Marguerite A. Balasta, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Medical Director, Penn Internal Medicine at University City, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Population Health Team, Quality Improvement, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Quality Improvement Role, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Associate Director of Population Health, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Healthcare Innovation and Behavioral Economics
Medical Director of Clinical Operations, ASCVD Initiative, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Internal Medicine at University City
3701 Market Street
Suite 740
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3701 Market Street
Suite 740
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Biologic Sciences)
College of Arts and Sciences, New York University, 2005.
MD
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, 2011.
Permanent linkBA (Biologic Sciences)
College of Arts and Sciences, New York University, 2005.
MD
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, 2011.
Selected Publications
Meltzer KK, Rhodes CM, Morgan AU, Lautenbach GL, Shea JA, Balasta MA: Insights Into Patients’ Perceptions of Health-Related Social Needs and the Role of the Adult Primary Care Clinic Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 14, June 2023.George Floyd, Gaibriel De Guzman, Corinne Rhodes, MD, MPH, Anna U Morgan, MD, MSc, MSHP, Gillian Lautenbach, MD, Marguerite Balasta, MD: Diabetes Outreach by Text (DOT) Strategies as a Population Health Management Tool in Primary Care. SGIM National Conference 2023.
Kerry Meltzer, Corinne Rhodes, MD, MPH, Anna U Morgan, MD, MSc, MSHP, Gillian Lautenbach, MD, Judy A. Shea, PhD, Marguerite Balasta, MD: Insights into Patient Perceptions of Social Needs and Use of Cash Transfers to Address Them in a Primary Care Clinic SGIM National Conference 2023.
Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP; Katy Mahraj, MSI; Carolina Garzon Mrad, MSE; Christina J. O’Malley, MHA; Marguerite Balasta, MD; Christopher Snider, MPH; Ann Huffenberger, RN, DBA, NEA-BC; C. William Hanson, III, MD; Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP; David A. Asch, MD, MBA: Using Design and Innovation Principles to Reduce Avoidable Emergency Department Visits Among Employees of a Large Academic Medical Center. Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation 2021.
Marguerite Balasta, Eric Palecek, Amber Bird: Not Likerting your Direct Observation Tools? How to Implement a Behavioral Skills-Based Direct Observation Program in Outpatient Clinic. AAIM Alliance Skills and Leadership Conference October 2019.
Marguerite Balasta, David Aizenberg, Eric Palecek, Amber Bird: Practice Makes Perfect: the use of ambulatory specialty clinics to maximize deliberate practice in outpatient education. AAIM Academic Internal Medicine Week Conference March 2019.
Bird AN, Balasta MA, Palecek E: Engaging Trainees in Panel Management to Address Health Disparities. AAIM Academic Internal Medicine Week Conference March 2018.
Balasta MA, Kraft J, Palecek E, Vij A.: Advancing Resident Clinic with Advanced Practice Providers. AAIM Academic Internal Medicine Week Conference March 2018.
Balasta MA, Palecek E, Aizenberg D: Implementation of Care Teams in a Resident Continuity Clinic: Innovations in Patient Continuity, Chronic Disease Management, and Outpatient Medical Education. AAIM Alliance Skills and Leadership Conference October 2017.
Balasta, Marguerite A; Aizenberg, Dave; Palecek, Eric: Strategies to Intern Integration: Designing an Immersive Orientation to Ambulatory Medicine. AAIM Alliance Skills and Leadership Conference October 2016.