Gregory Stanley Sawicki MD, MPH

Gregory S. Sawicki, MD, MPH, is a pediatric pulmonologist and health services researcher with a particular interest in addressing health outcomes, disease self-management, and adherence for children, adolescents, and young adults with chronic respiratory diseases including cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma.

Dr. Sawicki’s primary research activities are currently focused on the process and outcomes of transition from pediatric to adult-focused health care for adolescents with chronic medical conditions. He is conducting NIH-funded mixed methods qualitative and survey study of adolescents and young adults with CF with the aim of exploring their current experiences with health care transition and disease self-management.

In his recent work, he has helped to develop and validate a survey instrument to assess transition readiness for youth with chronic disease, the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ). This instrument is currently being used in multiple health care transition studies throughout the country. He also is working on the development of quality measures to evaluate the transition to adult care for youth with chronic conditions.