Sarah M. Bernstein

Sarah M. Bernstein, MD, MHA

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Pediatrics

Board Certification

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Dr. Sarah Bernstein is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology at the University of Utah, School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine, completed Pediatric Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at Duke University Medical School. Dr. Bernstein provides care to premature infants and critically ill newborns admitted to the NICU at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center. Her clinical interests include bioethics, communication and shared-decision making for periviable and chronically, critically ill infants.

Education History

Fellowship Duke University School of Medicine
 Fellow
Residency University of Illinois College of Medicine
 Resident
Professional Medical Emory University School of Medicine
 MD
Graduate Training Cornell University
 MHA
Undergraduate Cornell University
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Bernstein SM, Barks MC, Ubel PA, Weinfurt K, Barlet MH, Farley S, Jiao MG, Bansal S, Fisher K, Lemmon ME (2023). Prognostic Discordance Among Parents and Physicians Caring for Infants with Neurologic Conditions. J Pediatr, 263, 113677.
  2. Bhatia A, Nestander M, Lucke A, Bernstein SM, Gautam S, Horowitz E, Day C (2023). Factors Influencing Compensation of Early Career Neonatologists. Am J Perinatol.
  3. Lemmon ME, Barks MC, Bansal S, Bernstein S, Kaye EC, Glass HC, Ubel PA, Brandon D, Pollak KI (2022). The ALIGN Framework: A Parent-Informed Approach to Prognostic Communication for Infants With Neurologic Conditions. Neurology, 100(8), e800-e807.
  4. Nestander M, Day C, Lucke A, Gautam S, Horowitz E, Bernstein SM, Bhatia A (2023). Workforce Characterisustics of Early Career Neonatologists and Comparison of Practice Sites. Am J Perinatol.
  5. Rent S, Koo J, Bhatia A, Bernstein S, Arias-Shah A, Mukthapuram S (2022). Use of a digital texting platform to foster collaborative learning in Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists. J Perinatol, 42(11), 1535-1537.
  6. Lemmon ME, Barks MC, Bernstein S, Davis JK, Jiao MG, Kaye EC, Glass HC, Brandon D, Ubel PA (2022). Prognostic Discussion for Infants with Neurologic Conditions: Qualitative Analysis of Family Conferences. Ann Neurol, 92(4), 699-709.
  7. Dyess N, Liberio B, Bernstein S, French H, Myers P (2022). A National Virtual Job Search Series for Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows. J Grad Med Educ, 14(3), 337-338.
  8. Bernstein SM (2019). Grace Amid Turmoil: Death in the Delivery Room. Acad Pediatr, 20(3), 293-294.
  9. Bernstein SM, Lewis HC (2018). The World Was Not Built for Us: Improving Access to Care for Transgender Youth. Pediatrics, 142(6).
  10. Campbell A, Restrepo C, Deshpande G, Tredway C, Bernstein SM, Patzer R, Wendby L, Schonmeyr B (2017). Validation of a Unilateral Cleft Lip Surgical Outcomes Evaluation Scale for Surgeons and Laypersons. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 5(9), e1472.
  11. Campbell A, Restrepo C, Deshpande G, Bernstein SM, Tredway C, Wendby L, Schonmeyr B (2017). Validation of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Severity Index for Surgeons and Laypersons. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 5(9), e1479.
  12. Bernstein SM (2017). Nutella. Acad Med, 92(6), 764.
  13. Cormican MT, Thompson PW, Bernstein SM, Dougherty SD, Dente CJ, Morse BC (2017). Giant Pseudocysts of the Spleen: A Rare Sequela of Traumatic Splenic Injury. Am Surg, 83(1), e26-27.
  14. Bernstein SM (2016). The Night Your Child Died: An Open Letter From Your Doctor. Acad Med, 91(11), 1529.

Review

  1. Bernstein SM, Canfora M, Lemmon ME (2021). Counseling parents of premature neonates on neuroimaging findings. [Review]. Semin Perinatol, 45(7), 151474.