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Specialty:: Pediatrics
Department Affiliation:: Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation:: UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
State License:: A91517
Phone:: 310-825-0867
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Dr. Guerrero is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UCLA. She received her medical degree and completed her residency training at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Guerrero practices general pediatrics at the Venice Family Clinic and works with vulnerable populations who have high unmet medical and psychosocial needs and also sees patients at UCLA’s Fit for Healthy Weight Program for children. Dr. Guerrero’s research has focused on young Latino children’s health and development, and disparities in quality indicators of healthcare services among Latino children. Dr. Guerrero has conducted qualitative and quantitative research, designed a primary intervention across Los Angeles County to improve child development education among low-income largely Latina mothers who participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Women (WIC program), and is currently working on a pilot intervention to address the family level determinants of childhood obesity among Latino families.

Contact Information: AGuerrero@mednet.ucla.edu

Links

uclahealth.org/mattel/fitprogram
uclahealth.org/weight-management

Primary Office: Children's Health Center
Primary Address: 200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 265
Los Angeles, California 90095
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Phone: 310-825-0867
Fax: 310-206-5146
Secondary Office: Venice Family Clinic Colen Children's Health Clinic
Secondary Address: 4700 Inglewood Blvd
Suite 101
Los Angeles, California 90230
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Medical Board Certifications: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2006
Residency: Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, 2004-2006
Internship: Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, 2003-2004
Degree: UCLA School of Medicine, MD, 2003

Research Interests

Latino Children's Health
Parenting
Childhood Obesity
Child Development

Publications

Guerrero, AD, Jie, C., Inkelas, M., Rodriguez, H., Ortega, A. (2010) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Experiences of Family Centered Care. Medical Care 48(40):388-93.PMC:No federal funds for this study.
Guerrero AD, Barreto P., Slusser W., Rosales N. and Kuo, AA. (2010). Latina Mothers’ Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Weight Assessments of Preschool-Aged Children. Matern Child Health. Sept 24. PMC: No federal funds for this study.
Guerrero, AD, Garro N., Inkelas, M., Kuo, A. (2010) An update on assessing development in the pediatric office: has anything changed after two policy statements? Academic Pediatrics 10(6)400-4. PMC: No federal funds for this study.
Guerrero, AD, Rodriguez M., Flores, G. (2011) Disparities in Provider Elicitation of Parental Developmental Concerns in US Children Pediatrics; 128(5)901-9. PMC: No federal funds for this study.
Guerrero AD, Chu L, Kim A, Fuller B, Bridges M, Franke T, Kuo AA. (2012) How Mexican-American Preschoolers Fall Behind in Cognitive but Not Social Development. Maternal and Child Health Nov 13
Guerrero AD, Whaley S, Inkelas M, Kuo AA. (2013) A WIC-Based Curriculum to Enhance Parent Communication with Healthcare Providers. J of Community Health; 38(5)958-64.
Tovar A, Renzaho AM, Guerrero AD, Mena N, Ayala GX (2014) A Systematic Review of Obesity Prevention Intervention Studies among Immigrant Populations in the US. Current Obesity Reports Volume 3
Guerrero AD, Mao C, Fuller B, Bridges M, Franke T, Kuo AA. (2015) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Early Childhood Obesity: Growth Trajectories in Body Mass Index. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. May 2015. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s40615-015-0122-y
Guerrero AD, Ponce N, Chung PJ. (2015) Obesogenic dietary practices of Asian and Latino Ethnic Subgroups of California Children: An Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey, 2007-2012. Am J Public Health.105(8):e105-12. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302618. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

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