Research Overview

Dr. Snow’s research work uses health services methodology to identify variation in care, diagnostic uncertainty, and opportunities to improve clinical outcomes for children. Her current interests include improving the diagnosis and management of aspiration pneumonia, exploring antibiotic prescription use in children with medical complexity and identifying opportunities for antibiotic stewardship. She is currently the Principal Investigator of the PICNIC Study, a pilot study evaluating the use of clinical stability measures to guide antibiotic duration in pediatric pneumonia for children with medical complexity.

Research Background

Dr. Snow is a board-certified pediatric hospitalist at Boston Children’s Hospital. She received her MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2017. She completed pediatrics residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020 and then moved to Boston for dual fellowships in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Health Services Research at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. During fellowship training, she completed her MPH in Clinical Effectiveness at Harvard T.H. School of Public Health.

Publications

  1. Characterizing Pediatric Aspiration Pneumonia: Diagnostic Gaps and Stewardship Opportunities. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Oct 01; 15(10):e500-e504. View Abstract
  2. Pediatric Mental Health Boarding: 2017 to 2023. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 13. View Abstract
  3. Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: A qualitative analysis of clinicians' justifications. J Hosp Med. 2024 Nov; 19(11):1028-1034. View Abstract
  4. Emergency Department Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections, 2011-2020. Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 01; 154(1). View Abstract
  5. Misclassification of Both Influenza Infection and Oseltamivir Exposure Status in Administrative Data. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 02 01; 178(2):201-203. View Abstract
  6. Trends in emergency department visits for bronchiolitis, 1993-2019. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Apr; 59(4):930-937. View Abstract

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