Hanna Wardell

Hanna Wardell is an Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and an Assistant in Pediatrics at the Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital. She serves as Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for the Division. Her research focuses on infectious diseases, public health, and improving clinical pathways, particularly regarding race and ancestry impacts on healthcare. She holds an MD from St. George's University School of Medicine (2015), completed pediatric residency at St. Christopher's Hospital (2018), and a fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital (2021). She also earned an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2021).

Her publications emphasize pediatric infectious disease diagnostics, SARS-CoV-2 viral dynamics in children, and rare infections like disseminated Acanthamoeba. She has dual American Board of Pediatrics certifications in General Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases. Her work integrates clinical practice with quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and care equity.