Sean O'Leary, MD
Professor, Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases

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Medical School:
  • MD, University of Texas Medical School at Houston (1996)
Undergraduate School:
  • BA, Brown University (RI) (1991)
Internship:
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (1997)
Residencies:
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatrics (1999)
  • University of Colorado, Pediatrics (1999)
Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2010)
  • University of Colorado, Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2010)
Languages: English
Department: Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases

Professional Titles

  • Director, Colorado Pediatric Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN), also known as COCONet (Colorado Children’s Outcomes Network

Recognition & Awards

  • SOUPer Hero of the Year Award, Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition (2014)
  • Special Achievement Award “For outstanding work on immunization policy in Colorado”, American Academy of Pediatrics (2014)

Publications

  • Yonts AB, Gaviria-Agudelo C, Kimberlin DW, O'Leary ST, Paulsen GC. Fall 2023 ACIP Update on Meningococcal, RSV, COVID-19, and Other Pediatric Vaccines. Pediatrics. 2023 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38095041
  • Lum HD, Fischer S, Ytell K, Scherer L, O'Leary ST, Elk R, Hurley S, Washington KT, DeCamp M. Elevating Home Health Aide Input in Co-Creation of COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Nov 22;:10499091231218455. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37991051
  • Higgins DM, Moss A, Blackwell S, O'Leary ST. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Parental Attitudes Toward Routine Childhood Vaccines. Pediatrics. 2023 Nov 1;152(5). PubMed PMID: 37867454
  • Higgins DM, O'Leary ST. Letter to the Editor Regarding "Gaps in Prenatal Hepatitis B Screening and Management of HBsAg Positive Pregnant Persons in the U.S., 2015-2020". Am J Prev Med. 2023 Nov;65(5):950-951. PubMed PMID: 37863526
  • Cole LD, Hammershaimb EA, Liang Y, Hendrich MA, Das D, Petrin R, Campbell JD, O'Leary S, Cataldi JR. Awareness of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among US Parents: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Oct;10(10):ofad476. PubMed PMID: 37795505
  • O'Leary ST, Yonts AB, Gaviria-Agudelo C, Kimberlin DW, Paulsen GC. Summer 2023 ACIP Update: RSV Prevention and Updated Recommendations on Other Vaccines. Pediatrics. 2023 Nov 1;152(5). PubMed PMID: 37641189
  • Rabin BA, Cain KL, Watson P Jr, Oswald W, Laurent LC, Meadows AR, Seifert M, Munoz FA, Salgin L, Aldous J, Diaz EA, Villodas M, Vijaykumar S, O'Leary ST, Stadnick NA. Scaling and sustaining COVID-19 vaccination through meaningful community engagement and care coordination for underserved communities: hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation sequential multiple assignment randomized trial. Implement Sci. 2023 Jul 14;18(1):28. PubMed PMID: 37443044
  • Caserta MT, O'Leary ST, Munoz FM, Ralston SL. Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Infants and Young Children at Increased Risk of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 1;152(1). PubMed PMID: 37357729
  • Higgins DM, Haynes AL, Jensen JC, O'Leary ST, Moss A, Calonge N. Planned Out-of-Hospital Birth as a Risk Factor for Nonreceipt of Hepatitis B Immunization. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Sep 1;42(9):819-823. PubMed PMID: 37310892
  • Williams JTB, Robinson K, Abbott E, Rojop N, Shiffman M, Rice JD, O'Leary ST, Asturias EJ. Community perceptions of vaccine advocacy for children under five in rural Guatemala. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(5):e0000728. PubMed PMID: 37216324
  • Williams JTB, O'Leary ST. To EHB 1638 or Not to EHB 1638? For Immunization Policymakers, That Is the Question. Am J Public Health. 2023 Jul;113(7):718-720. PubMed PMID: 37200602
  • Higgins DM, O'Leary ST. Prevention of Perinatal Hepatitis B Transmission. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2023 Jun;50(2):349-361. PubMed PMID: 37149315
  • Gaviria-Agudelo C, Yonts AB, Kimberlin DW, O'Leary ST, Paulsen GC. February 2023 Updates of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 May 31;12(5):257-261. PubMed PMID: 37094832
  • Hammershaimb EA, Campbell JD, O'Leary ST. Coronavirus Disease-2019 Vaccine Hesitancy. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Apr;70(2):243-257. PubMed PMID: 36841593
  • O'Leary ST, Spina CI, Spielvogle H, Robinson JD, Garrett K, Perreira C, Pahud B, Dempsey AF, Opel DJ. Development of PIVOT with MI: A motivational Interviewing-Based vaccine communication training for pediatric clinicians. Vaccine. 2023 Mar 3;41(10):1760-1767. PubMed PMID: 36775776
  • Searns JB, Rice JD, Bertin KB, Birkholz M, Barganier LB, Creech CB, Downes KJ, Hubbell BB, Kronman MP, Rolsma SL, Sydney GI, O'Leary ST, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Using Administrative Billing Codes to Identify Acute Musculoskeletal Infections in Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Feb 1;13(2):182-195. PubMed PMID: 36601701
  • Gaviria-Agudelo C, Yonts AB, O'Leary ST, Anderson EJ. Update From the September 2022 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Feb 9;12(1):1-5. PubMed PMID: 36309881
  • Hurley LP, O'Leary ST, Dooling K, Anderson TC, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Gorman C, Guo A, Lindley MC, Kempe A. Survey of Physician Practices, Attitudes, and Knowledge Regarding Recombinant Zoster Vaccine. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Mar;38(4):986-993. PubMed PMID: 35794307
  • Bloom JL, Furniss A, Suresh K, Fuhlbrigge RC, Lamb MM, Rosenberg S, Edwards A, O'Leary ST. The Impact of Altitude at Birth on Perinatal Respiratory Support for Neonates with Trisomy 21. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Oct;40(14):1515-1520. PubMed PMID: 34674211
  • Ellingson MK, Bednarczyk RA, O'Leary ST, Schwartz JL, Shapiro ED, Niccolai LM. Understanding the Factors Influencing Health Care Provider Recommendations about Adolescent Vaccines: A Proposed Framework. J Behav Med. 2023 Apr;46(1-2):356-365. PubMed PMID: 35194726
  • Maldonado YA, O'Leary S, Hotez P. Vaccine Exemptions and the Risk of Continued Disease Outbreaks. Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1;149(1). PubMed PMID: 34866155
  • Lacy R, Puma J, Tubolino M, LaRocca D, Crane LA, Miller L, Morris CD, O'Leary ST, Leiferman JA. Rural parents' attitudes and beliefs on the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine: An explanatory study. PLoS One. 2022;17(12):e0278611. PubMed PMID: 36477160
  • Dudley MZ, Omer SB, O'Leary ST, Limaye RJ, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Brewer SE, Bednarczyk RA, Chamberlain AT, Malik F, Frew PM, Church-Balin C, Riley LE, Ault KA, Orenstein WA, Halsey NA, Salmon DA. MomsTalkShots, tailored educational app, improves vaccine attitudes: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2022 Nov 21;22(1):2134. PubMed PMID: 36411403
  • O'Leary ST. Why the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends initiating HPV vaccine at age 9. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Nov 30;18(6):2146434. PubMed PMID: 36404635
  • Cataldi JR, Fisher ME, Brewer SE, Spina CI, Glasgow RE, Perreira C, Cochran F, O'Leary ST. Motivational interviewing for maternal Immunizations: Intervention development. Vaccine. 2022 Dec 12;40(52):7604-7612. PubMed PMID: 36371367
  • Gaviria-Agudelo C, Yonts AB, O'Leary ST, Anderson EJ. Update From the September 2022 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36309881
  • Omer SB, O'Leary ST, Bednarczyk RA, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Dudley MZ, Chamberlain AT, Limaye RJ, Brewer SE, Frew PM, Malik FA, Orenstein W, Halsey N, Ault K, Salmon DA. Multi-tiered intervention to increase maternal immunization coverage: A randomized, controlled trial. Vaccine. 2022 Aug 12;40(34):4955-4963. PubMed PMID: 35817646
  • Hurley LP, O'Leary ST, Dooling K, Anderson TC, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Gorman C, Guo A, Lindley MC, Kempe A. Survey of Physician Practices, Attitudes, and Knowledge Regarding Recombinant Zoster Vaccine. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jul 6;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35794307
