Rashida Shakir, MD, FAAP
Areas of expertise: Pediatric hospital medicine, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
Locations: CHOP at Virtua Voorhees Hospital , CHOP at Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
About Rashida Shakir, MD, FAAP
Titles
Pediatric Hospitalist
Assistant Medical Director, CHOP Care Network at Virtua
Certifications
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Leadership and Memberships
2001-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2025-present, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
2023-present, AAP PREP Hospital Medicine Editorial Board Member
2022-present, ABP MOC4 Portfolio Review Panel Member
2021-present, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Virtua-Rowan School of Medicine
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, India
Internship
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Residency
Pediatrics - St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY (Chief Resident)
Radiology - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Publications
PubMed
Publications
2024
Shakir R, Marchese R, Henig O, Peters S, Zakri F, Eng M, Katta P, Shah S, Hunt J- Short and sweet, Reducing the prescribed antibiotic duration in pediatric patients treated for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) at a community hospital. Oral presentation, Section on Emergency Medicine program. Pediatric Academic Societies meeting 2024, Toronto, Canada
2018
Rashida Pittalwala, Lauren Marlowe; Reducing the Rate of Blood Culture Collection in Pediatric Patients with Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Presenting to a Community Hospital Emergency Department. Pediatrics January 2018; 141 (1_MeetingAbstract): 164. 10.1542/peds.141.1MA2.164