SandeOOkeloMDPhD

Pediatric Pulmonology • Los Angeles, CA

Pediatric Asthma Pulmonology

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, David Geffen SOM at UCLA Division Chief, Pediatric Pulmonology, David Geffen SOM at UCLA

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Office
UCLA Medical Center
10833 Le Conte Ave., 22-387 MDCC
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-5930

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Summary

I am a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist. I am interested in clinical and non-clinical positions, including medical-legal/medical malpractice cases, population health management and telemedicine.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPhD, Clinical Investigation, 2005 - 2011
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPh.D., Clinical Investigation, 2004 - 2011
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2000 - 2003
Children's Hospital-OaklandResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 2000
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Stanford UniversityB.A., History, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2011 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2001 - 2013
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Accelerating Action: Roadmap for the American Thoracic Society to Address Oppression and Health Inequity in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Sande O Okelo, Isaretta Riley, Alejandro A Diaz, Karen Collishaw, Lynn M Schnapp, Neeta Thakur, Chesley, C.> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2024 Jan 1
Feasibility of text message follow-up for pediatric asthma care after an emergency department visit.
Kaitlin Hall, Frances Barry, Lindsey R Thompson, Bahareh Ravandi, Jeanine E Hall, Todd P Chang, Jill S Halterman, Peter G Szilagyi, Sande O Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2024 Feb 1
Historical Reflection as the American Thoracic Society Moves to Combat Racism in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Sande O Okelo, Isaretta Riley, Alejandro A Diaz, Karen Collishaw, Lynn M Schnapp, Neeta Thakur, Chesley, C.> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024 Jan 1
Racial Inequities in Asthma Care.
Sande O Okelo> ;Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
Structural Inequities in Medicine that Contribute to Racial Inequities in Asthma Care.
Sande O Okelo> ;Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
4 citations
Daily Associations of Air Pollution and Pediatric Asthma Risk Using the Biomedical REAI-Time Health Evaluation (BREATHE) Kit.
Hua Hao, Sandrah P Eckel, Anahita Hosseini, Eleanne D S Van Vliet, Eldin Dzubur, Genevieve Dunton, Shih Ying Chang, Kenneth Craig, Rose Rocchio, Theresa Bastain, Frank...> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Mar 17
What Parents Want Doctors to Know: responses to an open-ended item on an asthma questionnaire.
Roxana Delgado-Martinez, MelanieFrances Barry, Lorena Porras-Javier, Lindsey R. Thompson, Barbara J. Howard, Raymond A. Sturner, Jill S. Halterman, Peter G. Szilagyi, ...> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2021 Nov 17
Children with under-diagnosed asthma presenting to a pediatric emergency department.
Kathryn H. Pade, Lindsey R. Thompson, Bahareh Ravandi, Todd P. Chang, Frances Barry, Jill S. Halterman, Peter G. Szilagyi, Sande O. Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2021 Jun 5
3 citations
Use of a validated asthma questionnaire to increase inhaled corticosteroid prescribing in the pediatric emergency department.
Bahareh Ravandi, Lindsey R. Thompson, Frances Barry, Kathryn H. Pade, Todd P. Chang, Jill S. Halterman, Peter G. Szilagyi, Sande O. Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2020 Nov 13
Inhaled corticosteroid beliefs, complementary and alternative medicine in children presenting to the emergency department for asthma.
Bahareh Ravandi, Maureen George, Lindsey R. Thompson, Sitaram Vangal Vangala, Todd P. Chang, Sande O. Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2021 Oct 3
20 citations
Biomedical REAl-Time Health Evaluation (BREATHE): toward an mHealth informatics platform.
Alex A. T. Bui, Anahita Hosseini, Rose Rocchio, Nathan S. Jacobs, Mindy K. Ross, Sande O. Okelo, Fred Lurmann, Sandrah P. Eckel, Eldin Dzubur, Genevieve F. Dunton, Fra...> ;JAMIA Open. 2020 Jul 1
2 citations
Psychometric evaluation of the Brazilian version of the pediatric asthma control and communication instrument.
Thayla Amorim Santino, Raquel Emanuele de França Mendes Alves, Karolinne Souza Monteiro, Sande O. Okelo, Cecilia Maria Patino, João Carlos Alchieri, Karla Morganna Per...> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2020 May 25
1 citations
Parental perception of a picture-based chronic asthma care management tool in an urban pediatric emergency department
