About Me
Sarah M. Mahdally, DO is a board-eligible neonatologist in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Penn State and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She joined Penn State Health Children's Hospital in 2020 after completing her Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in, Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Mahdally received her BS in biology and biochemistry from Millersville University in Lancaster, PA. She went to medical school at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA. She completed her pediatric residency at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
Her residency research focused on the implementation of a electronic medical record-based neonatal sepsis prediction calculator for late premature and term infants. Her fellowship research involved elucidating the interactions of secretory IgA and gut microbiota on intestinal permeability in the premature gastrointestinal system. Her other academic interests include perinatal ethics and palliative care, graduate medical education, and quality improvement initiatives.
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Professional Education
- Education
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Medical School, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - 2014
- Fellowship
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Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore) - 2020
- Residency
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Residency, Pediatrics Sinai Hospital - Lifebridge Health - 2017
- Internship
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Internship, Pediatrics Sinai Hospital - Lifebridge Health - 2015
Research Interests
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Graduate medical education
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Neonatal sepsis
- Palliative care
- Perinatal ethics
- Quality improvement
Academic Interests
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Graduate medical education
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Neonatal sepsis
- Palliative care
- Perinatal ethics
- Quality improvement
Awards
- Pediatric Fellowship Hospital Research Scholarship Award - “Relationship between Secretory-IgA-microbiota complexes and Intestinal Permeability in Premature Infants”, 2020