Leila Sahni, MPH

Texas Children's Hospital
Immunization Project
1102 Bates St Suite 240
Houston, TX
USA 77030
Email: lcsahni@texaschildrens.org

Biographical Sketch:
2007-present: Immunization Action Plan Coordinator, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 2006-2007: Research Assistant, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX Publications: Sahni LC, Boom JA, Patel MM, Baker CJ, Rench MA, Parashar UD, Tate JE. Use of an immunization information system to assess the effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in US children. Vaccine. 2010;28(38):6314-6317. Boom JA, Tate JE, Sahni LC, Rench MA, Hull JJ, Gentsch JR, Patel MM, Baker CJ, Parashar UD. Sustained protection from pentavalent rotavirus vaccination during the second year of life at a large, urban US pediatric hospital. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181ed18ab. Patel M, Rench MA, Boom JA, Tate JE, Sahni LC, Hull JH, Gentsch JR, Parashar UD, Baker CJ. Detection of rotavirus antigenemia in routinely obtained serum specimens to augment surveillance and vaccine effectiveness. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010;29(9):836-839. Boom JA, Sahni LC, Nelson CS, Dragsbaek AC, Franzini L. Immunization Information System Opt-In Consent: At What Cost? J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010;16(5):e18-e25. Boom JA, Tate JE, Sahni LC, Rench MA, Hull JJ, Gentsch JR, Patel MM, Baker CJ, Parashar UD. Effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in a large, urban U.S. population. Pediatrics. 2010;125(2):e199-e207.