Research Faculty

Sharon Muret-Wagstaff, PhD

Department Developmental Medicine
Hospital Title Associate Director, Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship
Academic Title Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone 617-355-7988
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Email Sharon Muret-Wagstaff
Location Children's Hospital Boston
AU-522
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston MA 02115

Research Overview

Sharon Muret-Wagstaff's goal is to improve measurable health outcomes for children. To that end, she designs and tests innovative approaches to improving quality of health care and the performance of organizations that serve children. She also designs and tests training methods for investigators in quality and health services research. She and her colleagues translate their research into clinical practice, and assist other academic institutions in adapting the training methods that her group has developed to meet their unique needs.

About Sharon Muret-Wagstaff

Sharon Muret-Wagstaff received an MPA from Harvard University and a PhD from the University of Minnesota. She is associate director of the Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program, which received the 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.

Key Publications

  • Landrigan CP, Srivastava R, Muret-Wagstaff S, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D, Graef JW, Homer CJ, Goldmann DA. Impact of a health maintenance organization hospitalist system in academic pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2002;110:720-728.
     
  • Keren R, Muret-Wagstaff S, Goldmann DA, Mandl KD. Notifying emergency department patients of negative test results: Pitfalls of passive communication. Pediatric Emergency Care 2003;19:226-30.
     
  • Srivastava R, Norlin C, James BC, Muret-Wagstaff S, Young PC, Auerbach A. Community and hospital-based physicians' attitudes regarding pediatric hospitalist systems. Pediatrics 2005; 115:34-38.