Sadiqa Kendi, MD, MPH

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.