Sandra F. Braganza, MD

Program Director, Social Pediatrics Program
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Family and Social Medicine

Contact Information

P: 718.579.2500 F: 718.579.2599

Primary Location

Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Health Care Center (CHCC)305 East 161st StreetBronx, NY 10451-3535
  • Specialties & Focus

    Specialties

    • Pediatrics
    Clinical Focus
    • Dr. Braganza has grown her clinical practice at the Comprehensive Health Care Center, part of the Montefiore Medical Group, a Federally Qualified Health Center for almost 20 years. She has been the Director of the Social Pediatrics Program since 2013, a program that focuses on the promotion of health of underserved communities, training future healthcare leaders and advocating for social justice and health equity. She has mentored countless trainees in their career and academic pursuit in pediatrics, academic medicine, public health and advocacy. Her academic interests include healthcare disparities, social determinants of health, medical education and advocacy.
    Research Focus
    • Dr. Braganza has mentored countless trainees in their career and academic pursuit in pediatrics, academic medicine, global health, public health, and advocacy. Her academic interests include healthcare disparities, social determinants of health, medical education and advocacy.
  • Education & Training

    Training

    Residency Program

    Montefiore Medical Center

  • Biography

    Personal Biography

    Sandra Braganza, MD, MPH, is Program Director, Social Pediatrics Program at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Associate Professor, Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is in the primary care of children and adolescents addressing their social and emotional needs.

    In 1994, Dr. Braganza received her Bachelor of Arts from New York University. She pursued her medical education at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Braganza came to Einstein for her postdoctoral training, completing her pediatric internship in 1999 and her pediatric residency in 2002, taking on the role of Chief Resident in her final year. In 2006, she completed her Master of Public HEalth at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health.

    Dr. Braganza’s research focuses on medical education and addressing the social determinants of health in urban low-income communities. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, review papers, abstracts, and local and national invited presentations. She is a reviewer for several journals and working on several publications.

    Dr. Braganza is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Hispanic Medical Association and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.

  • Locations

    Primary Location

    Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Health Care Center (CHCC)

    305 East 161st StreetBronx, NY 10451-3535

    P: 718.579.2500 F: 718.579.2599


    Additional Locations

    Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion
    3400 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2404 P: 718.920.8888 Additional Details
    Montefiore Weiler Hospital
    1825 Eastchester RoadBronx, NY 10461-2301 P: 718.405.8090 Additional Details
    Montefiore Medical Center
    111 East 210th StreetBronx, NY 10467-2401 P: 718.920.4321 Additional Details
    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
    3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2403 P: 718.741.2450 Additional Details
    MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION MG PEDIATRICS
    3400 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2404 Additional Details
    COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE CENTER MG PEDIATRICS
    305 East 161st StreetBronx, NY 10451-3535 Additional Details