James P. Guevara, MD, MPH

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Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Diversity Search Advisor, Epidemiology Division, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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
Co-Director, Master of Science in Health Policy Research (MSHP), 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.
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Description of Research Expertise

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

Description of Clinical Expertise

General and behavioral pediatrics

Description of Other Expertise

Faculty Diversity, Inclusion & Diversity

Selected Publications

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 24(6): 900-904, August 2024 Notes: DOI:10.1016/j.acap.2023.11.010.

Boyd, R.C., Charidah, T., Luethke, M., Clark, R., Betancourt, L., Mogul, M., Morales, K., Mandell, D., Guevara, J.P.: Lessons Learned from Remote Assessment of Mother-Infant Interactions Among Women with Postpartum Depression. Neonatology Today 19(4): 35-41, April 2024.

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

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.

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