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    Shannon O'Malley, MD, IBCLC, FAAP

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    Assistant Professor
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    Additional Titles

    Yale Pediatrics Residency Advocacy Curriculum and Track Director, Pediatrics

    Deputy Director of Clinical Pathways, Pediatrics

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    Titles

    Assistant Professor

    Yale Pediatrics Residency Advocacy Curriculum and Track Director, Pediatrics; Deputy Director of Clinical Pathways, Pediatrics

    Biography

    Dr. O'Malley is a pediatrician in the Department of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She works both at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. Her primary interests include advocacy, lactation and breastfeeding medicine, refugee and immigrant health, and clinical pathway development. She is the co-founder of the Pediatric Resident Advocacy curriculum, Flourishing Families, with Dr. Molly Markowitz and was a previous co-director of the Yale Pediatric Residency Advocacy Track. She is currently the co-advisor with Dr. Frances Cheng for Y-HEALAR (Yale Health Education and Literacy for Asylees and Refugees). She is also the Deputy Director of Clinical Pathways for the Children's Hospital and an inpatient medical director.

    Last Updated on June 26, 2025.

    Appointments

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    Education & Training

    Resident
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2020)
    Intern
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
    MD
    Drexel University College of Medicine (2017)

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    Honors

    • honor

      Faculty Honor Roll

      06/08/2025, 06/09/2024, 06/12/2022, 06/06/2021Regional AwardYale Department of Pediatrics
    • honor

      Regional Impact Award

      08/10/2022National AwardNational Pediatric Hospital
    • honor

      Morris Y. Krosnick, MD Award

      06/03/2020Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Department of Pediatrics Endowed Awards
    • honor

      The Martha Brochin, M.D. Award

      06/06/2019Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Department of Pediatrics Endowed Awards
    • honor

      The Intern Teaching Award

      06/06/2018Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Department of Pediatrics Endowed Awards

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Shannon O’Malley, MD, is a pediatrician who specializes in pediatric hospital medicine. She focuses on the care and treatment of children who require hospitalization. She is deeply involved in supporting lactation and breastfeeding, advocating for refugee and immigrant children's health, and developing clinical pathways to improve pediatric care. She provides compassionate care and guidance to help families flourish in challenging times.

    As an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. O’Malley engages in research aimed at enhancing pediatric healthcare delivery and education. Her work includes co-founding advocacy curricula and contributing to refugee health education.

    Dr. O’Malley earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and pursued her residency at Yale New Haven Hospital.

    Board Certifications

    • Pediatrics

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pediatrics

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