About Me

Lisa E. Guerra, MD, is a board-certified, breast-dedicated surgeon working out of the Breastlink office in Newport Beach. Her professional areas of interest include oncoplastic surgery, intraoperative radiation therapy and management of high-risk patients.

Dr. Guerra received her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she remained to complete a residency in general surgery. In the final year of her residency, Dr. Guerra received the Best Resident Teacher Award. Following her residency, Dr. Guerra relocated to the Los Angeles area to receive fellowship training in breast surgery at the University of Southern California (USC) and Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. There, she earned the opportunity to pursue a second year of specialized training as recipient of the Judith and David Buell Fellowship in Breast Surgery.

In addition to her role with Breastlink, Dr. Guerra has an active interest in medical research. She has been a principal investigator and sub-investigator for multiple breast cancer clinical trials, presented before numerous meetings of professional medical associations and published research in peer-reviewed journals.

During her education and career, Dr. Guerra has been recognized many times for her leadership skills, commitment to breast cancer awareness and for contributions to research. She has been actively involved with Susan G. Komen Orange County since moving to our community and served on their Board of Directors from 2009 through 2015.

Languages

English

Provider Specialty

General Surgery

Areas of Care

Conditions
  • Breast Cancer

Education

Medical Education

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Residency

University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center

Fellowship

University of Southern California - LA County Medical Center

Locations & Affiliations

Locations

Insurances Accepted

Aetna Commercial HMO (EMG)
Anthem Commercial HMO (EMG)
BlueShield Commercial HMO (EMG)
Cigna Commercial HMO (EMG)
Health Net Commercial HMO (EMG)
UHC Commercial HMO (EMG)
Anthem Vivity HMO (EMG)
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
SCAN Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Aetna Commercial HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO
BlueShield Commercial HMO
Cigna Commercial HMO
Health Net Commercial HMO
UHC Commercial HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO
Anthem Vivity HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
SCAN Medicare Advantage HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Aetna PPO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Anthem PPO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Blue Shield PPO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Cigna PPO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Health Net PPO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Humana PPO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
MultiPlan/PHCS
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
TriCare West(HN)/TriWest Healthcare(BSC)
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
United HealthCare PPO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Centivo ACO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Alignment Medicare Advantage HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Cigna Value/Select HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
UHC Harmony Commercial HMO
Cigna Value/Select HMO (GNP)
UHC Harmony Commercial HMO (GNP)
Alignment Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Aetna Commercial HMO (GNP)
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Commercial HMO (GNP)
Cigna Commercial HMO (GNP)
Health Net Commercial HMO (GNP)
UHC Commercial HMO (GNP)
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
SCAN Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Anthem Vivity HMO (GNP)
Anthem Vivity HMO (GNP)
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (EMG)
Clever Care Medicare Advantage HMO