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Pooja S. Tandon, MD

Pooja S. Tandon, MD

Pediatrics-Other

On staff since July 2008

Research Center: Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development

"As a pediatrician, a scientist, and a mother, I am deeply motivated to effectively translate and disseminate the information I learn from research to advance the health of children on a population level."

  • Biography

    My clinical practice as a general pediatrician inspired me to study and promote behaviors, programs and policies that increase physical activity in children, particularly those from disadvantaged communities. Through experiences in an urban academic clinic, a bilingual community health center, and a large private practice, I repeatedly observed that childrens health issues were closely linked to complex factors outside the walls of the exam room.

    Those aspects of pediatrics that frustrated and moved me the most as a clinician have inspired my research. My experiences led me to further training in public health and research in order to pursue a career that would allow me to intervene on the environmental and social context of health from a young age. As a pediatrician, a scientist, and a mother, I am deeply motivated to effectively translate and disseminate the information I learn from research to advance the health of children on a population level.

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  • Awards and Honors

    Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    Academic Pediatric Association Young Investigator Award Academic Pediatric Association Young Investigator Award Academic Pediatric Association 2011
    Seattle Childrens Fellows Day Research Award Seattle Childrens Fellows Day Research Award Seattle Children's 2011

  • Publications

    • Tandon PS, Zhou C, Lozano P, Christakis DA
      Preschoolers' total daily screen time at home and by type of child care.
      20980020 The Journal of pediatrics , 2011 Feb. : 158(2)297-300
    • Tandon PS, Wright J, Zhou C, Rogers CB, Christakis DA
      Nutrition menu labeling may lead to lower-calorie restaurant meal choices for children.
      20100765 Pediatrics , 2010 Feb. : 125(2)244-8

Overview

Board Certification(s)

Pediatrics

Medical/Professional School

Brown University, Providence

Residency

Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston

Research Description

While she continues clinical practice, her research interests include studying and intervening on social and environmental determinants of children's health, in particular childhood obesity. Her research has been funded by the American Heart Association, the Safeway Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Her current projects focus on studying the connection between outdoor play, physical activity and various health and development outcomes in preschool-age children. She also co-leads national and international special interest groups focused on obesity prevention in the early childhood years.

Research Focus Area

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention