My Contact Information

  • 617.414.4991
  • Primary Location

    801 Massachusetts Ave.
    7th Floor
    Boston, MA 02118

More About Me

Sadiqa Kendi, MD, MPH, FAAP, CPST, is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Kendi is also an associate professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is an expert in pediatric injury prevention, with a focus on health equity. She currently serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics Executive Committee for the Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, which develops policies and processes for reducing the burden of childhood injuries nationwide. Dr. Kendi received her medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine, completed her pediatric training at Montefiore Medical Center, and did her fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is an active researcher, a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, and a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow.
  • Administrative Title

    Division Chief, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Education

    Yale School of Medicine, 2006
  • Residency

    Social Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2006-2009
  • Fellowship

    Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2010-2013
  • Board Certifications

    Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Special Interests

    Injury prevention, health equity, clinical operations, social pediatrics