Megan Sandel
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Megan T. Sandel, MD

Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 414-3680
megan.sandel@bmc.org
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Biography

Megan Sandel, MD, is a professor of pediatrics at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine as well as a professor of environmental health at the Boston University School of Public Health. She has held both of these positions for the last eight years, but has been working with the university since 2002, first as an assistant professor. She is the former pediatric medical director of Boston Healthcare for the Homeless program and the first medical director of the founding site for medical-legal partnerships, Medical-Legal Partnership-Boston. In addition to publishing articles and serving on committees, she is considered an expert in her field on the topic of housing and child health.

Other Positions

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • Dartmouth College, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Environmental Health/Epidemiology
  • Yale University, BA Field of Study: Renaissance Studies

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Publications

  • Published on 1/10/2025

    Lê-Scherban F, Coleman SM, Fusfeld Z, Frank DA, Poblacion A, Black MM, Ochoa E, Sandel M, Ettinger de Cuba S. Maternal adverse childhood experiences and lifetime experiences of racial discrimination: Associations with current household hardships and intergenerational health. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Feb; 366:117695. PMID: 39837079.

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  • Published on 12/5/2024

    Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Black MM, Weijer I, Giudice C, Esteves G, Fabian P, Zanobetti A, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Sandel M, Ochoa ER, Frank DA. Food Insecurity and Weight Faltering: US Multisite Analysis of Young Children's Weight Trajectory. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Dec 05. PMID: 39644920.

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  • Published on 9/20/2024

    Ramratnam SK, Johnson M, Visness CM, Calatroni A, Altman MC, Janczyk T, McCauley KE, Schachtschneider C, Fujimura KE, Fadrosh DW, Lynch SV, Bacharier LB, O'Connor GT, Sandel MT, Kattan M, Wood RA, Gergen PJ, Jackson DJ, Togias A, Gern JE. Clinical and molecular analysis of longitudinal rhinitis phenotypes in an urban birth cohort. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Feb; 155(2):547-556. PMID: 39307288.

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  • Published on 8/25/2024

    Keen R, Kim HH, Chen JT, Tiemeier H, Sandel MT, Denckla C, Slopen N. Longitudinal relationships between early-life homelessness and school-aged asthma and wheezing. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2024 Aug 25; 78(10):624-631. PMID: 39059800.

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  • Published on 7/9/2024

    Jung KH, Argenio KL, Jackson DJ, Miller RL, Perzanowski MS, Rundle AG, Bacharier LB, Busse WW, Cohen RT, Visness CM, Gill MA, Gruchalla RS, Hershey GK, Kado RK, Sherenian MG, Liu AH, Makhija MM, Pillai DK, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Gergen PJ, Altman MC, Sandel MT, Sorkness CA, Kattan M, Lovinsky-Desir S. Home and school pollutant exposure, respiratory outcomes, and influence of historical redlining. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Nov; 154(5):1159-1168. PMID: 38992473.

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  • Published on 7/1/2024

    Lebrun-Harris LA, Sandel M, Sheward R, Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S. Prevalence and Correlates of Unstable Housing Among US Children. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jul 01; 178(7):707-717. PMID: 38767882.

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  • Published on 5/5/2024

    Keen R, Chen JT, Slopen N, Sandel M, Copeland WE, Tiemeier H. The biological embedding of social adversity: How adolescent housing insecurity impacts inflammation over time. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Jul; 119:1008-1015. PMID: 38714268.

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  • Published on 10/8/2023

    Egan KA, Xuan Z, Hofman M, Ma Shum J, Fernández-Pastrana I, Fiechtner L, Sandel M, Buitron de la Vega P, Kistin CJ, Hsu H. Food Pantry Referral and Utilization in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Mar; 66(3):444-453. PMID: 37813171.

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  • Published on 10/1/2023

    Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Frank DA, Esteves G, Rateau LJ, Heeren TC, Coleman S, Black MM, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Ochoa ER, Sandel M, Sheward R, Cook J. Development and Validation of an Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale for Use in Clinical and Research Settings in the United States. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 Oct; 123(10S):S89-S102.e4. PMID: 37730309.

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  • Published on 8/1/2023

    Keen R, Chen JT, Slopen N, Sandel M, Copeland WE, Tiemeier H. Prospective Associations of Childhood Housing Insecurity With Anxiety and Depression Symptoms During Childhood and Adulthood. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Aug 01; 177(8):818-826. PMID: 37338896.

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