  • Opel DJ, Furniss A, Zhou C, Rice JD, Spielvogle H, Spina C, Perreira C, Giang J, Dundas N, Dempsey A, Pahud B, Robinson J, O'Leary S. Parent Attitudes Towards Childhood Vaccines After the Onset of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Nov-Dec;22(8):1407-1413. PubMed PMID: 35787455
  • Hammershaimb EA, Cole LD, Liang Y, Hendrich MA, Das D, Petrin R, Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST, Campbell JD. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among US Parents: A Nationally Representative Survey. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Aug 30;11(8):361-370. PubMed PMID: 35748047
  • Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Gorman C, Kempe A. Measles Experience, Practice, and Knowledge by Pediatricians in the Context of Resurgent US Outbreaks. J Pediatr. 2022 Jul;246:213-219.e1. PubMed PMID: 35427690
  • Ellingson MK, Bednarczyk RA, O'Leary ST, Schwartz JL, Shapiro ED, Niccolai LM. Understanding the Factors Influencing Health Care Provider Recommendations about Adolescent Vaccines: A Proposed Framework. J Behav Med. 2022 Feb 22;:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35194726
  • Nolt D, O'Leary ST, Aucott SW. Risks of Infectious Diseases in Newborns Exposed to Alternative Perinatal Practices. Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 1;149(2). PubMed PMID: 35104357
  • Maldonado YA, O'Leary S, Hotez P. Vaccine Exemptions and the Risk of Continued Disease Outbreaks. Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1;149(1). PubMed PMID: 34866155
  • O'Leary ST, Cataldi J, Lindley MC, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Gorman C, Vogt T, Kang Y, Kempe A. US Primary Care Providers' Experiences and Practices Related to Routine Pediatric Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Pediatr. 2022 May-Jun;22(4):559-563. PubMed PMID: 34757024
  • Kempe A, O'Leary ST, Cortese MM, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Gorman C, Tate JE, St Pierre JL, Lindley MC. Why Aren't We Achieving High Vaccination Rates for Rotavirus Vaccine in the United States?. Acad Pediatr. 2022 May-Jun;22(4):542-550. PubMed PMID: 34252608
  • Lacy R, Puma J, Tubolino M, LaRocca D, Crane LA, Miller L, Morris CD, O'Leary ST, Leiferman JA. Rural parents' attitudes and beliefs on the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine: An explanatory study. PLoS One. 2022;17(12):e0278611. PubMed PMID: 36477160
  • Dudley MZ, Omer SB, O'Leary ST, Limaye RJ, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Brewer SE, Bednarczyk RA, Chamberlain AT, Malik F, Frew PM, Church-Balin C, Riley LE, Ault KA, Orenstein WA, Halsey NA, Salmon DA. MomsTalkShots, tailored educational app, improves vaccine attitudes: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2022 Nov 21;22(1):2134. PubMed PMID: 36411403
  • O'Leary ST. Why the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends initiating HPV vaccine at age 9. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Nov 30;18(6):2146434. PubMed PMID: 36404635
  • Cataldi JR, Fisher ME, Brewer SE, Spina CI, Glasgow RE, Perreira C, Cochran F, O'Leary ST. Motivational interviewing for maternal Immunizations: Intervention development. Vaccine. 2022 Dec 12;40(52):7604-7612. PubMed PMID: 36371367
  • Omer SB, O'Leary ST, Bednarczyk RA, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Dudley MZ, Chamberlain AT, Limaye RJ, Brewer SE, Frew PM, Malik FA, Orenstein W, Halsey N, Ault K, Salmon DA. Multi-tiered intervention to increase maternal immunization coverage: A randomized, controlled trial. Vaccine. 2022 Aug 12;40(34):4955-4963. PubMed PMID: 35817646
  • Opel DJ, Furniss A, Zhou C, Rice JD, Spielvogle H, Spina C, Perreira C, Giang J, Dundas N, Dempsey A, Pahud B, Robinson J, O'Leary S. Parent Attitudes Towards Childhood Vaccines After the Onset of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Nov-Dec;22(8):1407-1413. PubMed PMID: 35787455
  • Hammershaimb EA, Cole LD, Liang Y, Hendrich MA, Das D, Petrin R, Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST, Campbell JD. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among US Parents: A Nationally Representative Survey. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Aug 30;11(8):361-370. PubMed PMID: 35748047
  • Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Gorman C, Kempe A. Measles Experience, Practice, and Knowledge by Pediatricians in the Context of Resurgent US Outbreaks. J Pediatr. 2022 Jul;246:213-219.e1. PubMed PMID: 35427690
  • Kempe A, O'Leary ST, Cortese MM, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Gorman C, Tate JE, St Pierre JL, Lindley MC. Why Aren't We Achieving High Vaccination Rates for Rotavirus Vaccine in the United States?. Acad Pediatr. 2022 May-Jun;22(4):542-550. PubMed PMID: 34252608
  • O'Leary ST, Cataldi J, Lindley MC, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Gorman C, Vogt T, Kang Y, Kempe A. US Primary Care Providers' Experiences and Practices Related to Routine Pediatric Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Pediatr. 2022 May-Jun;22(4):559-563. PubMed PMID: 34757024
  • Maldonado YA, O'Leary S, Hotez P. Vaccine Exemptions and the Risk of Continued Disease Outbreaks. Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1;149(1). PubMed PMID: 34866155
  • Nolt D, O'Leary ST, Aucott SW. Risks of Infectious Diseases in Newborns Exposed to Alternative Perinatal Practices. Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 1;149(2). PubMed PMID: 35104357
  • Williams JTB, Robinson K, Abbott E, Rojop N, Shiffman M, Rice JD, O'Leary ST, Asturias EJ. Adapting and piloting a vaccine hesitancy questionnaire in rural Guatemala. Vaccine. 2021 Jan 8;39(2):180-184. PubMed PMID: 33308887
  • Searns JB, Parker SK, Ambroggio LV, O'Leary ST. Identifying the Causative Pathogen in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections: Moving the Debate Forward. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34894261
  • Williams JTB, Rice JD, O'Leary ST. Associations between religion, religiosity, and parental vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine X. 2021 Dec;9:100121. PubMed PMID: 34805968
  • O'Leary ST, Cataldi J, Lindley MC, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Gorman C, Vogt T, Kang Y, Kempe A. US Primary Care Providers' Experiences and Practices Related to Routine Pediatric Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34757024
  • Bloom JL, Furniss A, Suresh K, Fuhlbrigge RC, Lamb MM, Rosenberg S, Edwards A, O'Leary ST. The Impact of Altitude at Birth on Perinatal Respiratory Support for Neonates with Trisomy 21. Am J Perinatol. 2021 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34674211
  • Tyungu DL, O'Leary ST, Middleman AB. How Can We Best Use COVID-19 Vaccines in Adolescents? A Perspective From the United States. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Dec;69(6):881-883. PubMed PMID: 34666959
  • Cataldi JR, Brewer SE, Perreira C, Furniss A, Nederveld A, Suresh K, Williams C, O'Leary ST, Dempsey AF. Rural Adolescent Immunization: Delivery Practices and Barriers to Uptake. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Sep-Oct;34(5):937-949. PubMed PMID: 34535519
  • Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST. Parental vaccine hesitancy: scope, causes, and potential responses. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 1;34(5):519-526. PubMed PMID: 34524202
  • Ugale JL, Spielvogle H, Spina C, Perreira C, Katz B, Pahud B, Dempsey AF, Robinson JD, Garrett K, O'Leary ST, Opel DJ. "It's Like 1998 Again": Why Parents Still Refuse and Delay Vaccines. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021;8:2333794X211042331. PubMed PMID: 34471653
  • Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST, Marlow MA, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Gorman C, Pham HT, Lindley MC, Kempe A. Pediatricians' Knowledge and Practices Related to Mumps Diagnosis and Prevention. J Pediatr. 2021 Dec;239:81-88.e2. PubMed PMID: 34453916
  • Dullea EJ, Abbott EK, O'Leary ST, Wasserman S, Cataldi JR. An Examination of Employee Immunization Policies Among Colorado Child Care Providers. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34319395
  • Pantell RH, Roberts KB, Adams WG, Dreyer BP, Kuppermann N, O'Leary ST, Okechukwu K, Woods CR Jr. Evaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants 8 to 60 Days Old. Pediatrics. 2021 Aug;148(2). PubMed PMID: 34281996
