Sunil Sood MD MBBS, DCH
Pediatric Travel and Tropical Medicine, Perinatal Infections
Professor, Hofstra Northwell ZSOM
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420 Lakeville RdNew Hyde Park, NY 11040
Phone+1 718-470-3480
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Summary
- Dr. Sunil Sood is a pediatric infectious disease specialist on Long Island in Mew York and works at Cohen Children’s and Northwell Health. He received his medical degree from Christian Medical College Ludhiana, India. He is experienced in travel and tropical medicine, tick-borne diseases, pediatric viral infections, and congenital infections esp. CMV.
Education & Training
Tulane UniversityResidency, Infectious Disease, 1985 - 1988
MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1985
Christian Medical College LudhianaClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2015
LA State Medical License 1986 - 1990
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly
- Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly
- Fellow (FIDSA) Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clinical Trials
- Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodymamics (PD) of Ganciclovir (GCV) in Premature Infants Receiving Treatment for Cytomegalorivus (CMV) Infection Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
- A Safety and Dose-Determining Study of CMX001 In Infants With Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection Involving the Central Nervous System (CNS Disease) Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
- Valganciclovir Therapy in Infants and Children With Congenital CMV Infection and Hearing Loss Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsUniversal Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Using Dried Blood Spot Specimens.Norma P Tavakoli, Virginia Sack, Andrew S Handel, Alyssa Giacinto, Melissa Pearce
JAMA Network Open. 2026-01-02 - Guidance on the management of asymptomatic blood donors who test positive for Babesia.Evan M Bloch, Jeremy W Jacobs, Edouard Vannier, Gary P Wormser, Jeffrey A Gelfand
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2025-12-26 - 23 citationsNewborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A two-year pilot study.Norma P Tavakoli, Dorota Gruber, Niki Armstrong, Wendy K Chung, Breanne Maloney
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2023-08-01
Press Mentions
Beyond Lyme Disease: Understanding Tick-Related Diseases Aids PreventionJuly 28th, 2025- Rare Brain Infections in Children Appear to Be on the Rise in Nevada, CDC SaysApril 28th, 2023
- Doctors Watching for More Cases After Mysterious Cluster of Brain Infections Strikes Kids in Southern NevadaApril 28th, 2023
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