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Education

Undergraduate School

Union College

2008, Schenectady, NY

Graduate School

Tufts University School of Medicine

2012, Boston, MA

Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine

2016, Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatrics

University of Vermont Medical Center

2019, Burlington, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Nephrology

Boston Children's Hospital

2022, Boston, MA

Education

Undergraduate School

Boston University

Boston, MA

Graduate School

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Internship

Child and Adolescent Mood Program

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Fellowship

Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Publications

  1. Anxiety, depression, and mental health service use among pregnant adolescents/young adults at an urban pediatric hospital based clinic. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2025 May 15; 13591045251341007. View Abstract

  2. Depressive symptomatology in pregnant adolescents: considerations for care. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2023 08 01; 35(4):415-422. View Abstract

  3. Discrimination is associated with poor sleep quality in pregnant Black American women. Sleep Med. 2022 12; 100:39-48. View Abstract

  4. Intergenerational Effects of Discrimination on Black American Children's Sleep Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 03 28; 19(7). View Abstract

  5. Intergenerational Impacts of Maternal Stress on Early Childhood Atopy in Black Americans. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 08 11; 46(7):891-901. View Abstract

  6. Psychological Distress Prospectively Predicts Later Sleep Quality in a Sample of Black American Postpartum Mothers. Behav Sleep Med. 2022 Jul-Aug; 20(4):442-459. View Abstract

  7. Maternal childhood adversity and early parenting: Implications for infant neurodevelopment. International Public Health Journal. 2018; 4(10):445-454. View Abstract

  8. Tipping points? Curvilinear associations between activity level and mental development in toddlers. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2017 May; 58(5):564-572. View Abstract

Education

Undergraduate School

Saint Mary's University

2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Medical School

Medical University of the Americas

Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies

Internship

Pediatrics

Louisiana State University

2016, Shreveport, LA

Residency

Pediatrics

Louisiana State University

2018, Shreveport, LA

Residency

Chief Resident; Pediatrics

Louisiana State University

2019, Shreveport, LA

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care

Medical College of Wisconsin

2022, Milwaukee, WI

Publications

Education

Undergraduate School

Stanford University

1986, Stanford, CA

Graduate School

SUNY at Stony Brook

1995, Stony Brook, NY

Medical School

SUNY at Stony Brook

1995, Stony Brook, NY

Internship

Internal Medicine

Northwestern University

1996, Evanston, IL

Residency

Neurology

Yale University

1999, New Haven, CT

Fellowship

Movement Disorders

Boston Children's Hospital

2001, Boston, MA

Publications

Education

Medical School

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

2003, Tokyo, Japan

Internship

Pediatrics

Jacobi Medical Center

2005, Bronx, NY

Residency

Jacobi Medical Center

2007, Bronx, NY

Fellowship

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2010, New York, NY

Publications

Education

Undergraduate School

Princeton University

1991, Princeton, NJ

Medical School

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

1995, New York, NY

Internship

Pediatrics

University of California at San Francisco

1996, San Francisco, CA

Residency

Pediatrics

University of California at San Francisco

1998, San Fransisco, CA

Fellowship

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Harvard Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2001, Boston, MA

Graduate School

Harvard School of Public Health

2004, Boston, MA

Publications

Education

Medical School

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

2005, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

Residency

Pediatrics

Elmhurst Hospital Center/Mount Sinai

2010, Queens, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

2013, Miami, FL

Fellowship

Cardiac Critical Care

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

2014, Miami, FL

Publications

Education

Undergraduate School

University of California at San Diego

2004, San Diego, CA

Graduate School

University of California at Los Angeles

2012, Los Angeles, CA

Medical School

University of California at Los Angeles

2012, Los Angeles, CA

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2014, Boston, MA

Residency

Child Neurology

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2017, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Neurogenetics

Boston Children's Hospital

2020, Boston, MA

Publications

Education

Undergraduate School

Washington University in St. Louis

2008, St. Louis, MO

Graduate School

Yale University

2012, New Haven, CT

Medical School

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

2016, Stony Brook, NY

Residency

Orthopedic Surgery

Washington University in St. Louis

2021, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Boston Children's Hospital

2022, Boston, MA

Publications

Education

Undergraduate School

Sainte-Foy College

2008, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Medical School

Laval Univeristy

2013, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Residency

Dermatology

Laval University Centre Hospital

2018, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2020, Boston, MA

Publications
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