Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein M.D.
Pediatrician
201 W Preston St Baltimore MD, 21201About
Dr. Joshua Sharfstein is a pediatrician practicing in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Sharfstein is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Sharfstein diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Sharfstein can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1996
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Folic acid antagonists during pregnancy and risk of birth defects.
- A public health response to implementation of Medicare Part D.
- Over the counter but no longer under the radar--pediatric cough and cold medications.
- Giving literacy a shot in the arm.
- The FDA as a public health agency.
- Research and action in urban tobacco control.
- Transparency at the Food and Drug Administration.
- Regulatory action on rosiglitazone by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- The FDA--a misunderstood agency.
- Toward innovative models of health care and financing: matchmaking in Maryland.
- The FDA Safety and Innovation Act.
- Fungal meningitis from injection of contaminated steroids: a compounding problem.
- New incentive-based programs: Maryland's health disparities initiatives.
- Maryland's all-payer approach to delivery-system reform.
- Confronting the stigma of opioid use disorder--and its treatment.
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