Louis Vernacchio, MD, MSc
Pediatrician, Longwood Pediatrics; Director of Research, Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
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Louis Vernacchio, MD, MSc
Pediatrician, Longwood Pediatrics; Director of Research, Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Georgetown University
1988
Washington
DC
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1993
Baltimore
MD
Internship
Boston Children's Hospital
1994
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
1996
Boston
MA
Graduate School
Boston University School of Public Health
2000
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston University School of Public Health
2000
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Approach to Care
I love being a pediatrician and try to practice medicine the way I would like it to be for myself and my family — highly personal care informed by the best scientific evidence available.
Publications
Implementing Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Screening within a Pediatric Primary Care Network. View Abstract
Adherence to urologic imaging guidelines after febrile urinary tract infection in infants. View Abstract
Chest Radiograph Utilization Among Children Treated for Pneumonia in a Primary Care Network. View Abstract
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Prescribing Within an Integrated Pediatric Primary Care Behavioral Health Program. View Abstract
Pediatric Primary Care Billing Trends After the 2021 Evaluation and Management Coding Changes. View Abstract
Disparities in the Availability and Acceptance of Nirsevimab in Massachusetts. View Abstract
Age and Probability of Spontaneous Umbilical Hernia Closure. View Abstract
Improving Short Course Treatment of Pediatric Infections: A Randomized Quality Improvement Trial. View Abstract
Considerations for Behavioral Health Integration Program Implementation in Pediatric Primary Care Settings: A Qualitative Study. View Abstract
Pediatric Primary-Care Integrated Behavioral Health: A Framework for Reducing Inequities in Behavioral Health Care and Outcomes for Children. View Abstract
Patterns and Predictors of Health Care Utilization After Pediatric Concussion: A Retrospective Cohort Study. View Abstract
Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Mental Health Visits in Pediatric Primary Care. View Abstract
COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Changes in Pediatric Seasonal Respiratory Infections. View Abstract
Trends in Telehealth Antibiotic Prescribing for Children Through the COVID-19 Pandemic. View Abstract
The Antibiotic Likelihood Index: A New Measure of Antimicrobial Stewardship for Pediatric Primary Care Based on Reason for Visit. View Abstract
Perspectives on Identifying and Treating Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Childhood. View Abstract
Development and Validation of the Asthma Exacerbation Risk Score Using Claims Data. View Abstract
Five-Phase Replication of Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care. View Abstract
The Role of COVID-19 in Transitioning to a Better Pediatric Payment Model. View Abstract
A Broad-Based Approach to Social Needs Screening in a Pediatric Primary Care Network. View Abstract
Social Distancing for COVID-19 and Diagnoses of Other Infectious Diseases in Children. View Abstract
Effect of an Electronic Health Record Transition on the Provision of Recommended Well Child Services in Pediatric Primary Care Practices. View Abstract
Craniofacial Anthropometry: Normative Data for Caucasian Infants. View Abstract
Are Pediatric House Calls the Future? Exploring Patient Perceptions of Home-Centered Health. View Abstract
Five-Year Outcomes of Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care. View Abstract
Effect of Computer-Based Substance Use Screening and Brief Behavioral Counseling vs Usual Care for Youths in Pediatric Primary Care: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. View Abstract
Effect of Instrument-Based Vision Screening for 3- to 5-Year-Old Children on Referrals to Eye Care Specialists. View Abstract
Identifying children at risk of asthma exacerbations: beyond HEDIS. View Abstract
Primary Care Implementation of Instrument-Based Vision Screening for Young Children. View Abstract
Enhancing Pediatricians' Behavioral Health Competencies Through Child Psychiatry Consultation and Education. View Abstract
Educational Initiative to Standardize Concussion Management in Pediatric Primary Care. View Abstract
Appropriateness of Tympanostomy Tubes in the Boston Metropolitan Area: Are the AAO-HNSF Guidelines Being Met? View Abstract
Implementation of Instrument-Based Vision Screening for Preschool-Age Children in Primary Care. View Abstract
Implementation and Evaluation of Two Educational Strategies to Improve Screening for Eating Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care. View Abstract
