Maria Christina Herrera, MD, MSHP
Attending Physician, CHOP
Contact information
Division of Adolescent Medicine
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th Floor Office number 14593
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB 14th Floor Office number 14593
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2154394729
Education:
BA
Columbia University,, 2010.
MD
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2016.
MS
University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
Permanent linkBA
Columbia University,, 2010.
MD
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2016.
MS
University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
Description of Clinical Expertise
She is a board-certified pediatrician who is particularly interested in expanding access to high quality substance use and HIV prevention and treatment initiatives for historically marginalized and disenfranchised groups.Description of Research Expertise
Her research addresses the intersection of the HIV and substance use disorder (SUD) epidemics for teens and young adults.Selected Publications
MC Herrera, K Darien, S Wood, SE Hadland, D Metzger, N Dowshen: A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis for Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal of Addiction Medicine November/December 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001195. Epub 2023 Jun 22.Kronish A, Herrera MC, Goldsmith RL, White K: Teens Need Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, To. PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia September 7 2023 Notes: https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/teens-need-access-opioid-use-disorder-treatment-too.
Herrera MC, Wood S, Dowshen N: Ensuring Solutions to Co-occurring HIV and Substance Use Are Reaching Teens. PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia September 25 2023 Notes: https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/ensuring-solutions-co-occurring-hiv-and-substance-use-are-reaching-teens.
Tachibana C: Quoted in: The Best Way to Prevent HIV is Often Out of Reach for Women and Marginalized People. Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania September 12 2023 Notes: https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/the-best-way-to-prevent-hiv-is-often-out-of-reach-for-women-and-marginalized-people/#:~:text=PrEP%20has%20been%20approved%20for,using%20or%20not%20using%20drugs.
Penotti R: Quoted In: When it Comes to Substance Use Harm Reduction, We Need a Whole Family Lens. PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia August 28 2023 Notes: https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/when-it-comes-substance-use-harm-reduction-we-need-whole-family-lens.
MC Herrera, K Darien, S Wood, SE Hadland, D Metzger, N Dowshen: Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA). ASAM Conference Abstract Poster Presentation 2023.
MC Herrera, K Darien, S Wood, SE Hadland, D Metzger, N Dowshen.: Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA). CPDD Conference Abstract Poster Presentation 2023.
MC Herrera, SM Bagley, K White, N Dowshen, S Hadland: The Provision of Comprehensive Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Who Use Substances. AMERSA Conference Abstract Poster Presentation 2021.
E Ahmed, E Laves, B Taber, K Karvonen, MC Herrera, EH Bakken: Using Provider Incentives and an Opt-Out Strategy in a Successful Quality Initiative to Increase Chlamydia Screening. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2020.
AB Lao-Tzu, MC Herrera, G Calvo, SK Vargas, CF Caceres, JD Klausner, KA Konda: Venue-Based HIV-Testing: An Effective Screening Strategy for High-Risk Populations in Lima, Peru. AIDS and Behavior 2019.