Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-2449
Fax: 215-590-3705
Fax: 215-590-3705
Education:
B.A.
Wesleyan University (College of Letters), 1992.
MD
Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University, 2000.
MHS
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health , 2005.
Permanent linkB.A.
Wesleyan University (College of Letters), 1992.
MD
Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University, 2000.
MHS
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health , 2005.
Selected Publications
Lemley BA, Okunowo O, Ampah SB, Wu L, Shinohara RT, Goldberg DJ, Rychik J, Glatz AC, Amaral S, O'Byrne ML. : Effect of patient factors, center, and era on Fontan timing: An observational study using the Pediatric Health Information Systems Database. American Heart Journal February 2024.Lemley B, Wu L, Roberts A, Shinohara R, Quarshie W, Qureshi A, Smith C, Dori Y, Gillespie M, Rome J, Glatz A, Amaral S, O’Byrne M: Trends in ductus arteriosus stent versus Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt utilization and comparison of cost, length of stay, and short-term outcomes in neonates with ductal-dependent pulmonary blood flow: an observational study using the PHIS database. Journal of the American heart Association 12(23), December 2023.
Schrauben S, Purcell A, Bilger A, Amaral S, Feldman H, Dember L: Supporting Self-Management of Healthy Behaviors (SMART-HABITS) in Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension: A Pilot Trial. ASN Kidney Week. Oral Presentation, Philadelphia, PA November 2023.
Ku E, Copeland T, Chen LX, Weir MR, McCulloch CE, Johansen KL, Goussous N, Savant JD, Lopez I, Amaral S: Strategies to Guide Preemptive Waitlisting and Equity in Waittime Accrual by Race/Ethnicity. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 19(3): 292-300, November 2023.
Viteri B, De Leon-Benedetti LS, Morales-Tisnes T, Bhatti T, Sultan LR, Amaral S, Otero HJ: Ultrasound Evaluation of Fibrosis in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients. ASN Kidney Week. Poster Presentation, Philadelphia, PA November 2023.
Ku E, McCulloch CE, Bicki A, Lopez I, Lin F, Grimes BA, Amaral S: Association between Dialysis Facility Ownership and Mortality Risk in Children with Kidney Failure. JAMA Pediatrics 177(10): 1065-1072, October 2023.
Pierce LJ, Were MC, Amaral S, Aliyu MH, Ezechi O, David A, Idigbe I, Musa AZ, Okonkwo P, Dowshen N, Ahonkhai AA: PEERNaija-a mobile health platform incentivizing medication adherence among youth living with HIV in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Pilot Feasibility Studies 9(1): 179, October 2023.
Byfield R, Xiao R, Shimbo D, Kronish I, Furth S, Amaral S, Cohen J. : Antihypertensive Medication Nonadherence and Target Organ Damage in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. Pediatric nephrology 39(1): 221-231, July 2023.
Spiwak E, Bartosh SM, Smith J, Seifert ME, Amaral S, George RP. : Assessment of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Experience and Exposure during Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Training. Kidney360 June 2023.
Zhang L, Amaral S, McCulloch CE, Grimes BA, Ku E. : Risk of death among dialysis patients treated at hospital-affiliated versus free-standing facilities in the US. Kidney360 June 2023.