Kent Bream

Kent Bream is an Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. His work focuses on global health equity, community-based interventions, and healthcare access in underserved populations. Dr. Bream holds an M.D. from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

His research explores challenges in diabetes care for Indigenous populations in Guatemala, behavioral health integration in medical education, and teledermatology applications in underserved areas. Notable contributions include studies on health disparities among African immigrants in Philadelphia and the impact of community-based vaccination programs during the pandemic.

Bream’s publications span topics like geospatial sampling in epidemiology, rural-urban healthcare partnerships, and cultural factors influencing diabetes management. His work consistently emphasizes participatory approaches to address systemic inequities in healthcare access and delivery.