Rebecca Same, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Associate Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Core Faculty, Clinical Futures, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Infectious Diseases
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Infectious Diseases
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-6203
Email:
samer1@chop.edu
samer1@chop.edu
Education:
AB (Spanish)
Georgetown University, 2007.
MD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2014.
Permanent linkAB (Spanish)
Georgetown University, 2007.
MD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2014.
Selected Publications
Plattner AS, Lockowitz CR, Same RG, Abdelnour M, Chin S, Cormier MJ, Daugherty MS, Grier AE, Hampton NB, Hoffard MR, Mehta SS, Newland JG, O'Bryan KS, Sattler MM, Shah MZ, Starnes GL, Yuenger V, Ellis AG, Facer EE.: Special Issue on CDS Failures: A Rash Decision: Implementing an EHR-Integrated Penicillin Allergy Delabeling Protocol Without Adequate Clinician Support. Appl Clin Inform Apr 2025.Same RG, Lee G, Olson J, Bettinger B, Hersh AL, Kronman MP, Newland JG, Grimshaw M, Gerber JS.: Discharge antibiotic prescribing at children's hospitals with established antimicrobial stewardship programs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Apr 2025.
Same RG, Gerber JS.: Walking (Pneumonia) Down Memory Lane: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Returns. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 14: piaf006, Feb 2025.
Same R, Kieran K.: Short courses for small people: should we be doing less, or doing different? Pediatr Nephrol 2025.
El Mikati IK, Begin B, Borzych-Duzalka D, Neu AM, Richardson T, Same RG, Schaefer F, Warady BA, Mustafa RA.: GRADE Notes 4: how to use GRADE when there is "no" evidence? A case study of using unpublished registry data. J Clin Epidemiol 177(1): 111578, Oct 2024.
Warady BA, Same R, Borzych-Duzalka D, Neu AM, El Mikati I, Mustafa RA, Begin B, Nourse P, Bakkaloglu SA, Chadha V, Cano F, Yap HK, Shen Q, Newland J, Verrina E, Wirtz AL, Smith V, Schaefer F.: Clinical practice guideline for the prevention and management of peritoneal dialysis associated infections in children: 2024 update. Perit Dial Int 44(5): 303-364, Sep 2024.
Bradley Warady, Rebecca Same, Brandy Begin, Claus Schmitt, Nikhil Shah, Jeff Perl: Guideline for Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Infections 2024. The #PDExchange Podcast from Peritoneal Dialysis International September 2024.
Borzych-Duzalka D, Same R, Neu A, Yap HK, Verrina E, Bakkaloglu SA, Cano F, Patel H, Szczepanska M, Obrycki L, Spizzirri AP, Sartz L, Vondrak K, Rebori A, Milosevski-Lomic G, Chan EY, Basu B, Pezo AL, Zaloszyc A, Chadha V, Schaefer F, Warady BA: Best Practice of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Gram-Negative Peritonitis in Children: Insights From the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network Registry. Kidney International Reports 9(6): 1654-1663, Jun 2024.
Rebecca G. Same and David A. Hunstad: Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract. Remington and Klein's Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant, 9th Edition. Yvonne Maldonado & Victor Nizet & Elizabeth D. Barnett & Kathryn M. Edwards & Richard Malley (eds.). June 2024 Notes: Chapter.
Plattner AS, Lockowitz CR, Dumm R, Banerjee R, Newland JG, Same RG.: Practice Versus Potential: The Impact of the BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel on Antibiotic Use in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 13(3): 196-202, Mar 2024.