- Chronic disease management
- Gender affirming health care
- Gender affirming hormone therapy
- LGBTQ+ primary care
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Preventive medicine
- Wellness examination
Marguerite Balasta, MD
About me
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
My education and training
- Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolMedical School
- Yale University School of MedicineResidency
Spoken languages
Reviews
Insurance accepted
- 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.
- Lancaster General Hospital: 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, 2014
- American College of Physicians, National
- Society of General Internal Medicine, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Ashcraft L, Klaiman T, Norton L, Clark K, Farraday D, Shore D, Reid-Bey L, Sigler J, Chavez L, Mahraj K, Shore D, Martin B, Balasta M, Volpp K Short-term Pilots and Rapid Cycle Testing to Design a Care Delivery Model for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Reduction , Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Annual Conference: 2026
Balasta M, Mahraj K, Clark K, Norton L, Ashcraft LE, Volpp K Short-term Pilots and Rapid Cycle Testing to Design a Care Delivery Model for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Reduction , Roybal Retreat: 2026
Qin LA, Balasta M, Purcell A, Curley C, Patel R, Koelper N, Hamm Feldman R, Akhter S, Arya L Development and Implementation of a Nurse-led Clinical Decision Support Tool for Urinary Tract Infection , Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology: 2026
Laura Ellen Ashcraft, Katy Mahraj, Laurie Norton, Marguerite Balasta, Kayla Clark, Karen Glanz, John Wood, Wendell Kellum, Carolina Garzon Mrad, Jordan Sigler, Yaphet Getachew, Alexander Fanaroff, Shivan Mehta, David Asch, and Kevin Volpp Creating Change through Short-term Pilots and Rapid Cycle Testing: A Case of Cardiovascular Risk Reduction , BMJ Open Quality: 2026
Greenstreet Akman E, de Guzman G, Boise S, Subbio S, Al-Aswad L, Rhodes C, Lautenbach G, Balasta M Feasibility of AI Retinal Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in Primary Care , SGIM National Conference: 2026
Marguerite Balasta, MD; Gaibriel de Guzman; Corinne Rhodes, MD Expanding Our Capacity: Enhancing the Effect of Outreach with Bulk Orders in Diabetes , SGIM National Conference: 2026
Ng, Zhou Ling; Penn Medicine Mahraj, Katy; Penn Medicine Mehta, Shivan; Penn Medicine Chokshi, Neel; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division Schwartz, Roy; Penn Medicine Vallabh, Sagar; Penn Medicine Hayes, Brenda; Penn Medicine Balasta, Marguerite; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Volpp, Kevin; Perelman School of Meicine and the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Medicine and Medical Ethics and Health Policy Press, Matthew; University of Pennsylvania Health System Modeling the Financial Viability of a Population Health Program: A Formidable Challenge for Health Systems , NEJM Catalyst, 6(8): 2025
Volpp KG, MD, PhD; Mahraj K, MSI; Norton LA, MA, MBE; Asch DA, MD, MBA; Glanz K, PhD, MPH; Mehta SJ, MD, MBA;Balasta, M, MD; Kellum W, MD; Wood J, MD; Russell LB, PhD; Fanaroff AC, MD; Bakshi S, MD; Jacoby D, MD; Cohen JB, MD, MSCE; Press MJ, MD;Clark K, MPH; Zhu J, MS, MBA; Rareside C, MS; Aschcraoft, LE, PhD; Snider C MPH; Putt ME, PhD Design and Rationale of Penn Medicine Healthy Heart, a a Randomized Trial of Effectiveness of a Centrally Organized Approach to Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Improvement Among Patients at Elevated Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease , American Heart Journal: 2024
B. Marshall, M. Balasta, B. Lewis, R. Griffith Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in Primary Care: Hands on Workshop on Reducing Barriers , SGIM National Conference: 2024
M. Balasta, G. De Guzman, A. Rossmann, S. Friday, G. Lautenbach, C. Rhodes Scaling Success: Implementing a Text-based Population Health Program for Large Primary Care Populations , SGIM National Conference: 2024