Mari Nakamura

Mari Nakamura, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her roles include Senior Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases. She specializes in optimizing antimicrobial use and improving infectious diseases care through quality improvement and health IT integration. Dr. Nakamura holds a medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine (1999), completed pediatric residency at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (2002), and pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Stanford University (2006). She earned an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health (2008) during her health services research fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Education: Washington University School of Medicine (MD, 1999), Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, 2008)
• Fellowships: Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Stanford), Health Services Research (Boston Children’s)

Her research focuses on pediatric antimicrobial stewardship, antibiotic prescribing practices, and outcomes of infectious diseases in children. Key interests include diagnostic stewardship, electronic health records optimization, and medical education. Recent work analyzes trends in pediatric antibiotic use, SARS-CoV-2 coinfections, and guideline-concordant therapy for pneumonia.

Publications (2022–2025) emphasize antimicrobial stewardship strategies, SARS-Cov-2 pathogenesis in children, and clinical decision support systems. She mentors clinical fellows in antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement methodologies. No awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts.