Sindhu Mohandas

Sindhu Mohandas is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on pediatric infectious diseases, particularly post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), vaccine immunogenicity in immunocompromised populations, and leveraging machine learning for clinical diagnosis. She leads the pediatric arm of the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER Initiative, investigating long-term outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

• Key areas: Long-COVID epidemiology, pediatric vaccine responses, microbiome-host interactions, and clinical algorithm development.
• Contributions include defining racial disparities in PASC and validating machine learning models for Kawasaki disease diagnosis.

Her work bridges clinical care and translational research, emphasizing patient-centered approaches to address complex post-infectious conditions.