Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and serves as Director of the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program at Boston Children's Hospital within the Division of General Pediatrics. Her medical education includes undergraduate studies at Haverford College (1994), medical degree from Jefferson Medical College (1999), internship and residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2000-2002), with board certifications in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Research focuses on clinical effectiveness and systems-based approaches to pediatric care, particularly in hospital medicine contexts. Key investigation areas include: asthma severity measurement frameworks; treatment protocols for osteomyelitis; pediatric discharge care models; and quality improvement initiatives to reduce adverse events. Funded research includes a multi-center study using augmented national databases to optimize osteomyelitis treatment strategies.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on pediatric hospital systems, with recent work analyzing national trends in pediatric inpatient unit availability (2024), validation of clinical assessment tools (2022), and comparative treatment effectiveness studies (2018). Research contributes to evidence-based frameworks for pediatric discharge planning and management of respiratory infections.