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Leslie Sude, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine and holds leadership roles as Associate Medical Director of the Pediatric Primary Care Center and Medical Director of the Community Health Care Van Mother Infant Program. Her work focuses on improving health equity for low-income families through initiatives like mobile healthcare clinics and financial wellness programs. She completed her MD at Medical College of Pennsylvania (1988), residency at University of Michigan Medical Center (1991), and earned a BA in Philosophy of Religion from Bryn Mawr College (1984).
Her research emphasizes child advocacy, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, and community medicine. Notable projects include establishing the first co-located Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site in a medical clinic (2017) and expanding post-partum maternal and newborn health checks via mobile clinics during the pandemic (2020).
Dr. Sude’s publications address financial health integration in healthcare, mobile medical innovations, and sleep health disparities. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on initiatives like the New Haven Nature and Health consortium, promoting nature-based health interventions.