Sadiqa Kendi, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Biography
Sadiqa Kendi, MD, MPH, FAAP, CPST is interested in the intersection of injury and equity, and has focused her research on adapting interventions to address inequities, as well as evaluating the role of structural changes in the built environment (such as providing access to safe crosswalks and green spaces in all communities), to prevent serious unintentional injuries or deaths in children. Kendi is a certified child passenger safety technician and a member of the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. She is an alumna of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellowship, a program providing public health training to leaders engaged with organizations tackling critical challenges facing the nation. In addition, she is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research.
Other Positions
- Director, Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Yale University School of Medicine, MD
- Spelman College, BS
Publications
- Published on 2/25/2023
Kendi S, Macy ML. The Injury Equity Framework - Establishing a Unified Approach for Addressing Inequities. N Engl J Med. 2023 Mar 02; 388(9):774-776. PMID: 36847482.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2023
Rajeh N, Bendelow A, Heffernan ME, Kendi S, Hill AL, Davis MM, Macy ML. Learning to Swim and Swimming Skills Among Parents and Their Children in Chicago. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 01; 151(1). PMID: 36482772.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/21/2022
Lazarus SG, Miller T, Hudson PJ, McFadden T, Baas G, Kendi S. Racial and incident discrepancies in news media reporting of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Inj Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 21; 9(Suppl 1):39. PMID: 36544220.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2022
Jennissen CA, Denning GM, Aitken ME, Hoffman B, Agran PF, Hirsh M, Johnston B, Kendi S, Lee LK, Monroe K, Schaechter J, Tenenbein M, Zonfrillo MR, Quinlan K, Haverkos LJ, Midgett JD, Miller B, Sinclair AWS, Stanwick R, Kozial B. American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for the Prevention of Pediatric ATV-Related Deaths and Injuries. Pediatrics. 2022 Oct 01; 150(4). PMID: 36180616.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/12/2022
Kendi S, Taylor MF, Thomas B, Khemraj UD, Mohamed MA, Macy ML, Chamberlain JM. Randomised feasibility trial of a virtual intervention to address infant car seat misuse. Inj Prev. 2023 Feb; 29(1):29-34. PMID: 36096654.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/30/2022
Macy ML, Carter P, Kendi S, Pollock B, San Miguel L, Goldstick J, Resnicow K. "Tiny Cargo, Big Deal! Abróchame Bien, Cuídame Bien", an emergency department-based intervention to promote child passenger safety: Protocol for an adaptive randomized trial among caregivers of 6-month through 10-year-old children. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Sep; 120:106863. PMID: 35918028.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/6/2022
Shaw KM, West B, Kendi S, Zonfrillo MR, Sauber-Schatz E. Urban and Rural Child Deaths from Motor Vehicle Crashes: United States, 2015-2019. J Pediatr. 2022 Nov; 250:93-99. PMID: 35809653.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/8/2022
Kendi S, Chamberlain JM, Pearman RL, Badolato GM, Zonfrillo MR. Adequacy of Emergency Department Documentation of Child Restraint Use After a Motor Vehicle Crash. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Dec 01; 38(12):686-691. PMID: 36449738.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2022
Kendi S, Khemraj UD, Thompson LA. Child Passenger Safety-Not Just for Infants. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 01 01; 176(1):108. PMID: 34842902.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/26/2021
Savage MF, Kendi S, Macy ML. Ride-Share Use and Child Passenger Safety Behaviors: An Online Survey of Parents. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Nov-Dec; 21(8):1363-1371. PMID: 33775920.
Read at: PubMed
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