- Chronic disease management
- Gender affirming health care
- Gender affirming hormone therapy
- LGBTQ+ primary care
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Preventive health
- Wellness examination
Marguerite Balasta, 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: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Residency: Yale University School of Medicine
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
309 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.
- Lancaster General Hospital: 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
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
Dhingra M, de Guzman G, Rhodes C, Morgan A, Balasta M APP–Driven Blood Pressure Clinic to Improve Hypertension Control in an Academic Outpatient Practice , SGIM National Conference : 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
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 Financial modeling for population health initiatives: between a rock and a hard place , 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
M. Balasta, L. Al-Aswad, S. Boise, G. De Guzman, G. Lautenbach, C. Rhodes Integration of Diabetic Eye Screening Intervention with Teleretinal Exams (eyeSITE) in Primary Care: A Case Study in AI, QI, and Implementation Science , SGIM National Conference : 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
Meltzer KK, Rhodes CM, Morgan AU, Lautenbach GL, Shea JA, Balasta MA Insights Into Patients’ Perceptions of Health-Related Social Needs and the Role of the Adult Primary Care Clinic , Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 14: 2023
Kerry Meltzer, Corinne Rhodes, MD, MPH, Anna U Morgan, MD, MSc, MSHP, Gillian Lautenbach, MD, Judy A. Shea, PhD, Marguerite Balasta, MD Insights into Patient Perceptions of Social Needs and Use of Cash Transfers to Address Them in a Primary Care Clinic , SGIM National Conference: 2023