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Selected Publications

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"The Sombre Aspect of the Entire Landscape" - Epidemiology and the Faroe Islands. New England Journal of Medicine 2022; 386(13):1202-1205. PMID: 35333484.

Vaccinating Children against Covid-19 - The Lessons of Measles. New England Journal of Medicine 2021; 384(7):589-591. PMID: 33471977.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents. New England Journal of Medicine 2020; 383(4):334-346. PMID: 32598831.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Febrile Infants Without Respiratory Distress. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020; 71(16):2243-2245. PMID: 32301967.

Poor Uptake of MMR Vaccine 1-year Post-Measles Outbreak: New York City and Israel. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2022; 11(7):322-328. PMID: 35477779.

Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist: Diagnosis and Management of Measles. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2020; 15(1):47-48. PMID: 31869297.

Clinical progress note: Poliomyelitis. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2023; 18(1):61-64. PMID: 36314273.

Maternal and Infant Mortality in Physicians' Families in 1922. Pediatrics 2022; 149(3):e2021054987. PMID: 35229122.

Cholera Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2022. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 2022; 71(2):1-8. PMID: 36173766.

Op-Eds / Essays / News Items

COVID-19, children, facts and fear: A pediatrician explains emerging evidence about a syndrome. New York Daily News; May 15, 2020.

Vaccinate kids against COVID now! New York Daily News; May 13, 2021.

We need to mask all our kids in school. New York Daily News; July 25, 2021.

Measles: What Parents Need to Know. AAP healthychildren.org; April 4, 2024.

Second MMR formulation available. AAP News. December 5, 2022.

Red Book updated with recommendations for use of cholera vaccine in children. AAP News. December 2, 2022.