Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP

Internal Medicine
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Internal Medicine University City
Make an appointmentCall 215-349-5200
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About me

  • Advisory Dean, Dr. Helen O. Dickens House, Perelman School of Medicine
  • Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor of Medicine
  • Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research

Robert Wood Johnson Amos Faculty Development Program

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine
  • Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Nurse Anesthesia

Spoken languages

English
English
Español
Spanish

Reviews

Average Rating

156 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
dr guerra is the best.
Anonymous
April 2026
very thorough and provides great information
Anonymous
April 2026
she is very kind and thorough.
Anonymous
April 2026
she is so thorough and makes me feel that she covers everything.

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Guerra is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Wolf AMD; Hoffman R, Walter LC, Zeigler-Johnson C, Church TR, Guerra CE, Elkin EB, Etzioni R, Herzig A, Oeffinger KC, Perkins RB, Raoof S, Shih YT, Skates SJ, Kratzer TB, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Smith RA. Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Update to the American Cancer Society Guideline, 2026 , CA Cancer J Clin, 76(3): 2026,e70083

Mitch Leslie More Questions Than Answers in Trial of GRAIL’s Galleri , Cancer Discov: 2026

Zeballos Torrez CR, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, MD, Wileyto EP, Edmonds CE, Verderame E, Miller D, King A, DO, Guerra CE. Sociodemographic Factors of Hispanic/Latina Women Attending Screening Mammography Before and After Federal Immigration Policy Changes , Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos: 2026

Alexis Kayser Hims & Hers Adds Cancer Screening; CMO Shares the Details , Newsweek: 2026

Perkins RB, Wolf AMD, Church TR, Elkin EB, Skates SJ, Etzioni RD, Guerra CE, Herzig A, Hoffman RM, Oeffinger KC, Raoof S, Shih YT, Walter LC, Zeigler-Johnson C, Manassaram‐Baptiste D, Smith RA Self-Collected Vaginal Specimens for Human Papillomavirus Testing and Guidance on Screening Exit: An Update to the American Cancer Society Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines , CA Cancer J Clin, 76(1): 2026,e70041.

Cassie Shortsleeve Full-body MRI vs. blood test: Which is better for detecting cancer? , Men's Health: 2026

Islami F, Arias G, Lee D, Wiese D, Baeker Bispo J, Yabroff KR, Siegel RK, Bandi P, Nargis N, Patel AV, Thienprayoon PP, Kamal AH, Daniels EC, Annunziata CM, Sloan K, Lacasse LA, Winn RA, Brawley OW, Guerra CE, Dahut WL, , Jemal A. American Cancer Society’s Report on the Status of Cancer Disparities in the United States, 2025 , CA Cancer J Clin, 76(1): 2026,e70045

De Jesus E, Woo S, Krouse RS, Guerra CE, Rendle KA, Cadet T, Allison KC, Tchou J. A Community Based Participatory Research Approach to Evaluate Barriers and Facilitators for Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention Implementation in a Predominantly Black Community. Accepted for publication. , Supportive Care in Cancer: 2026

Long JA, Guerra CE, Williams J What Might Happen If We Do Not Collect High Quality Race and Ethnicity Data. Accepted for publication. , Medical Care.: 2026

Maillie M, Sisk M, Coghill A, Van Bibber N, Guerra C, MD, Aboulafia DM, Atkinson TM, Velazquez V, Barta Sk Geospatial Access to CAR-T Clinical Trials for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the U.S. for Persons with HIV , JAMA Network Open: 2026

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