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 9/29/2023
Sabharwal V, Taglauer E, Demos R, Snyder-Cappione J, Shaik-Dasthagirisaheb YB, Parker-Kelleher SP, Hunnewell J, Boateng J, Clark K, Yuen R, Barnett ED, Wachman EM, Yarrington C. Comparison of anti-SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody signatures in maternal and infant blood after COVID-19 infection versus COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Sep 29. PMID: 37774748.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2023
Prasad M, Saade GR, Clifton RG, Sandoval GJ, Hughes BL, Reddy UM, Bartholomew A, Salazar A, Chien EK, Tita ATN, Thorp JM, Metz TD, Wapner RJ, Sabharwal V, Simhan HN, Swamy GK, Heyborne KD, Sibai BM, Grobman WA, El-Sayed YY, Casey BM, Parry S, Rathore M, Diaz-Velasco R, Puga AM, Wiznia A, Kovacs A, Garry DJ, Macones GA. Risk Factors for Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Sep 01; 142(3):449-456. PMID: 37590978.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/14/2023
Campbell JI, Tabatneck M, Wilt GE, Sun M, He W, Musinguzi N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Lamb GS, Goldmann D, Sabharwal V, Sandora TJ, Haberer JE. Area-Based Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Low-Prevalence Setting. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Sep 06; 109(3):595-599. PMID: 37580031.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/26/2023
Devera JL, Gonzalez Y, Sabharwal V. A narrative review of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and breastfeeding. J Perinatol. 2023 Jul 26. PMID: 37495712.
Read at: PubMed - 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
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