Sharon M Edwards

Sharon M. Edwards, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She serves as Program Director for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship and Director of the Teen Parenting Program at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center. Dr. Edwards is Vice Chair of Strategic Community Engagement at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital and chairs the Department of Pediatrics Committee on Diversity, focusing on diversity recruitment. She teaches medical students and advises at the Icahn School of Medicine.

Education: MD from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, undergraduate at University of Pennsylvania, residency at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, and fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Board-certified in Pediatrics.

Research Interests: Focuses on contraception adherence in adolescents, health policy for advanced practice nurses, and improving adolescent immunization rates. Her work emphasizes reducing health disparities and promoting health equity through clinical interventions and policy changes.

Clinical Focus: Adolescent Medicine, Asthma Management, Mental Health Screening, and Well Child Care. Provides care at the nationally recognized Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.

Advising & Grants: Advises medical students and leads initiatives to enhance diversity in pediatrics. No specific grants mentioned in the text.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Teen Parenting Program and collaborates with the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center and Kravis Children's Hospital teams.