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Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH

Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health
Senior Fellow, Penn Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Family Medicine and Community Health

Contact information
Penn Family Care at
Penn Medicine University City, 9th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
BS (Biology)
Wake Forest University, 2001.
MPH (Health Policy)
Harvard School of Public Health , 2006.
MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2007.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania , 2007-2008.
Resident, Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania , 2008-2010.
Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine, 2010.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Primary Care, Maternal Child Health, Interconception Care, Family Medicine Obstetrics, Chronic Disease Management, Postpartum care and integrated family care

Description of Other Expertise

Undergraduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, Physician Leadership

Description of Research Expertise

Quality Improvement, Medical Student Education, Integrated Behavioral Health, Maternity Care, Postpartum Care, Maternal Health Workforce, Access to Kidney Transplantation

Selected Publications

Gao C, Menon G, Wilson M, Li Y, Bae S, Kim B, Orandi BJ, Massie AB, DeMarco MP, Mattoo A, Kucirka LM, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco MA. : Trends in Pregnancy After Kidney Transplantation in the United States. American Journal of Kidney Disease 88(1): 110-113, July 2026 Notes: Am J Kidney Dis. 2026 Jul;88(1):110-113. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2026.01.015. Epub 2026 Apr 20. PMID: 42019603.

Mario DeMarco and Christine Pecci: From Pipeline to Practice: Supporting Family Physicians as a Maternal Health Solution. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) 39(1), May 2026 Notes: Invited Editorial, Accepted.

Li Y, Menon G, Kim B, DeMarco MP, Orandi BJ, Bae S, Wu W, Massie AB, Levan ML, Berger JC, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco MA. : Living Kidney Donors' Residential Neighborhoods: Driver or Barrier of Post-Donation Follow-Up? Am J Kidney Dis 87(1): 135-138, Jan 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.06.020.

Mario DeMarco, Joseph Teel: An Academic Department’s 30 Year Experience Building a Family Medicine Obstetrics Program. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) - Accepted 2026.

Mario DeMarco, Jennifer Cohn, Melissa Donze, Peter F. Cronholm. : Maternity Care Structures in FM Residency and Future Maternity Care in Practice: A CERA Study Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) - Revision 2026.

Li Y, Menon G, Kim B, Bae S, Orandi BJ, DeMarco MP, Wu W, Crews DC, Purnell TS, Thorpe RJ Jr, Szanton SL, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco MA.: Residential Neighborhood Disadvantage and Access to Kidney Transplantation. JAMA Network Open December 2025 Notes: JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 1;8(12):e2549679. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.49679. PMID: 41468017; PMCID: PMC12754678.

Chen Y, Long JJ, Ghildayal N, Li Y, Gao C, Chou B, Cheng K, Wilson M, DeMarco MP, Ali NM, Bae S, Kim B, Orandi BJ, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco MA.: Sleep disorders and sleep medications as risk factors for dementia in kidney transplant recipients: A retrospective cohort study. Am J Transplant. 25(11): 2387-2397, Nov 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.06.013.

Yiting Li, Gayathri Menon, Jane J. Long, Malika Wilson, Byoungjun Kim, Sunjae Bae, Mario P. DeMarco, Wenbo Wu, Babak J. Orandi, Terry Gordon, George D. Thurston, Tanjala S. Purnell, Roland J. Thorpe, Sarah L. Szanton, Dorry L. Segev, Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco,: Environmental and social injustices impact dementia risk among older adults with end-stage kidney disease: a national registry study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 52(101269), Oct 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101269

Cohn JD, DeMarco MP, Bream KDW. : Academic-Rural Partnerships Need Bidirectionality. Academic Medicine September 2025 Notes: Acad Med. 2025 Sep 1;100(9):999. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006068. Epub 2025 Apr 15. PMID: 40233269.

Orandi BJ, Chen Y, Li Y, Charytan D, Lentine KL, Lee BP, Ali N, DeMarco MP, Weintraub MA, Bae S, Lonze BE, Ren-Fielding CJ, Lofton H, Gujral A, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco M. : GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Outcomes, Safety, and Body Mass Index Change in a National Cohort of Patients on Dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. June 2025 Notes: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Jun 17;20(8):1100-1110. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000750. PMID: 40526425; PMCID: PMC12342107.

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