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Karen Anne Schneider, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Expertise: Emergency Medicine, Medical Ethics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Research Interests: Tropical medicine; Sedation recovery in children; Medical ethics; Disaster preparedness
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Background
Dr. Karen Schneider is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatric emergency medicine and tropical medicine.
After Dr. Schneider received her undergraduate degree from Molloy College, she earned her medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. She completed her pediatric residency at Yale Children’s Hospital and performed her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins. She joined the faculty in 2002.
Dr. Schneider is a member of the Catholic order the Sisters of Mercy. She is well known for her post-disaster work in Haiti and for launching an elective in tropical medicine for Johns Hopkins medical students that takes them to Guyana, Haiti, Kenya and Nigeria.
Dr. Schneider's research interests include sedation recovery in children, tropical medicine, medical ethics and disaster preparedness.
Dr. Schneider received the Cunningham Award, presented to one Sister of Mercy out of 7,000 each year, for creating the pediatric tropical medicine elective and serving economically disadvantaged children. She serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics CHILDisaster Network Team and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ambulatory Pediatric Association and Amnesty International.
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Departments / Divisions
Centers & Institutes
Education
Degrees
- MD, SUNY at Brooklyn College of Medicine (1996)
Residencies
- Yale-New Haven Hospital / Pediatrics (1999)
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2002)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics / Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2009)
- American Board of Pediatrics / Pediatrics (2001)
Research & Publications
Research Summary
Dr. Schneider's research interests include sedation recovery in children, tropical medicine, medical ethics and disaster preparedness.
Academic Affiliations & Courses
Courses and Syllabi
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Pediatric Tropical Medicine Elective
Activities & Honors
Honors
- Cunningham Award, Sisters of Mercy, 2005
- Morris Krosnick Award for Outstanding Resident, Yale Children’s Hospital, 1999
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Ambulatory Pediatric Association
- Amnesty International
Professional Activities
- Johns Hopkins Disaster Committee Preparedness, Joint Committee: Pediatric Division and Adult Emergency Department, 2007
- Global Health Interest Group, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2006
- Project HOPE Senior Technical Advisory Group (SENTAG) for the Basrah Children’s Hospital in Iraq, 2005
- Medical Ethics Committee and Consultation Service, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2004
- American Academy of Pediatrics CHILDisaster Network Team, 2002
Videos & Media
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
- “U.S. Catholic nuns go about work after rebuke,” CBS News, May 31, 2011
- ‘Baby Jenny’ reunited with doctor who saved her in Haiti, CNN, Jan. 11, 2011
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