- Chronic disease management
- Gender affirming health care
- Gender affirming hormone therapy
- LGBTQ+ primary care
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Preventive health
- Wellness examination
Lauren Mechanic, MD
Internal Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Internal Medicine University City
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
My education and training
- Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Residency: Lankenau Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
663 reviews
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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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, 2017
- American College of Physicians, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Patrick Sayre, MD, Virginia Waldrop, MD, Lauren Mechanic, MD, Amber-Nicole Bird, MD Bridging the Divide: Linking Division Priorities with Educational Goals to Create an Ambulatory Chief Resident Position , AIMW 2024: 2024
Ashley Manganiello MD, Bashar Kako MD, Jared Lander DO, Lauren Mechanic MD Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Common Presentation with a Rare Etiology , ACG: 2018
Stephanie Hart, MD and Lauren Mechanic, MD Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy as the First Manifestation of infection with HIV , ACP Southeastern: 2018
Mechanic, L., Fang, M. An Unusual Case of Bleeding. , SGIM Forum, 40(1): 2017