Carmen E. Guerra - Faculty Biosketch

Carmen E. Guerra, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Associate 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

Associate Member, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Pennsylvania

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 School of Medicine

Affiliated Member, LDI Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics/Penn-CMU Roybal Center, University of Pennsylvania

Member, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics

Associate Director of Diversity and Outreach, 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, PSOM, University of Pennsylvania

Founding Director, Dr. Edward S. Cooper Leadership Development Program for Women and Diverse PSOM faculty , PSOM

Lead Diversity Search Advisor, PSOM

Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives

Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine

Advisory Dean, Dr. Helen O. Dickens House, Perelman School of Medicine

Facilitator, Program to Advance Clinician Educators

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Abramson Cancer Center
12-107 South Pavilion Extension
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: (215) 349-5374
Fax: (215) 614-0044

Email:
carmen.guerra@uphs.upenn.edu

Links
Breast Cancer: What all Latinas should know. El Diario. October 19, 2016.
Caner del seno? No dejes que to conuma el panico. El Diaro NY. Oct 18, 2017.
Philadelphia Magazine's Think Pink 2017
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.
Stories of Innovation, Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation. Jan, 2019.
Philadelphia Magazine, Think Pink, October, 2018
Philadelphia Magazine Think Pink Breast Cancer - you can help save lives. October, 2015.
Science Meets Community: Cancer in the Delaware Valley. Abramson Cancer Center Publication, May, 2015.
You were diagnosed with DCIS. El Diario. October 19, 2016.
Oncolink Brown Bag Webchat: Advances in Colorectal Cancer Screening. March 11, 2011.
Colon Cancer Alliance rings the NASDAQ closing bell in promotion of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Times Square, New York, March 1, 2011
The reality of cancer risks - and bacon by Sandy Bauers
Philadelphia Magazine, Think Pink, Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer. October, 2016.
The Reality of Cancer Risk….and Bacon. Interview by Sandy Bauers from the Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 2015.
American Cancer Society has new guidelines on when to start mammograms. CBS-3 Philadelphia. October 20, 2015.
An American Tale: Making a difficult journey easier for others. Carmen Guerra, M.D. Philadelphia Magazine, April 28, 2018.
Breast Cancer Town Hall. WDAS, Philadelphia. October 20, 2015
#WomenofPenn: Seeds of Inspiration Rooted in Childhood. Penn Medicine Blog. May 9, 2019.
Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Vulnerable Populations: A Former Harold Amos Scholar Searches for Solutions: A Grantee Story of Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE
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
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.
Art of Aging: Screening Saves Lives. WABC, Philadelphia, January 7, 2016.
American Board of Internal Medicine Blog, Apr 6, 2018.
Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer: Communication is Key

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.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , 1993-1994.
Resident in Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , 1994-1996.
Fellow , NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Summer Training Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions, 2003-2003.
Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, 2005-2009.
Executive Leadership Development, Certificate of Professional Development, Aresty Institute of Executive Education, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2012-2015.
Executive Leadership Development, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), 2018-2019.

Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1996.
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007.
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017.

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Description of Research Expertise

Health disparities
Barriers to accessing cancer screening
Barriers to accessing clinical trials
Colorectal cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Health literacy

Description of Clinical Expertise

Cancer Screening and Prevention
Women's Health
Disease prevention

Description of Other Expertise

Student, Trainee and Faculty Diversity and Inclusion

Selected Publications

Familusi, O., Enriquez, F., Fox, J., Rhemtulla, I., Brooks, A., Guerra, C., & Butler, P. : Breast Reconstruction Awareness: Targeting Health Literacy through Community Engagement. Creative Education 10: 637-649, Apr 2019.

Alcaraz KI, Wiedt T, Daniels E, Yabroff RK, Guerra CE, Wender RC. : Understanding and Addressing Social Determinants for Cancer Control and Health Equity in the United States: A Blueprint for Practice, Research, and Policy. Ca Cancer J Clin 2019 Notes: Accepted for publication.

Myers RE, Stello B, Daskalakis C, Sifri R, Gonzalez ET, DiCarlo M, Johnson MB, Hegarty SE, Shaak K, Rivera A, Gorditis-Molina L, Petrich A, Careyva B, de-Ortiz R, Diaz L.: Decision Support and Navigation to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Oct 2018.

Mehta SJ, Khan T, Guerra C, Reitz C, McAuliffe T, Volpp KG, Asch DA, Doubeni CA. : A Randomized Controlled Trial of Opt-in versus Opt-out Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach. Am J Gastroenterol Jun 2018.

Wolf A, Fontham ETH, Church TR, Flowers CR, Guerra CE, LaMonte SJ, Etzione R, McKenna M, Oeffinger KC, Shih YT, Walter LC, Andrews KS, Brawley OW, Brooks D, Fedewa SA, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Siegel R, Wender RC, Smith RA.: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average Risk Adults: 2018 Guideline Update from the American Cancer Society. CA Cancer J Clin 68: 250-281, May 2018.

Guerra CE: An American Tale. Philadelphia Magazine. Lipson, Apr 2018 Notes: https://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2018/04/28/docstories-carmen-guerra/

Sherry, V., Schneider, S., Ranganathan, A., Guerra, C.: Screening for and Managing Distress in Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 21(3): 379-83, June 2017.

Hoffman RL, Bryant B, Allen SR, Lee MJ, Aarons CB, Kelz RR. : Using community outreach to explore health-related beliefs and improve surgeon-patient engagement. Journal of Surgical Research; 2016: 206(2) 206(2): 411-417, Dec 2016.

Lamanna A, Sheafer H, Guerra C, Kochman M: Colorectal Cancer Screening Navigation for the Underserved: Experience of an Urban Program Gastroenterology & Hepatology 12(9): 547-551, Septermber 2016.

Vapiwala, Neha. : Putting a Finger on Cancer Disparities: Replacing Urban Myths with Community Wisdom. JAMA Oncology 2(8): 996-8, Aug 2016.