Robin Elizabeth Canada, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania, Inpatient Teaching Attending
Associate Program Director for the Primary Care Residency Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Founder/Coordinator Indian Health Service Elective, Penn Primary Care, Global Health and Med/Peds Residents
DGIM Associate Division Chief , Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
PENN Center for Primary Care
Medical Arts Building, Suite 102
38th and Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Medical Arts Building, Suite 102
38th and Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-9990
Email:
robin.canada@uphs.upenn.edu
robin.canada@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Biological Anthropology)
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 1996.
M.D.
Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biological Anthropology)
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 1996.
M.D.
Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
Selected Publications
Heintz,John; Schnure,Nilan, Canada, Robin: "Evaluating Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Undocumented Urban Latino Immigrants" SGIM National Meeting Poster April 2021.Robin Canada, MD: Soda Tax is Cutting Consumption. Philadelphia Inquirer January 2020.
Canada, RE: Best Practices for Teaching Care Management of Undocumented Patients. AMA Journal of Ethics 21(1): 44-49, January 2019.
Rose, Julian; Panganamamula, Kayshap; Canada, Robin : Use of Community Health Workers in a Fecal Immunochemical Test Screening Campaign for Underserved Latino Immigrants: Experience from a Single Community Health Clinic. Poster, AGA Digestive Disease Week 2019.
Heather Klusaritz : “Making a Difference” Interviews with Drs. Robin Canada and Rani Nandiwada. https://www.ncibh.org/news-and-events/integrating-opioid-use-disorder-treatment-into-health-workforce-training/interview-with-drs-robin-canada-and-rani-nandiwada June 2018.
Robin Canada, MD, Heather Klusartiz, Phd, MSW, Jose Medina, MSW, Jow Garland, MD, Stephanie Van Decker, Esther Nivasch: The Complex Care Program: Navigation and Advocacy for Medically Complicated Undocumented Latinos at Puentes de Salud. Poster, SGIM National Meeting 2016.
Davis R, Lipschitz R, Canada R, Shalaby M: Coordinating Complex Care – A High Risk Residency Clinic. Poster, SGIM National Meeting 2016.
Taunya English. Interview with Robin Canada, MD: "Teaching healthier lifestyle skills to turn the tide on diabetes" National Public Radio, "The Pulse" https://whyy.org/segments/teaching-healthier-lifestyle-skills-to-turn-the-tide-on-diabetes/ 2015.
Canada, Robin E, Dirocco, Danae and Day, Susan.: "A Better Approach to Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care" Journal of Family Practice 63(6), June 2014.
Robin E. Canada, MD, FACP: Community Medicine Immersion Curriculum. Poster, SGIM National Meeting 2014.