Sagar Mehta, MD

Pediatric resident @The_BMC and @BostonChildrens, interested in public health and policy to advance health equity. @DukeU and @WUSTLmed alum

[Sagar Mehta, MD @sagarm91]

@DrPowerHays @TheBCRP Oh shoot I should have invited UHAT alum! Miss you guys. One of the highlights involved figuring out who's that imposter in the photo with all the hair

[Sagar Mehta, MD @sagarm91]

@CodyGathersMD Learn from the best! Throwback to the time you spent an hour plus of our Wards call with football storytime 🏈🦅

[American Academy of Pediatrics @AmerAcadPeds]

We celebrate the end of a damaging, harmful policy that caused immigrant families to forgo needed services. Now that the Justice Department chose to stop defending the Trump Administration’s public charge rule, it is no longer in effect. Our statement:
https://t.co/LNnNFS6H9b

[LaShyra Nolen, MD, MPP @LashNolen]

Today while caring for a pediatric patient with fever, I learned the @AmerAcadPeds guidelines for UTI in infants and young children with fever support differential treatment of UTI for Black and White children based on race. 1/

https://t.co/CtROU2q9Rl

[Sagar Mehta, MD @sagarm91]

@LashNolen @AmerAcadPeds We just had a resident noon conf @BostonChildrens @The_BMC on this topic today! BCH has a clinical pathways team that removed race from our UTI pathway in 2019 & is undergoing a comprehensive look at mentions of race in all other algorithms @TheBCRP @bobbyrosenmd @_DrJ

[Sagar Mehta, MD @sagarm91]

@bvincibmc @TheBCRP @The_BMC @acgme Biggest thanks to you for being a phenomenal life, career, and pasta-making mentor!

[Dr. Bob Vinci @bvincibmc]

Great work by @rjain92 @ckelly60637 @sagarm91 @destinygtMD @DocMcStewson @DrJoannaP describing A Trainee-led Social Media Advocacy Campaign to Address COVID-19 Inequities. @TheBCRP @The_BMC @BostonChildrens @AAPJournals https://t.co/jvOntwh1is

[Kate Walsh @KateWalshHHS]

Why I love my job ⁦@The_BMC⁩ ! Teams of people working to safely and equitably distribute vaccines to their front line colleagues getting cheered on by their friends celebrating the arrival of the vaccines! A great day, a great place. ❤️

[Sagar Mehta, MD @sagarm91]

Check out this fantastic commentary by my stellar co-residents @ckelly60637 and @NikitaKalluri on how Childcare is an overlooked social determinant of health, and tangible recs for how we can be better advocates!

[Camara Jones @CamaraJones]

To achieve equity in our COVID-19 response and in our vaccine rollout, we must be guided by three core principles:
1) Value all individuals and populations equally
2) Recognize and rectify historical injustices
3) Provide resources according to need
https://t.co/hywUkRxhmi

[Scott Hadland, MD @DrScottHadland]

New study in @JAMAPediatrics led by ultra-talented mentee, @DrJamieLim (also @JoelEarlywine & @marshall__lab).

In youth aged 13-25, it's now more common than not for #opioid overdoses to ALSO involve cocaine, meth. We can't focus only on opioids. https://t.co/D4MmqVLUoo

[Sagar Mehta, MD @sagarm91]

Check out our thoughts on why and how pediatricians should encourage patient civic engagement in this election and beyond!
#Vote
@AAPSOPT @AmerAcadPeds

[Boston Medical Center @The_BMC]

"We've learned that our role extends beyond interpreting labs & physical exams, to empowering our patients’ social development"- BMC's Dr. Greenlaw, @NikitaKalluri & @sagarm91 discuss #voterregistration in clinic for young adult patients.

On #HealthCity: https://t.co/xNwZ5cgDMF

[Faraz Alizadeh @FAlizadehMD]

Please take a moment to read this powerful perspective piece on the challenges deaf and hard-of-hearing people face with the COVID-19 pandemic, written by my colleague Dr. Bonnie Crume, a @TheBCRP resident at @BostonChildrens & @The_BMC.

https://t.co/etIkZJETiB

[Sagar Mehta, MD @sagarm91]

Please check out this powerful and personal piece by @TheBCRP resident @_DrJ on intersectionality in healthcare. We are so incredibly lucky to learn from you and your amazing advocacy. @The_BMC @BostonChildrens

[Sandro Galea @sandrogalea]

Promoting health means addressing the roots of sickness; in the US, this means addressing the historic legacy of slavery. New in @NEJM, wrote with @DrMaryTBassett on how reparations can help end health divides and build a healthier nation. https://t.co/3hEffIOL6Y @BUSPH @DrIbram

[Boston Foundation @bostonfdn]

Explore the data presented in today's State of Hunger webinar in the new research brief by
@BosIndicators @ChildrensHW & @projectbread: https://t.co/zJ6dUr6yib

[Destiny Tolliver, MD, MHS @destinygtMD]

Wow. Feeling so strongly as a pediatrician listening to the difference in responses to the question on #climatechange that voting for @JoeBiden is a vote for child health and a vote for our futures. I'm a @DoctorsForBiden, and I #votehealth and #votekids.

[Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE @JenniferSpicer4]

1/2 What is structural racism, how does it impact and drive health disparities in the United States, and what can we do to address it and work towards #healthequity?

Thanks to creators @arianamora_epi & Kaitlin Sandor, editors @daughertyler & @cg_coleman, & reviewer @FleurantMD

[Alexandra Power-Hays, MD @DrPowerHays]

Did your hospitals #AntiRacism pledge include efforts to help #SickleCellWarriors?

If not, you've got more work to do!
💪🏿💪🏾💪🏼

@PTMcGann & I outlined some steps to get you started

https://t.co/Pfzeg5fp4V
#PHOdocs #hematopoieticjustice #SickleCellAwarenessMonth #MedTwitter

[Keletso Makofane, MPH, PhD (he/him/his) @klts0]

Hot off the press - our research letter arguing that the way CDC reports COVID-19 disparities is misleading. #tweetorial #epitwitter #socialepitwitter
https://t.co/2bqaSE8mHx