Dr. Mona Sharifi

Biography

Mona Sharifi, MD, MPH, is an associate professor at Yale School of Medicine in the Departments of Pediatrics and Biostatistics. She serves as the Section Chief of General Pediatrics and is the Director of Pediatric Health Services Implementation Research. Dr. Sharifi co-directs the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale and leads initiatives within the American Academy of Pediatrics' research network. Her research is centered on the implementation of evidence-based interventions in pediatric primary care, particularly to prevent chronic diseases and promote health equity, focusing on childhood obesity. She is actively involved in multinational NIH-funded studies and co-authored the 2023 clinical practice guidelines on childhood obesity. Dr. Sharifi received her Bachelor's degrees in Biology and Economics from Emory University and earned her MD from Vanderbilt University. She completed her training at the Boston Combined Residency Program and has received advanced training in public health and health services research through prestigious programs at Harvard. With ongoing support from NIH, AHRQ, and CDC, she leads research teams and mentors emerging professionals across disciplines in implementation science and clinical informatics.

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