Veronika Shabanova, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and of BiostatisticsCards
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and of Biostatistics
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Dr. Shabanova is a faculty member in the department of Pediatrics and Department of Biostatistics at Yale University. Prior to that she was one of the senior biostatisticians at the Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (YCAS). With over 20 years of experience as a researcher and statistician in academia and industry, she acquired expertise in statistical and epidemiological methods related to a variety of studies, including development of testable hypotheses, selection of study designs, randomization algorithms, and analytical considerations that correspond to particular study designs. Her statistical expertise are in survival and multi-level/longitudinal techniques. Dr. Shabanova's work has primarily been focused on collaborations with other researchers, including physicians and academicians, in the field of maternal and child health at Yale.
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General Pediatrics
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Education & Training
- PhD
- Yale University, Biostatistics (2017)
- MPH
- Yale University (1999)
- BS
- Kansas State University, Biology (1997)
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0000-0001-9062-4906
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Sarah N. Taylor, MD, MSCR
Fangyong Li, MS, MPH
Sarah McCollum
Melissa Langhan, MD, MHS
Nicola Hawley, PhD
Catherine O'Neill Buck, MD, MHS
Venous Thrombosis
Pediatrics
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Cystic Fibrosis
Publications
2026
Co-design and evaluation of an implementation strategy to support pre-adolescents and families’ linkage to substance use prevention services in pediatric primary care (SPARC): study protocol
Aneni K, R. Kuklinski M, Mercado-Martinez M, Negaro S, Brown C, Herrera M, Shabanova V, Sharifi M, Paek H, Opara I, Camenga D. Co-design and evaluation of an implementation strategy to support pre-adolescents and families’ linkage to substance use prevention services in pediatric primary care (SPARC): study protocol. Implementation Science Communications 2026 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-026-01078-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDescribing the Infrastructure of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine Divisions and Centers Established Within U.S. Health Systems.
Nardella D, Rosen-Carole C, Colmenares M, Hernández-Aguilar M, Young M, Swisher Rosa E, Shabanova V, Martinez-Brockman J, Standish K. Describing the Infrastructure of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine Divisions and Centers Established Within U.S. Health Systems. Breastfeeding Medicine 2026, 15568253261476454. PMID: 42596659, DOI: 10.1177/15568253261476454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren in child protective services custody experience higher risk of intramuscular medication and physical restraints in a pediatric emergency department
Faustino I, Rolison M, Wong A, Hoffman P, Shabanova V, Tiyyagura G. Children in child protective services custody experience higher risk of intramuscular medication and physical restraints in a pediatric emergency department. PLOS ONE 2026, 21: e0355397. PMID: 42585207, PMCID: PMC13465842, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn intervention to decrease dressing changes and complications associated with the use of peripherally inserted central catheters in preterm neonates
Levit O, Harper M, Shabanova V, Bizzarro M, Fleiss N. An intervention to decrease dressing changes and complications associated with the use of peripherally inserted central catheters in preterm neonates. Journal Of Perinatology 2026, 1-2. PMID: 42486930, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02830-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabolic health conditions in pregnancy, human milk hormone concentrations, and infant adiposity
Keeney C, Young B, Shabanova V, Taylor S, Buck C. Metabolic health conditions in pregnancy, human milk hormone concentrations, and infant adiposity. Journal Of Perinatology 2026, 46: 1621-1628. PMID: 42374146, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02782-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFluid intake in term and preterm infants exposed to maternal diabetes
Buck C, Shabanova V. Fluid intake in term and preterm infants exposed to maternal diabetes. Academia Nutrition And Dietetics 2026, 3: 8375. PMID: 42404356, PMCID: PMC13332685, DOI: 10.20935/acadnutr8375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficacy of glucagon-like-peptide-1 agonists for weight loss in adults with CHD.
Varghese P, Elder R, Vinocur J, Spatz E, Shabanova V, McCollum S, Harper M, Pastor T. Efficacy of glucagon-like-peptide-1 agonists for weight loss in adults with CHD. Cardiology In The Young 2026, 36: 1-7. PMID: 42290594, DOI: 10.1017/s1047951126113109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of an Ambient AI Scribe on Medical Student Objective Structured Clinical Examination Notes: Nonrandomized Clinical Trial
Talwalkar J, Wright D, Schwamm L, Leydon G, Shabanova V. Impact of an Ambient AI Scribe on Medical Student Objective Structured Clinical Examination Notes: Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JMIR Medical Education 2026, 12: e88264. PMID: 42125891, PMCID: PMC13273210, DOI: 10.2196/88264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates the impact of an AI scribe on medical student clinical notes, showing little effect on note quality overall but potential benefits for lower-performing students.Development and validation of a cuff size prediction model for pediatric blood pressure measurement outside the office
Nugent J, Cueto V, Medvecky H, Harper M, Batti V, Greenberg J, Shabanova V. Development and validation of a cuff size prediction model for pediatric blood pressure measurement outside the office. Pediatric Nephrology 2026, 1-8. PMID: 42207271, PMCID: PMC13488455, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-026-07344-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricLanguage barriers in pediatric food allergy care: A single-center study on healthcare disparities
Wong K, Pandya N, McCollum S, Shabanova V, Soffer G. Language barriers in pediatric food allergy care: A single-center study on healthcare disparities. PLOS ONE 2026, 21: e0346248. PMID: 41920880, PMCID: PMC13042783, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
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