A telephone intervention to achieve differentiation in dietary intake: a randomized trial in paediatric primary care. View Abstract
Results of a primary care-based quality improvement project to optimize chart-based vision screening for preschool age children. View Abstract
Evaluation of the C6 Lyme Enzyme Immunoassay for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children and Adolescents. View Abstract
'Constipation Challenge' game improves guideline knowledge and implementation. View Abstract
Practice-Based Quality Improvement Collaborative to Increase Chlamydia Screening in Young Women. View Abstract
Total Direct Medical Expenses and Characteristics of Privately Insured Adolescents Who Incur High Costs. View Abstract
Trends in Ambulatory Care for Children with Concussion and Minor Head Injury from Eastern Massachusetts between 2007 and 2013. View Abstract
Population health for children with asthma: time to let some fresh air in. View Abstract
Shared care: a quality improvement initiative to optimize primary care management of constipation. View Abstract
Effectiveness of an asthma quality improvement program designed for maintenance of certification. View Abstract
Xylitol syrup for the prevention of acute otitis media. View Abstract
Panel 1: Epidemiology, natural history, and risk factors. View Abstract
A quality improvement program to reduce unnecessary referrals for adolescent scoliosis. View Abstract
Correlation of care process measures with childhood asthma exacerbations. View Abstract
NHLBI Integrated Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction: can we clarify the controversy about cholesterol screening and treatment in childhood? View Abstract
Ambulatory subspecialty visits in a large pediatric primary care network. View Abstract
Vitamin, fluoride, and iron use among US children younger than 12 years of age: results from the Slone Survey 1998-2007. View Abstract
Management of acute otitis media after publication of the 2004 AAP and AAFP clinical practice guideline. View Abstract
Medication use among children <12 years of age in the United States: results from the Slone Survey. View Abstract
Pseudoephedrine use among US children, 1999-2006: results from the Slone survey. View Abstract
Cough and cold medication use by US children, 1999-2006: results from the slone survey. View Abstract
Xylitol to prevent acute otitis media. View Abstract
Management of acute otitis media by primary care physicians: trends since the release of the 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics/American Academy of Family Physicians clinical practice guideline. View Abstract
Validity of parental reporting of recent episodes of acute otitis media: a Slone Center Office-Based Research (SCOR) Network study. View Abstract
Tolerability of oral xylitol solution in young children: implications for otitis media prophylaxis. View Abstract
Characteristics of persistent diarrhea in a community-based cohort of young US children. View Abstract
Knowledge and practices relating to the 2004 acute otitis media clinical practice guideline: a survey of practicing physicians. View Abstract
Diarrhea in American infants and young children in the community setting: incidence, clinical presentation and microbiology. View Abstract
Oral dexamethasone for mild croup. View Abstract
Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of otitis media in infancy. View Abstract
Sleep position of low birth weight infants. View Abstract
Effect of monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL) on T-helper cells when administered as an adjuvant with pneumocococcal-CRM197 conjugate vaccine in healthy toddlers. View Abstract
Comparison of an opsonophagocytic assay and IgG ELISA to assess responses to pneumococcal polysaccharide and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in children and young adults with sickle cell disease. View Abstract
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to assess respiratory syncytial virus concentration and correlate results with inflammatory mediators in tracheal secretions. View Abstract
Reduction of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in tracheal aspirates in intubated infants by use of humanized monoclonal antibody to RSV F protein. View Abstract
Combined schedule of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine followed by 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine in children and young adults with sickle cell disease. View Abstract
A 6-week-old girl with persistent apnea and worsening pulmonary disease. View Abstract
Physician-assisted suicide: reflections of a young doctor. View Abstract
Neonatal tetanus in Peru: risk assessment with modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and toxoid skin test. View Abstract
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