Vishakha Sabharwal, MBBS
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Biography
Vishakha Sabharwal, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Infectious Diseases at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She has extensive experience as a researcher and has received funding from the Shereta Seelig Charitable Foundation Trust and the National Institutes of Health. For this work, she has received the Maxwell Finland Award for Excellence in Research from the Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society. In addition to lecturing regularly, Dr. Sabharwal has mentored students who have gone on to become senior research assistants, faculty, fellows, and residents. She is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatrics Infectious Disease Society, the Medical Society of the State of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society.
Education
- Government Medical College, Amritsar, MBBS
Publications
- Published on 1/29/2023
Sabharwal V, Demos R, Snyder-Cappione J, Parker SE, Shaik-Dasthagirisaheb Y, Hunnewell J, Boateng J, Clarke K, Yuen R, Barnett E, Yarrington C, Taglauer E, Wachman EM. Cytokine levels in maternal and infant blood after COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in comparison with unvaccinated controls. J Reprod Immunol. 2023 Mar; 156:103821. PMID: 36764228.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/12/2022
Wachman EM, Snyder-Cappione J, Devera J, Boateng J, Dhole Y, Clarke K, Yuen RR, Parker SE, Hunnewell J, Ferraro R, Jean-Sicard S, Woodard E, Cruikshank A, Sinha B, Bartolome R, Barnett ED, Yarrington C, Taglauer ES, Sabharwal V. Maternal, Infant, and Breast Milk Antibody Response Following COVID-19 Infection in Early Versus Late Gestation. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Mar 01; 42(3):e70-e76. PMID: 36729773.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/2/2022
Tabatneck ME, He W, Lamb GS, Sun M, Goldmann D, Sabharwal V, Sandora TJ, Haberer JE, Campbell JI. Interferon Gamma Release Assay Results and Testing Trends Among Patients Younger Than 2 Years Old at Two US Health Centers. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Mar 01; 42(3):189-194. PMID: 36729979.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/10/2022
Campbell JI, Tabatneck M, Sun M, He W, Musinguzi N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Lamb GS, Goldmann D, Sabharwal V, Sandora TJ, Haberer JE. Increasing Use Of Interferon Gamma Release Assays Among Children =2 Years of Age in a Setting With Low Tuberculosis Prevalence. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Dec 01; 41(12):e534-e537. PMID: 36375104.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/28/2022
Campbell JI, Tabatneck M, Sun M, He W, Musinguzi N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Lamb GS, Domond K, Goldmann D, Sabharwal V, Sandora TJ, Haberer JE. Multicenter Analysis of Attrition from the Pediatric Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade in Boston. J Pediatr. 2023 Feb; 253:181-188.e5. PMID: 36181869.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/21/2022
Taglauer ES, Dhole Y, Boateng J, Snyder-Cappione J, Parker SE, Clarke K, Juttukonda L, Devera J, Hunnewell J, Barnett E, Jia H, Yarrington C, Sabharwal V, Wachman EM. Evaluation of maternal-infant dyad inflammatory cytokines in pregnancies affected by maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in early and late gestation. J Perinatol. 2022 Oct; 42(10):1319-1327. PMID: 35449446.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/30/2021
Boateng JO, Wachman EM, Turcinovic J, Devera J, Jain M, Jean-Sicard S, Woodard E, Cruikshank A, Sinha B, Bartolome R, Barnett ED, Parker MG, Yarrington C, Connor JH, Taglauer E, Sabharwal V. SARS-CoV-2 in infant urine and fecal samples after in utero COVID-19 exposure. Pediatr Res. 2022 Aug; 92(2):536-540. PMID: 34718351.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/2021
Jonas MM, Rhee S, Kelly DA, Del Valle-Segarra A, Feiterna-Sperling C, Gilmour S, Gonzalez-Peralta RP, Hierro L, Leung DH, Ling SC, Lobzin Y, Lobritto S, Mizuochi T, Narkewicz MR, Sabharwal V, Wen J, Kei Lon H, Marcinak J, Topp A, Tripathi R, Sokal E. Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Efficacy of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir in Children With Chronic HCV: Part 2 of the DORA Study. Hepatology. 2021 07; 74(1):19-27. PMID: 33811356.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/15/2021
Aggarwal A, Cohen E, Figueira M, Sabharwal V, Herlihy JM, Bronwen C, Barnett ED, Pelton SI, Camelo IY. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult With COVID-19-A Trial of Anakinra: A Case Report. Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md). 2021 Nov; 29(6):e420-e423. PMID: 34803350.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/14/2021
Sabharwal V, Bartolome R, Hassan SA, Levesque BM, Camelo IY, Wachman EM, Figueira M, Yarrington CD, Cooper ER, Barnett ED, Parker MG. Mother-Infant Dyads with COVID-19 at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital: Clinical Manifestations and Birth Outcomes. Am J Perinatol. 2021 06; 38(7):741-746. PMID: 33853145.
Read at: PubMed
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