Dr. Thomas J Sandora MD, MPH
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
300 Longwood Ave Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Thomas Sandora is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Sandora specializes in recurring or persistent diseases caused by bacteria, parasites or fungus in infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric infectious disease specialists also provide consultation to other health care professionals dealing with complex cases.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1997
Harvard Medical School 1997
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Assessing procedural skills training in pediatric residency programs.
- Systematic intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.
- Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccination of adults in the USA.
- Adverse events after administration of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine to healthcare workers.
- Risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infection in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.
- Neisseria meningitidis: epidemiology, treatment and prevention in adolescents.
- Reforming procedural skills training for pediatric residents: a randomized, interventional trial.
- Prevention of healthcare-associated infections in children: new strategies and success stories.
- Higher prevalence of pharyngeal than nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage in pediatric intensive care units.
- Risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infection in pediatric intensive care units.
- Recent trends in the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric surgery.
- Moving CLABSI prevention beyond the intensive care unit: risk factors in pediatric oncology patients.
- Predictors of stethoscope disinfection among pediatric health care providers.
- Hand sanitizer and cough hygiene can reduce the number of influenza A infections in school children.
- Randomized controlled trial of an immunization recall intervention for adolescents.
Clinical Trials
Awards
- HMS Excellence in Tutoring Award -1
- Excellence in Teaching Award (Harvard Medical School)
- Infectious Disease Society of America Travel Award
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Poster Award
- BCH Medical Student Teaching Award
- SHEA Pediatric Investigator Award
- Masland Award for Excellence in Teaching at BCH 2012
Fellowships
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, MA
- Children's Hospital Boston, Fellow:Infectious Diseases 2001
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