Sarimer Margarita Sánchez, MD, MPH

nfectious Diseases Bureau Director, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA

Sarimer Margarita Sánchez, MD is a Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Sánchez recognizes the importance of public policy in the control of emerging infectious diseases, particularly among vulnerable communities. She aspires to implement policies that strengthen outbreak preparedness and response and effectively address social determinants in health to improve health care outcomes in minority populations. Dr. Sánchez received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2015. She completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 and a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, with a focus on Infection Prevention, Hospital Epidemiology, and Antibiotic Stewardship, at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2020.