As the next K-12 school year swiftly approaches, top of mind for many area parents and caregivers are the risks of exposure to COVID-19, concerns for children with pre-existing conditions, long-term implications of illness, vaccine considerations, child development, and much more.
Michelle Artibee, Director of Workforce Wellbeing at Cornell University interviews Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker about these issues. We’ll explore how caregivers can help children and families stay healthy and thrive throughout the remainder of the pandemic.
A Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist affiliated with Northeast Pediatrics of Ithaca, Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker is board certified in both pediatric medicine and pediatric infectious diseases. He has a faculty appointment at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital as well as Weill Cornell. Dr. Snedeker currently serves on the American Board of Pediatrics, and he is the former chair of the Board of Directors of Cayuga Medical Center as well as the Tompkins County Board of Health. He graduated from Cornell University with honors and distinction then earned his medical degree at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, where he did research on the Epstein-Barr virus. Dr. Snedeker completed his pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Duke University Medical Center. He held a faculty appointment at Duke for the next six years, teaching and studying virus-host cell interactions and respiratory virus genetics.
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