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Sarah Chamseddine, MD
- Resident, PGY-2
Sarah is a current Pediatrics Resident at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Sarah completed her medical education at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon in 2018 and then completed a year as a post doctoral research fellow at the Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) at AUB. During her research year, she was in multiple research studies studying the epidemiology and characteristics of respiratory viral infections. She then joined Children's Hospital in 2019 as a resident on the categorical track and has continued to research Influenza under the mentorship of Anne-Marie Rick, MD, PhD. She will be on track to graduate in the Spring of 2022, after which she is interested in pursuing a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology.
Resident Biographical Details
- Hometown
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Beirut, Lebanon
- College or Medical School
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American University of Beirut
- Hobbies and Interests
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Politics, music, poetry, and creative writing
- Travel Interests and Languages
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English and Arabic
- "Likes" about UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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The combination of a friendly, supportive learning environment and an excellent training program!
Education & Training
- BS, Biology with high distinction, American University of Beirut, 2014
- MD, American University of Beirut, 2018
Selected Publications
Guisso DR, Saadeh FS, Saab D, El Deek J, Chamseddine S, Abou El Hassan H, Majari G, Boustany RM. (January 2018) "Association of Autism with Maternal Infections, Perinatal and Other Risk Factors: A Case-Control Study. " J Autism DevDisord.10.1007/s10803-017-3449-x
Naja Z, Fayad D, Khafaja S, Chamseddine S, Dbaibo G, Hanna-wakim R. Bronchiolitis Admissions in a Lebanese Tertiary Medical Center: A 10 Years' Experience. Front Pediatr. 2019;7:189.
Alibrahim M, Assaf-casals A, Massaad E, et al. Molecular epidemiology and genetic characterization of influenza B virus in Lebanon during 2016-2018. Infect Genet Evol. 2019;75:103969.
Yolla Youssef, Lena Naffaa, Sarah Chamseddine, Ahmad Zaghal, Mohammad Khalife, Nadine Yazbeck, Ghassan Dbaibo, Rima Hanna-Wakim, “Splenic abscess with salmonella enteritidis following marsupialization of a splenic cyst, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports”, Volume 47,2019,101224,ISSN 2213-5766,
Assaf-casals A, Saleh Z, Khafaja S, et al. The burden of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection in Lebanon between 2008 and 2016: a single tertiary care center experience. BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20(1):339. The Burden of Laboratory-confirmed Influenza Infection in Lebanon Between 2008 and 2016: A single tertiary care center experience
Chamseddine S, Chmaisse A, Akel I, Zein ZE, Khalil S, Raad SA, Khati A, Ghandour H, Khafaja S, Haj M, Abboud M, Mahfouz R, Araj G, Zaraket H, Hanna-Wakim R, Muwakkit S, Dbaibo G. Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of viral infections in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer in Lebanon. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 22;15(9):e0239258. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239258. PMID: 32961548; PMCID: PMC7508634.
Shaker R, Arabi M, Khafaja S, Fayad D, Casals AA, Lteif M, Chamseddine S, Taqa MA, Charafeddine F, Rassi IE, Al-Halees Z, Bitar F, Hanna-Wakim R, Dbaibo G. Placement of Labcor Pulmonary Conduit Results in a High Incidence of Postoperative Fever. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Jan;12(1):55-60. doi: 10.1177/2150135120956995. PMID: 33407033.
Youssef Y, Chmaisse A, Boutros C, Chamseddine S, Fayad D, Zaraket H, Dbaibo G. The burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region across age groups: A systematic review. Vaccine. 2021 Jun 4:S0264-410X(21)00671-X. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.076. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34099329.