Maria C. Herrera, MD, MS
About Maria C. Herrera, MD, MS
Titles
Attending Physician
Awards and Honors
2019, Carol A. Miller Catalyst for Change Award, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
2018, Resident Teaching Award, Honorable Mention, University of California San Francisco
2018, Nominated for Brown/Coulter Award, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
2017, Travel Award to attend the National Hispanic Medical Association's Medical Faculty Development Program, National Hispanic Medical Association
2016, William Perry Watson Prize, Columbia University:College of Physicians and Surgeons
2015, Gold Humanism Honor Society Finalist, Columbia University:College of Physicians and Surgeons
2015, Commitment to the Medically Underserved Externship Stipend, University of Colorado School of Medicine
2013, Excellence in Patient Education during the Obstetrics/Gynecology Clerkship. Columbia University: College of Physicians and Surgeons
2010, Dean's List 5/2008-5/2010, Columbia University
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2017-present,Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
2017-present, National Hispanic Medical Association
2016-present, American Public Health Association
2016-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2015-present, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Editorial and Academic Positions
Academic and Institutional Committees
2019-present, Alliance of Minority Physicians, Professional Development Committee
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MS - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Degree
MD - Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Residency
Pediatrics - University of California, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship
Adolescent Medicine - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Research Fellow, Academic General Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Research Fellow, Pediatric Hospital Epidemiology and Outcomes Training - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2020
E Ahmed, E Laves, B Taber, K Karvonen, MC Herrera, EH Bakken: Using Provider Incentives and an Opt-Out Strategy in a Successful Quality Initiative to Increase Chlamydia Screening. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2020.
2019
AB Lao-Tzu, MC Herrera, G Calvo, SK Vargas, CF Caceres, JD Klausner, KA Konda: Venue-Based HIV-Testing: An Effective Screening Strategy for High-Risk Populations in Lima, Peru. AIDS andBehavior. 2019.
2018
KP Acker, A Fetch, SA Schnell, J Hammond, C Herrera, G Niedt, AJ Ratner, CT Lauren.: Scalp Lesions in a Pediatric Patient with Hyper IgM Syndrome: Clinical and Histologic Mimicry of Cryptococcus neoformans Infection. The Journal of Pediatrics 2018.
2017
MC Herrera, R Deiss, KA Konda, SR Leon, B Brown, G Calvo, HJ Salvatierra, CF Caceres, JD Klausner: The utility of alcohol screening tools among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women(TW) in Lima, Peru. AIDS and Behavior 2017.
2016
MC Herrera, KA Konda, SR Leon, R Deiss, B Brown, CF Caceres, JD Klausner: Impact of alcohol use on sexual behavior among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2016.
Lectures by Invitation
2021
The Adolescent Patient Centered Medical Home (Penn MPH Course PUBH-570: Evidence Based Strategies to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health. Jan 2021.
2020
A Conversation with Trainee Ambassadors on Resiliency (Division of Maternal Child Health. Bureau Workforce Development. Joint Grantee Meeting, HRSA). Feb 2020.