Carmen E. Guerra, M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.C.P.
Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor of Medicine
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Member, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Senior Fellow , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania
Founding co-director, UPHS Colorectal Cancer Screening Patient Navigation Program, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Senior Fellow, Center for Health Behavior Research, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Founding Associate Director of Community Outreach & Engagement, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Founding Director, Office of Diversity, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Founding Director, Healthy Woman Program/Penn Medicine Breast Health Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Diversity Search Advisor, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Founding Director, Dr. Edward S. Cooper Leadership Development Program for Women and Diverse PSOM faculty , Perelman School of Medicine
Lead Diversity Search Advisor, Perelman School of Medicine
Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives
Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Affiliate Member, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation at the Abramson Cancer Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Abramson Cancer Center
12-107 South Pavilion
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
12-107 South Pavilion
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 349-5200
Fax: (215) 614-0044
Fax: (215) 614-0044
Publications
Links
Search PubMed for articles
American Board of Internal Medicine Blog, Apr 6, 2018.
Cancer Inequities. 2021 Mercy Douglas Lectureship, Feb 17, 2021.
The reality of cancer risks - and bacon by Sandy Bauers
Health Care Organization Exemplars in Community Engagement as a Strategy in Building Trust
American Board of Internal Medicine | Health Care Org. Exemplars in Community Engagement as a Strategy in Building Trust
Promoting Cancer Equity and Inclusion Through Navigation Efforts
"Faith, (Mis)Trust, and COVID-19" Penn Medicine Co-Sponsored Town Hall Targeting Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color. University Joins with Rev. Cean James and Congressman Dwight Evans and the COVID-19 Prevention Network. December 15, 2020.
Pennsylvania Senator Art Haywood: Ask Art Live Series on Affordable Healthcare Open Enrollment, Dec 15, 2022
"Diversity in Clinical Trials," Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Health Summit, Nov 17, 2021
An American Tale: Making a difficult journey easier for others. Carmen Guerra, M.D. Philadelphia Magazine, April 28, 2018.
Colorectal Cancer Screening During the Pandemic
Delays in mammography screening during the pandemic. Oct 14, 2020 ABC7 News Chicago.
Increasing Participation of Patients from Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in Cancer Clinical Trials: An ASCO-ACCC Collaboration
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Practice. Webinar for Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, Quality Insights of Delaware and Quality Insights of West Virginia. February 4, 2009 and February 5, 2009.
Philadelphia Magazine, Think Pink, October, 2018
Science Meets Community: Cancer in the Delaware Valley. Abramson Cancer Center Publication, May, 2015.
Philadelphia Magazine's Think Pink 2017
Stories of Innovation, Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation. Jan, 2019.
Philadelphia Magazine Think Pink Breast Cancer - you can help save lives. October, 2015.
You were diagnosed with DCIS. El Diario. October 19, 2016.
La detección temprana del cáncer de seno salva vidas. Oct 12, 2020 Univision 41 NYC
Black and Hispanic Americans are most likely to miss health screenings due to COVID-19. A Penn physician is meeting the need.
Drive, Walk, Mail, Text: How to Connect Communities to Colorectal Cancer Screening
More Black patients are participating in clinical trials for cancer treatment at Penn thanks to this effort | 5 Questions by Sandy Bauers
Genetic Testing Saves Lives. So Why Aren’t More Women Of Color Doing It? by Lauren Pluckett-Pope. Oct, 2021.
Cáncer de Seno: Mujeres latinas luchan por salvar vidas. By José Martínez. Oct, 2021.
Colon Cancer Alliance rings the NASDAQ closing bell in promotion of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Times Square, New York, March 1, 2011
A Primary Care Physician Explores Barriers to Cancer Prevention and Clinical Trial Accrual. ASCO Post. Oct 20, 2020.
Harvard Medical School Health Disparities Resources for Providers
Amplifying Scientific Innovation Podcast: Clinical Trial Diversity Panel Session. Jan 11, 2021.
