Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital Medicine (2024)
  • Medical Education: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine (2019) NH
  • Fellowship: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2022)
  • Residency: LUCILE PACKARD - STANFORD UNIVERSITY (2022) CA

Contact

  • Clinical (Primary)  LPCH Hospital Medicine 725 Welch Rd Palo Alto, CA 94304 (650) 736-6690 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

All Publications

  • Evaluation of a National Mentorship Pilot Program for Early-Career Women in PHM. Hospital pediatrics Nguyen, E. L., Dali, S., Sharp, E. 2026

    Abstract

    Women comprise most of the pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) workforce yet experience disparities in authorship, leadership, and compensation. Structured mentorship and professional development tailored to early-career women remain limited. Supporting Her in Navigating Early Career (SHINE), a national mentorship initiative for trainee and early-career PHM women, was developed to address these gaps.To evaluate the SHINE pilot program's impact on participants' mentorship connections and self-confidence in career-related skills.We conducted a prospective pre-post evaluation of the 2025 SHINE pilot. The curriculum included six 1-hour sessions on negotiation, job search, promotion, branding, and mentorship. Participants completed anonymous pre- and postprogram surveys assessing self-efficacy across 12 career domains using 5-point Likert scales and provided open-ended feedback. Paired t tests evaluated within-participant changes in confidence scores, and content analysis was applied to qualitative responses.All 25 participants (100%) completed the presurvey and 21 (84%) the postsurvey, with 16 matched pairs. Significant improvements in self-reported confidence were observed across all domains (Cohen's d: 1.06-2.11; P < 0.001). The largest gains occurred in perceived professional visibility, negotiation confidence, and empowerment to address gender-related barriers. The percentage of participants with cross-institutional mentors increased from 36% to 67% and peer mentors from 12% to 100%. Qualitative themes included improved connection and community, confidence and self-advocacy, and professional identity.SHINE participation was associated with substantial gains in perceived self-confidence and reported mentorship connections. This pilot supports the feasibility and perceived value of gender-informed, cohort-based mentorship for trainee and early-career women in PHM.

    View details for DOI 10.1542/hpeds.2026-009354

    View details for PubMedID 42732884

  • Say My Name: Understanding the Power of Names, Correct Pronunciation, and Personal Narratives. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources Dali, S., Atasuntseva, A., Shankar, M., Ayeroff, E., Holmes, M., Johnson, C., Terkawi, A. S., Beadle, B., Chang, J., Boyd, K., Dunn, T. 2022; 18: 11284

    Abstract

    Names are a reflection of identity and often have personal meaning. The chronic mispronunciation of names can undermine one's identity and be experienced as a microaggression. This workshop aims to provide historical context for names as well as resources for correct name pronunciation.We developed a 60-minute interactive virtual workshop with didactics, small-group sharing of personal experiences, and case discussions. We used an anonymous postworkshop survey to evaluate workshop effectiveness.We presented the workshop at one local academic conference and two local educational conferences to learners of all levels from medical students to faculty. We collected postworkshop survey results from 78 participants of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Participants reported learning historical context, ways to ask about correct name pronunciation, correcting name mispronunciation, documenting pronunciation, and sources for applications to practice. The main barriers to implementing workshop lessons included personal and structural factors.This workshop effectively fills an educational gap by addressing the importance of correct name pronunciation in order to provide a more inclusive environment for clinicians and patients alike.

    View details for DOI 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11284

    View details for PubMedID 36524099

    View details for PubMedCentralID PMC9705275

  • Pediatric Departmental Advocacy: Our Experience Addressing the Social Challenges of COVID-19 and Racism. The Journal of pediatrics Ramirez, M. R., Bruce, J. S., Ball, A. J., Gambhir, S., Zabrocka, K., Sahak, O., Dali, S., Jones, K., Chamberlain, L. J. 2020

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.048

    View details for PubMedID 33301783