- Chronic disease management
- Preventive health
- Wellness examination
Margaret J. Baylson, MD, MPH
Family Medicine
Sees patients of all ages
Penn Family Care
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Associate DIO and Assistant Dean for UPHS GME
- Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health
Dr. Baylson has been caring for Philadelphians here at Penn Medicine since 2005. She is deeply committed to creating trusting relationships with her patients and loves to care for entire families.
My education and training
- Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Español
Spanish
Reviews
262 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)
- 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
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Family Medicine, 2008
- American Academy of Family Physicians, National
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2023 through 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Dunleavy, S; Igarabuza, L; Laguerre, K; Betancourt, R; Baylson, M; Wang, J. SHARP 2.0: A Comprehensive Quantitative Approach to Evaluating Residency Applications, Interviews, and Rank-List Processes , Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference: 2025
Lachir, Y; Lalani, R; Valentine, K; Baylson, M. Standardization of Labor Education and Consent Process in the Outpatient Setting , Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians - Annual Research Day: 2025
Ticali, A; Saballos, N; Mair, N; Peifer, M; Baylson, M. Standardizing Pap Smear and Colposcopy Follow-up Documentation in PennChart at Penn Family Care. , Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, Annual Research Day: 2024
Laura Igarabuza, MD, Geoffrey M. Gusoff, MD, MBA, MS, Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD, Margaret J. Baylson, MD, MPH, Renée M. Betancourt, MD, David E. Nicklin, MD, and Jenny Y. Wang, MD "SHARPening Residency Selection: Implementing a Systematic Holistic Application Review Process" , Academic Medicine, 2024(99): 2023,58-62
Baylson, Margaret EJ HPV and Cervical Disease , Residency Curriculum Resource (STFM): 2017, 2019
Rich CA, Noronha C, Baylson MJ, Cronholm PF, Shalaby M. Internal Medicine Primary Care Training: Time to Change. , Academic Internal Medicine Insight, 15(1): 2017,11
Baylson, M; Gemechisa, G. HPV and Cervical Disease. , STFM and AFMRD Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Resource.: 2016
Wilson, S; Tan, G; Baylson M; Schreiber, C Controversies in family planning: How to manage a fractured IUD , Contraception, 88(5): 2013,599-603
Bennett IM, Baylson M, Kalkstein K, Gillespie G, Bellamy SL, Fleischman J Early abortion in family medicine: clinical outcomes , Annal Fam Med, 7(6): 2009,527-33
Baylson, ME Paradigm shift: moving toward access in every office , American Journal of Public Health., 99(6): 2009,967-8