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Sharon Ostfeld-Johns, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital Medicine) and Medicine (Hospital Medicine) at Yale School of Medicine. She serves as Firm Chief for Safety and Quality in Internal Medicine, bridging clinical care, education, and research. Her work focuses on diagnostic reasoning, reducing medical errors, breastfeeding medicine, and addressing health disparities, particularly in prenatal substance exposure and substance use disorders. She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, including addiction specialists, social workers, and policymakers, to improve outcomes for affected families and reduce criminalization associated with substance use during pregnancy.
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Oberlin College (2006)
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2014)
- Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, Yale New Haven Hospital (2018)
Research Interests:
- Prenatal substance exposure policy and clinical pathways
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome management
- Diagnostic error reduction in hospitalized patients
- Health equity interventions in pediatric and adult medicine
Professional Engagement:
- Mentor in Yale’s Race, Bias, and Advocacy in Medicine residency pathway
- Medical educator for clinical skills training
- Advocate for removing racial bias in clinical guidelines (e.g., hyperbilirubinemia protocols)
Key Collaborations:
- Yale Law School student clinic
- Connecticut Department of Children and Families
- National substance use disorder research networks