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Sarah Kandil, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at Yale School of Medicine and a pediatric intensivist at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH). She specializes in pediatric critical care medicine, sedation services, and quality improvement initiatives. Dr. Kandil holds leadership roles as Deputy Quality and Safety Officer at YNHCH and has spearheaded collaborative projects to improve outcomes in pediatric sepsis, reduce CLABSI rates, and optimize antibiotic timing in critically ill children.
Education: MD from McGill University (2004), residency at Baystate Children’s Hospital (2008), fellowship at Yale SOM (2011). Her research focuses on systematic methods for quality improvement, sepsis care protocols, and metabolic changes during critical illness. Notable contributions include the Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) score for transport triage and studies on glucose control in PICU patients.
Key Awards: 2011 Travel Award (Eastern Society of Pediatric Research), 2010 Best Research Abstract (AAP Transport Medicine Section).
- Leads the IPSO Collaborative to reduce pediatric sepsis mortality.
- Developed the CLABSI Rapid Response Team to proactively address infection risks.
- Published extensively on pediatric sepsis, antibiotic timing, and quality improvement strategies.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Program and the Quality and Safety Division at YNHCH.
