SaraLToomeyMDMPhil, MPH, MSc

Pediatrics • Boston, MA

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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Office
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6000
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2003
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2002
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2010
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Child HCAHPS: Automated Day of Discharge Survey Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 10
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Impairment Types and Combinations Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities: Colorado 2014-2018.
Alyna T Chien, Sarah J Spence, Megumi J Okumura, Sifan Lu, Christina H Chan, Amy J Houtrow, Dennis Z Kuo, Jeanne M Van Cleave, Susan A Shanske, Mark A Schuster, Karen ...> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Nov 2
Predictors of Subspecialty Appointment Scheduling and Completion for Patients Referred From a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic.
Corinna J Rea, Sara L Toomey, Marissa Hauptman, Melissa Rosen, Ronald C Samuels, Kristin Karpowicz, Shelby Flanagan, Snehal N Shah> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2024 May 1
2 citations
Evaluation of a protocol for eliciting narrative accounts of pediatric inpatient experiences of care.
Steven C Martino, Kerry A Reynolds, Rachel Grob, Alina I Palimaru, Sarah Zelazny, Mary E Slaughter, Lise Rybowski, Andrew M Parker, Sara L Toomey, Mark A Schuster, Mar...> ;Health Services Research. 2023 Apr 1
1 citations
Patient Experience with Virtual Preoperative Consultations in Pediatric Surgical Specialties.
Rebecca A Netson, Stephanie Miller, Joseph Incorvia, Ankoor Shah, Carlos R Estrada Jr, Sara L Toomey, Amir H Taghinia> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Coaching for Parents of Children With Medical Complexity.
Eli Sprecher, Sara Toomey, Alexandra Epee-Bounya, Barbara Hernandez, Tiffany Le, Kathleen Conroy> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2022 May 26
Considerations When Aggregating Data to Measure Performance Across Levels of the Health Care System.
Sarah L Reeves, Kevin J Dombkowski, Brian Madden, Lindsay Cogan, Shanshan Liu, Paul B Kirby, Sara L Toomey> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2022 Apr 1
Adjusting for Social Risk Factors in Pediatric Quality Measures: Adding to the Evidence Base.
Emily M Bucholz, Sara L Toomey, Charles E McCulloch, Naomi Bardach> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Understanding Caregiver Perspectives on an Electronic Consultation and Referral System.
Corinna J Rea, Sara L Toomey, Melissa Rosen, Tiffany Le, Snehal Shah> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1
75 citations
Pediatric Hospitalizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jayme L. Wilder, Chase R. Parsons, Amanda S. Growdon, Sara L. Toomey, Jonathan M. Mansbach> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Dec 1
6 citations
Pediatric Hospital Services Within a One-Hour Drive: A National Study.
Alyna T. Chien, Abhinav Pandey, Sifan Lu, Emily M. Bucholz, Sara L. Toomey, David M. Cutler, Nancy Beaulieu> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Nov 1
1 citations
An Innovative Model for Providing Dermatology Services Within Primary Care.
Corinna J. Rea, Sophia Delano, Elena B. Hawryluk, Melissa Rosen, Katherine D. Tran, Maria Pearl, Kalpana Pethe, Sara L. Toomey> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2021 May 1
9 citations
Trends in 30-Day Readmission for Medicaid and Privately Insured Pediatric Patients: 2010–2017
Emily M. Bucholz, Mark A. Schuster, Sara L. Toomey> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Jul 1
3 citations
Electronic Consultation: Latest Evidence Regarding the Impact on Referral Patterns, Patient Experience, Cost and Quality
Corinna J. Rea, Ronald C. Samuels, Snehal N. Shah, Melissa Rosen, Sara L. Toomey> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2020 Jun 12
1 citations
Suitability of elderly adult hospital readmission rates for profiling readmissions in younger adult and pediatric populations.
Emily M. Bucholz, Sara L. Toomey, Neel M. Butala, Alyna T. Chien, Robert W. Yeh, Mark A. Schuster> ;Health Services Research. 2020 Feb 9
19 citations
Factors Associated With Family Experience in Pediatric Inpatient Care.
Jeremy Y. Feng, Sara L. Toomey, Marc N. Elliott, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Sarah E. Onorato, Mark A. Schuster> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Jan 1
7 citations
Associations of Eczema Severity and Parent Knowledge With Child Quality of Life in a Pediatric Primary Care Population.
Corinna J. Rea, Katherine D. Tran, Maria Jorina, Larissa M. Wenren, Elena B. Hawryluk, Sara L. Toomey> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2018 Jul 16
4 citations
Potential Impact of Initial Clinical Data on Adjustment of Pediatric Readmission Rates.
Mari M. Nakamura, Sara L. Toomey, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Carter R. Petty, Chen Lin, Guergana Savova, Sherri Rose, Mark Brittan, Jody L. Lin, Maria C. Bryant, Sepideh Ashra...> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2019 Jul 1
16 citations
Improving Response Rates and Representation of Hard-to-Reach Groups in Family Experience Surveys
Sara L. Toomey, Marc N. Elliott, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Jessica Quinn, David J. Klein, Stephanie Wagner, Cassandra Thomson, Melody Wu, Sarah E. Onorato, Mark A. Schuster> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2019 May 1
5 citations
Care Quality and Spending Among Commercially Insured Children With Disabilities
Alyna T. Chien, Sara L. Toomey, Dennis Z. Kuo, Jeanne Van Cleave, Amy J. Houtrow, Megumi J. Okumura, Matthew Y. Westfall, Carter R. Petty, Jessica Quinn, Karen Kuhltha...> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2019 Apr 1
63 citations
Trends in Pediatric Hospitalizations and Readmissions: 2010-2016.
Emily M. Bucholz, Sara L. Toomey, Mark A. Schuster> ;Pediatrics. 2019 Feb 1
37 citations
Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Patient Safety Events for Hospitalized Children.
David C. Stockwell, Christopher P. Landrigan, Sara L. Toomey, Matthew Y. Westfall, Shanshan Liu, Gareth Parry, Ari S. Coopersmith, Mark A. Schuster> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2019 Jan 1
23 citations
Shared Care: Using an Electronic Consult Form to Facilitate Primary Care Provider–Specialty Care Coordination
Corinna J. Rea, Larissa M. Wenren, Katherine D. Tran, Eric Zwemer, Daniel Mallon, Miya E. Bernson-Leung, Ronald C. Samuels, Sara L. Toomey> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2018 Sep 1
5 citations
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Eczema Care Plan.
Corinna J. Rea, Katherine D. Tran, Maria Jorina, Larissa M. Wenren, Elena B. Hawryluk, Sara L. Toomey> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2018 Sep 1
52 citations
Adverse Events in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients.
David C. Stockwell, Christopher P. Landrigan, Sara L. Toomey, Samuel S. Loren, Jisun Jang, Jessica Quinn, Sepideh Ashrafzadeh, Michelle J. Wang, Melody Wu, Paul J. Sha...> ;Pediatrics. 2018 Aug 1
8 citations
Impact of an Individual Mandate and Other Health Reforms on Dependent Coverage for Adolescents and Young Adults.
Lauren E. Wisk, Jonathan A. Finkelstein, Sara L. Toomey, Gregory S. Sawicki, Mark A. Schuster, Alison A. Galbraith> ;Health Services Research. 2018 Jun 1
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Journal Articles

Ensuring Timely Connection to Early Intervention for Young Children with Developmental Delays
Eli Sprecher, Amy Starmer, Sara L Toomey, AAP News

Authored Content

Ensuring Timely Connection to Early Intervention for Young Children with Developmental DelaysJuly 2018

Press Mentions

Boston Children’s Hospital Pays $15 Million After Child Dies During Sleep StudyMay 1st, 2023
'The Onslaught Just Keeps Coming': Hospitals Scramble to Respond to the Surge in Children Sick with RSVNovember 23rd, 2022
AHCA Could Jeopardize Health Coverage for Young Adults, Study SuggestsMay 31st, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts