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Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS
Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Dr. Amaral's research is focused on kidney transplantation with particular interests in reducing treatment burden for adolescents and young adults — from designing studies to make daily medication regimens easier to diagnosing transplant injury earlier using innovative, noninvasive approaches.
Bio
Dr. Amaral's research is focused on kidney transplantation with particular interests in reducing treatment burden for adolescents and young adults — from designing studies to make daily medication regimens easier to diagnosing transplant injury earlier using innovative, noninvasive approaches.
She is currently the principal investigator of U-REAACT, a text messaging intervention to promote treatment adherence in youth with kidney transplants and spina bifida. She is also co-principal investigator of an international study, VIRTUUS, to validate urinary biomarker signals associated with rejection and infections in children with kidney transplants.
Education and Training
BA, Wesleyan University (College of Letters Medicine), 1992
MD, Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University School of Medicine, 2000
MHS, Johns Hopkins University (Health Science), 2005
Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University (Pediatric Nephrology), 2006
Titles and Academic Titles
Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Medical Director, Pediatric Hand Transplant Program
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Professional Memberships
International Pediatric Nephrology Association, 2005-
International Pediatric Transplant Association, 2006-
American Society of Nephrology, 2006-
Center for Health Behavior Research, 2011-
Professional Awards
Travel Award, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, 2002
Travel Award, National Kidney Foundation, 2006
Joseph W. Crooks Faculty Development Award in Children's Health, Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, 2006
Clinical Innovator Award for New Program Development, Emory University, 2008
Golden Apple Honorable Mention Award for Health Education, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 2008
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Leadership Development Program, 2015
CHOP Research Institute nominee for Award for Excellence in Mentoring Research Trainees, 2017
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Council, 2018
Excellent in Teaching Clinical Epidemiology Award, MSCE Program, University of Pennsylvania, 2018
Publication Highlights
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