Nancy Guerra, CRNP, MSN, BSN

  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, 1987-Present
  • Council of Clinical Research Professionals, 2010-Present

Education & Training

  • BS, Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 1982
  • MSN, Nursing Care of Children-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1987

Selected Publications

Paradise JL, Smith CG, Sabo DL, Bernard BS, Colborn DK, Hakos LM, Guerra NJ, Rockette HE.  Consequences of differing tympanographic classification criteria in diagnosing middle ear effusion.  In: Lim DJ, Bluestone CD, Casselbrant M, Klein JO, Ogra PL (eds).  Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media.  Hamilton, Ontario: BC Decker Inc. 1996:154.

Paradise JL, Smith CG, Sabo DL, Bernard BS, Colborn DK, Hakos LM, Guerra NJ, Rockette HE.  Tympanometric detection of middle ear effusion in the first versus the second year of life.  In:  Lim DJ, Bluestone CD, Casselbrant M, Klein JO, Ogra PL (eds).  Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media.  Hamilton, Ontario: BC Decker Inc. 1996:155.

Paradise JL, Colborn DK, Bernard BS, Hakos LM, Guerra NJ, Rockette HE, and the Pittsburgh-area Child Development/Otitis Media Study Group.  Comparison of the early results of tympanostomy tube placement and of nonsurgical management in infants with persistent otitis media.  In:  Lim DJ,Bluestone CD, Casselbrant M, Klein JO, Ogra PL (eds).  Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media.  Hamilton, Ontario:BC Decker Inc. 1996:201.

Lee S, Guerra N, Arslanian S. Skeletal muscle lipid content (SMLC) in black and white overweight youth: An independent risk factor of insulin resistance.  Presented at the American Diabetes Association 68th Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA, Diabetes 57: A493, 2008.

Burns S, Guerra N, Lee S, Arslanian S. Effects of free fatty acids (FFA) on glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in overweight adolescents with family history of type 2 diabetes (T2DM): Is there evidence of β-cell lipotoxicity?  Presented at the American Diabetes Association 68th Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA, Diabetes 57: A504, 2008.

Lee S, Guerra N, Arslanian S.  Effects of different types of exercise on insulin resistance in overweight youth: A randomized controlled trial.  Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, September 2-5 2009. Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Lee S, Guerra N, Arslanian S.  Skeletal muscle lipid content and insulin sensitivity in black versus white obese adolescents: Is there a race differential? J Clin Endocrinol Metab.2010;95(5):2426-2432.

Lee S, Kim Y, Guerra N, Prince A, Bacha F, Arslanian S.  Effects of exercise training without calorie restriction on total and abdominal fat, and in vivo insulin sensitivity in obese boys: A randomized controlled trial.  Presented at the American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting, June 25-29 2010, Orlando, FL.

Hughan K, Guerra N, Houck P, Lee S, Arslanian S.  Intravenous Lipid Challenge and Free Fatty Acid Elevation Does Not Impair In Vivo Insulin Secretion in Obese African American Versus American White Non-Diabetic Adolescents.  Presented at the Obesity Society Annual Meeting, October 8-12 2010, San Diego, CA.

Lee S, Guerra N, Boesch C, Arslanian S.  Effects of an intravenous lipid challenge and FFA elevations on intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) content and in vivo insulin sensitivity in African-American (AA) versus Caucasian (C) adolescents: Are there ethnic differences?  Presented at the American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting, June 24-28 2011, San Diego, CA.