William Sappenfield MD
Pediatric Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy
USF Distinguished Professor and Director, Chiles Center and Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative
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3111 E. Fletcher AveTampa, FL 33613
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Summary
- Dr. William Sappenfield is a USF Distinguished Professor at the USF College of Public Health in Tampa, FL. He directs the Chiles Center and Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine, completed his pediatric residency at Vanderbilt University Hospital, received his Masters in Public Health from Harvard University, and completed his Preventive Medicine Residency at the CDC. He has been conducting research, practice and teaching in maternal and child health/epidemiology for 38 years. He has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Harvard UniversityMaster in Public Health, Epidemiology, 1983 - 1984
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 1980 - 2019
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- "A Lot of Things Stopped with COVID": Screening Pregnant Patients for Opioid Use and Related Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Tara R Foti, Shanda Vereen, Cheryl Vamos, William Sappenfield, Russell S Kirby
Women's Health Issues. 2022-11-07 - 8 citationsAssociation between screen time and obesity in US adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis using National Survey of Children's Health 2016-2017.Chighaf Bakour, Fahad Mansuri, Courtney Johns-Rejano, Michelle Crozier, Ronee Wilson
Plos One. 2022-01-01 - 2 citationsMultilevel factors associated with length of stay for neonatal abstinence syndrome in Florida's NICUs: 2010-2015.Chinyere N Reid, Tara R. Foti, Alfred K. Mbah, Mark L. Hudak, Maya Balakrishnan
Journal of Perinatology. 2021-06-01
Press Mentions
Persistent Problem: High C-section Rates Plague the SouthApril 14th, 2022- Overdoses Increased During Pandemic. Will Florida’s Legislators Take Action?October 5th, 2021
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