AACR Colorectal Cancer Screening During the Pandemic
American Cancer Society has new guidelines on when to start mammograms. CBS-3 Philadelphia. October 20, 2015.
Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Vulnerable Populations: A Former Harold Amos Scholar Searches for Solutions: A Grantee Story of Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE
Breast Cancer: What all Latinas should know. El Diario. October 19, 2016.
The Reality of Cancer Risk….and Bacon. Interview by Sandy Bauers from the Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 2015.
Caner del seno? No dejes que to conuma el panico. El Diaro NY. Oct 18, 2017.
Oncolink Brown Bag Webchat: Advances in Colorectal Cancer Screening. March 11, 2011.
Aware for all Northeast. April 15, 2021.
American Cancer Society Get Screened (in Spanish)
Medical interview on breast cancer for the Spanish television network Telemundo’s Maria Del Pilar’s “De Todo Un Poco” taped for live on 3/4/04 and aired on Philadelphia’s WWSI Telemundo Channel 62 on 3/8/04 at 6PM. Tape can be viewed at the URL below.
Medical Interview for CBS news affiliate KYW Channel 3 Philadelphia "Colorectal Cancer Screening and Curcumin for the Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer. Record date 3/2/07. Air date March 27, 2007
Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer: Communication is Key
Inquirer Live: Cancer Care for All
The Cancer Screening Crisis, KYW Philadelphia, Oct 1, 2022
#WomenofPenn: Seeds of Inspiration Rooted in Childhood. Penn Medicine Blog. May 9, 2019.
6 Things All Black Women Need to Know About Breast Cancer by Rozalyn Frasier. Nov, 2021.
Doctora latina rompe barreras para ayudar a mujeres con cáncer de mama. By José Martínez. Oct, 2021.
ASCO podcast: Social Determinants of Health - Access to Care. Oct, 2021.
Breast Cancer Town Hall. WDAS, Philadelphia. October 20, 2015
American Cancer Society Get Screened PSA (in English)
"Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Cancer Screening" Philadelphia Magazine, 12/5/2020
Lack of Broadband, Rise of Anti-Vaxxer Rhetoric Threaten Black Community During Pandemic
Philadelphia Magazine, Think Pink, Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer. October, 2016.
Why Cancer Screenings — Even in the Middle of a Pandemic — Are Still Vitally Important. Philadelphia Magazine. Oct 31, 2020.
Avoiding Getting Colorectal Cancer by Getting Screened at 45, KYW Briding Philadelphia interview
Art of Aging: Screening Saves Lives. WABC, Philadelphia, January 7, 2016.
Search PubMed for articles
American Board of Internal Medicine Blog, Apr 6, 2018.
Cancer Inequities. 2021 Mercy Douglas Lectureship, Feb 17, 2021.
The reality of cancer risks - and bacon by Sandy Bauers
Health Care Organization Exemplars in Community Engagement as a Strategy in Building Trust
American Board of Internal Medicine | Health Care Org. Exemplars in Community Engagement as a Strategy in Building Trust
Promoting Cancer Equity and Inclusion Through Navigation Efforts
"Faith, (Mis)Trust, and COVID-19" Penn Medicine Co-Sponsored Town Hall Targeting Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color. University Joins with Rev. Cean James and Congressman Dwight Evans and the COVID-19 Prevention Network. December 15, 2020.
Pennsylvania Senator Art Haywood: Ask Art Live Series on Affordable Healthcare Open Enrollment, Dec 15, 2022
"Diversity in Clinical Trials," Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Health Summit, Nov 17, 2021
An American Tale: Making a difficult journey easier for others. Carmen Guerra, M.D. Philadelphia Magazine, April 28, 2018.
Colorectal Cancer Screening During the Pandemic
Delays in mammography screening during the pandemic. Oct 14, 2020 ABC7 News Chicago.
Increasing Participation of Patients from Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in Cancer Clinical Trials: An ASCO-ACCC Collaboration
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Practice. Webinar for Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, Quality Insights of Delaware and Quality Insights of West Virginia. February 4, 2009 and February 5, 2009.
Philadelphia Magazine, Think Pink, October, 2018
Science Meets Community: Cancer in the Delaware Valley. Abramson Cancer Center Publication, May, 2015.
Philadelphia Magazine's Think Pink 2017
Stories of Innovation, Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation. Jan, 2019.
Philadelphia Magazine Think Pink Breast Cancer - you can help save lives. October, 2015.
You were diagnosed with DCIS. El Diario. October 19, 2016.
La detección temprana del cáncer de seno salva vidas. Oct 12, 2020 Univision 41 NYC
Black and Hispanic Americans are most likely to miss health screenings due to COVID-19. A Penn physician is meeting the need.
Drive, Walk, Mail, Text: How to Connect Communities to Colorectal Cancer Screening
More Black patients are participating in clinical trials for cancer treatment at Penn thanks to this effort | 5 Questions by Sandy Bauers
Genetic Testing Saves Lives. So Why Aren’t More Women Of Color Doing It? by Lauren Pluckett-Pope. Oct, 2021.
Cáncer de Seno: Mujeres latinas luchan por salvar vidas. By José Martínez. Oct, 2021.
Colon Cancer Alliance rings the NASDAQ closing bell in promotion of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Times Square, New York, March 1, 2011
A Primary Care Physician Explores Barriers to Cancer Prevention and Clinical Trial Accrual. ASCO Post. Oct 20, 2020.
Harvard Medical School Health Disparities Resources for Providers
Amplifying Scientific Innovation Podcast: Clinical Trial Diversity Panel Session. Jan 11, 2021.
AACR Colorectal Cancer Screening During the Pandemic
American Cancer Society has new guidelines on when to start mammograms. CBS-3 Philadelphia. October 20, 2015.
Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Vulnerable Populations: A Former Harold Amos Scholar Searches for Solutions: A Grantee Story of Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE
Breast Cancer: What all Latinas should know. El Diario. October 19, 2016.
The Reality of Cancer Risk….and Bacon. Interview by Sandy Bauers from the Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 2015.
Caner del seno? No dejes que to conuma el panico. El Diaro NY. Oct 18, 2017.
Oncolink Brown Bag Webchat: Advances in Colorectal Cancer Screening. March 11, 2011.
Aware for all Northeast. April 15, 2021.
American Cancer Society Get Screened (in Spanish)
Medical interview on breast cancer for the Spanish television network Telemundo’s Maria Del Pilar’s “De Todo Un Poco” taped for live on 3/4/04 and aired on Philadelphia’s WWSI Telemundo Channel 62 on 3/8/04 at 6PM. Tape can be viewed at the URL below.
Medical Interview for CBS news affiliate KYW Channel 3 Philadelphia "Colorectal Cancer Screening and Curcumin for the Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer. Record date 3/2/07. Air date March 27, 2007
Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer: Communication is Key
Inquirer Live: Cancer Care for All
The Cancer Screening Crisis, KYW Philadelphia, Oct 1, 2022
#WomenofPenn: Seeds of Inspiration Rooted in Childhood. Penn Medicine Blog. May 9, 2019.
6 Things All Black Women Need to Know About Breast Cancer by Rozalyn Frasier. Nov, 2021.
Doctora latina rompe barreras para ayudar a mujeres con cáncer de mama. By José Martínez. Oct, 2021.
ASCO podcast: Social Determinants of Health - Access to Care. Oct, 2021.
Breast Cancer Town Hall. WDAS, Philadelphia. October 20, 2015
American Cancer Society Get Screened PSA (in English)
"Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Cancer Screening" Philadelphia Magazine, 12/5/2020
Lack of Broadband, Rise of Anti-Vaxxer Rhetoric Threaten Black Community During Pandemic
Philadelphia Magazine, Think Pink, Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer. October, 2016.