Kathryn H. Pade, Lindsey R. Thompson, Bahareh Ravandi, Todd P. Chang, Frances Barry, Jill S. Halterman, Peter G. Szilagyi, Sande O. Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2021 Aug 3
1 citations
Parental preferences for survey mode of administration, interview versus self-administered, with an asthma management questionnaire.
Frances Barry, Lindsey R. Thompson, Bahareh Ravandi, Todd P. Chang, Jill S. Halterman, Peter G. Szilagyi, Sande O. Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2021 May 4
2 citations
Parent-Centered Perspectives on a Validated Asthma Questionnaire in the Emergency Department
Melanie Venegas, Rebecca N. Dudovitz, Lindsey R. Thompson, Frances Barry, Chloe Holifield, Jessica Flores-Vasquez, Todd P. Chang, Jill S. Halterman, Peter G. Szilagyi,...> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2020 Feb 10
2 citations
Asthma specialist care preferences among parents of children receiving emergency department care for asthma
Kathryn H. Pade, Neha T. Agnihotri, Sitaram Vangala, Lindsey R. Thompson, Vincent J. Wang, Sande O. Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2020 Feb 1
3 citations
Parent Perceptions of a Validated Asthma Questionnaire in the Emergency Department
Geena Zhou, Lindsey R. Thompson, Frances Barry, Jessica Flores-Vazquez, Chloe Holifield, Bahareh Ravandi, Todd P. Chang, Jill S. Halterman, Peter G. Szilagyi, Sande O....> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2019 Nov 27
Validity of asthma disease direction, bother, and risk as self-reported asthma morbidity measures in urban teens
Sande O. Okelo, Andrew Bilderback, Maria Fagnano, Jill S. Halterman> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2020 Mar 1
7 citations
Predictors of prior asthma specialist care among pediatric patients seen in the emergency department for asthma.
Neha T. Agnihotri, Kathryn H. Pade, Sitaram Vangala, Lindsey R. Thompson, Vincent J. Wang, Sande O. Okelo> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2019 Aug 3
Towards Personalized and Comprehensive Pediatric Asthma Management: Understanding the Role of Social Determinants and Environmental Factors
Mindy K. Ross, Sande O. Okelo, Alex A. T. Bui> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 14
14 citations
A Systematic Review of Patient- and Family-Level Inhaled Corticosteroid Adherence Interventions in Black/African Americans.
Isaretta L. Riley, Beverly Murphy, Zayd Razouki, Jerry A. Krishnan, Andrea J. Apter, Sande O. Okelo, Monica Kraft, Cynthia Feltner, Loretta G. Que, L. Ebony Boulware> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2019 Apr 1
4 citations
Validation of Asthma Control Assessment Among Urban Adolescents Using the Asthma Control and Communication Instrument.
Sande O. Okelo, Andrew Bilderback, Maria Fagnano, Jill S. Halterman> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2019 Mar 1
3 citations
Identifying Which Urban Children With Asthma Benefit Most From Clinician Prompting: Subgroup Analyses From the Prompting Asthma Intervention in Rochester-Uniting Paren...
Nicolas P.N. Goldstein, Sean M. Frey, Maria Fagnano, Sande O. Okelo, Jill S. Halterman> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2018 Apr 1
8 citations
Feasibility of Picture-Based Asthma Medication Plans in Urban Pediatric Outpatient Clinics.
Stephanie J. Mitchell, Andrew Bilderback, Sande O. Okelo> ;Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology. 2016 Jun 16
5 citations
Differences in spirometry values between U.S. children 6-11 years and adolescents 12-19 years with current asthma, 2007-2010.
Brian K. Kit, Alan E. Simon, Timothy Tilert, Sande O. Okelo, Lara J. Akinbami> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2016 Mar 1
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1/10/2015
http://www.momscleanairforce.org/2011/06/30/air-pollution-is-making-us-sick/
1/27/2011
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/momscleanairforce/2011/06/27/asthma-among-african-american-kids-what-moms-can-do
1/27/2011
Do asthma morbidity disparities exist between black and white children referred to asthma specialist care?

1/9/2011
Some Children May be Overmedicated for Asthma

http://wjz.com/health/asthma.2.793656.html
1/12/2008
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Press Mentions

The ATS 2022 Roadmap for Early Career ProfessionalsMay 13th, 2022
Case Study: Animation at Work for Pediatric PatientsJuly 30th, 2018
Practical Strategies: Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Asthma - Dr. Sande OkeloMay 15th, 2017
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Grant Support

Development Of A Pediatric Asthma Control And Communication InstrumentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011

Hospital Affiliations

Mattel Childrens Hospital University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
UCLA Medical Center-Santa MonicaSanta Monica, California
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, California