Shela Sridhar

Shela Sridhar is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician in Hospital Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. She holds advanced degrees, including an MD from University of South Florida and an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with additional training from Tulane University (undergraduate) and Medical College of Wisconsin (Residency). Her work bridges pediatric clinical care, global health policy, and public health research.

• Board-certified in American Board of Internal Medicine (General) and American Board of Pediatrics (General)
• Focus areas: child mental health screening, vaccine effectiveness, nutrition in low-resource settings, and health system equity

Her research spans pediatric health in immigration detention, adolescent chronic illness resilience, and decolonization frameworks in global health education. She has contributed to studies on COVID-19 vaccine dynamics in Albania, undernutrition patterns in Zambia, and multisectoral health interventions in Ethiopia and Rwanda.

Shela's scholarly output demonstrates expertise in health services research, clinical epidemiology, and policy development. Her work integrates pediatric care, public health, and systemic health equity across multiple geographic contexts.