Why Cancer Screenings — Even in the Middle of a Pandemic — Are Still Vitally Important. Philadelphia Magazine. Oct 31, 2020.
Avoiding Getting Colorectal Cancer by Getting Screened at 45, KYW Briding Philadelphia interview
Art of Aging: Screening Saves Lives. WABC, Philadelphia, January 7, 2016.
Education:
B.A. (Psychobiology)
New York University, 1989.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1993.
M.S.C.E. (Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2006.
Permanent linkB.A. (Psychobiology)
New York University, 1989.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1993.
M.S.C.E. (Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
Health disparitiesBarriers to accessing cancer screening
Barriers to accessing clinical trials
Colorectal cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Health literacy
Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials by Underserved Populations
Description of Clinical Expertise
Cancer Screening and PreventionWomen's Health
Disease prevention
Description of Other Expertise
Student, Trainee and Faculty Diversity and InclusionSelected Publications
Saikali LM, Herrera CD, Chen AT, Rossi L, Conlon T, Plana NM, Goldshore M, Morris JB, Guerra CE, Morales CZ. : The Center for Surgical Health (CSH): A Surgical Equity Intervention in Plastic Surgery. In press. Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Sept 2024.Santaniello A, Ramos E, Patel H, Nguyen VV, Dornsife D, Johnson RG, Milinski S, Wileyto EP, Vonderheide RH, Guerra CE : Addressing financial toxicity in cancer clinical trials: Acceptability and feasibility of a text-based intervention for the offering, screening, and enrolling of patients in a financial reimbursement program. AACR Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial Ethnic Minorities and Medically Underserved Sept 2024.
Hurley P, Morgante JD, Hanley-Williams J, Ramos N, Levit LA, Guerra CE. : Identifying and Mitigating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Trials with Screening Data ASCO Quality Forum Sept 2024.
Hurley P, Hanley-Williams J, Ramos R, Guerra CE.: Identifying and Mitigating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Trials with Screening Data 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium Sept 2024.
McCarthy A: Design and interim review of a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial testing behavioral economic implementation strategies to increase supplemental breast MRI screening among patients with extremely dense breasts. AACR Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Medically Underserved Sept 2024.
Jones MC, Buckley W, Elie K, Nguyen V, Kim S, Ferber J, Cordoba A, Nivar I, Rohn K, Wooden C, Newberry B, Pain D, Lee D, Guerra CE.: A culturally sensitive video increases prostate cancer screening and reduces decision conflict in a population of diverse men. AACR Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial Ethnic Minorities and Medically Underserved Sept 2024.
Wainwright JV, Aggarwal C, Beucker S, Dougherty DW, Gabriel PE, Jacobs LA, Kalman J, Linn KA, Martella AO, Mehta SJ, Rhodes CM, Roy M, Schapira MM, Shulman LN, Steltz J, Stephens Shields AJ, Tan ASL, Thompson JC, Toneff H, Wender RC, Zeb S, Rendle KA, Vachani A, Bekelman JE; Penn TRACE: University of Pennsylvania Telehealth Research Center of Excellence J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2024(64): 62-69, Jun 2024.
Martei YM, Afari HA, Guerra CE: Diversity in Cardio-Oncology Clinical Trials: JACC: CardioOncology How To. JACC: CardioOncology 6(3): 386-389, Jun 2024.
Li CI, Rogers SC, Bult CJ, Guerra CE, Talton A, Williams LB, Law W. : Executing plans to enhance diversity across cancer centers in the United States: Opportunities and challenges. J Natl Cancer Inst. 116(8): 1198-1205, May 2024.
Castillo BS, Boehmer L, Schrag J, Howson A, Oyer R, Pierce L, Barrett NJ, and Guerra CE. : Oncologist-Reported Barriers and Facilitators to Offering Cancer Clinical Trials to Their Patients. Curr Oncol 31(6): 3017-3029, May 2024.