D.D., Aplenc, R., Morales, K.H., Guevara, J.P. : Incidence and Risk Factors for Hypoglycemia during Maintenance Chemotherapy in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 69(6): e29467, June 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29467

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Last updated: 03/05/2024
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