  • Bloom JL, Frank B, Weinman JP, Galambos C, O'Leary ST, Liptzin DR, Fuhlbrigge RC. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in children with trisomy 21. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Jul 17;19(1):114. PubMed PMID: 34273981
  • Kempe A, O'Leary ST, Cortese MM, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Gorman C, Tate JE, St Pierre JL, Lindley MC. Why Aren't We Achieving High Vaccination Rates for Rotavirus Vaccine in the United States?. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jul 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34252608
  • Crawford JA, Hurley LP, O'Leary ST, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Cataldi JR, Beaty BL, Gorman C, Kempe A. Physician attitudes regarding the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Adult Immunization Schedule. Vaccine. 2021 Jun 29;39(29):3799-3802. PubMed PMID: 34090698
  • O'Leary ST, Maldonado YA. Myocarditis After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: True, True, and… Related?. Pediatrics. 2021 Sep;148(3). PubMed PMID: 34088761
  • Williams JTB, Rice JD, Lou Y, Soderborg TK, Bayliss EA, Federico SG, Hambidge SJ, O'Leary ST. Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and Risk of Pediatric Influenza Under-Vaccination in a Safety-Net Health Care System. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Sep-Oct;21(7):1126-1133. PubMed PMID: 34023490
  • Hurley LP, O'Leary ST, Kobayashi M, Crane LA, Cataldi J, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Gorman C, Lindley MC, Kempe A. Physician survey regarding updated PCV13 vaccine recommendations for adults =65?years. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Sep;69(9):2612-2618. PubMed PMID: 33989433
  • MacBrayne CE, Hurley LP, O'Leary ST, Cataldi JR, Crane LA, Gorman C, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Kempe A. Primary Care Physicians' Perspective on Pharmacists Delivering Vaccines to Adults. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Mar-Apr;34(2):392-397. PubMed PMID: 33833008
  • O'Leary ST, Middleman AB, Rockwell PG. Improving Vaccination Coverage in Children and Adolescents: The Role of Professional Societies. Acad Pediatr. 2021 May-Jun;21(4S):S5-S6. PubMed PMID: 33766720
  • Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST, Markowitz LE, Allison MA, Crane LA, Hurley LP, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Gorman C, Meites E, Lindley MC, Kempe A. Changes in Strength of Recommendation and Perceived Barriers to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Longitudinal Analysis of Primary Care Physicians, 2008-2018. J Pediatr. 2021 Jul;234:149-157.e3. PubMed PMID: 33689710
  • Cataldi JR, O'Leary ST. Addressing Vaccine Concerns: A Hopeful Path Forward for Vaccine Confidence. Am J Public Health. 2021 Apr;111(4):556-558. PubMed PMID: 33689421
  • Feldman AG, O'Leary ST, Danziger-Isakov L. The Risk of Resurgence in Vaccine-Preventable Infections Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Gaps in Immunization. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 16;73(10):1920-1923. PubMed PMID: 33580243
  • Kempe A, Lindley MC, O'Leary ST, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Matlock DD, Gorman C, Hurley LP. Shared Clinical Decision-Making Recommendations for Adult Immunization: What Do Physicians Think?. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Aug;36(8):2283-2291. PubMed PMID: 33528783
  • Dudley MZ, Limaye RJ, Salmon DA, Omer SB, O'Leary ST, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Brewer SE, Bednarczyk RA, Malik F, Frew PM, Chamberlain AT. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Vaccine Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions. Public Health Rep. 2021 Nov-Dec;136(6):699-709. PubMed PMID: 33508208
  • Lockwood JM, Ziniel SI, Bonafide CP, Brady PW, O'Leary ST, Reese J, Wathen B, Dempsey AF. Characteristics of Pediatric Rapid Response Systems: Results From a Survey of PRIS Hospitals. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Feb;11(2):144-152. PubMed PMID: 33495251
  • Cataldi JR, Hurley LP, Lindley MC, O'Leary ST, Gorman C, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Crane LA, Shay DK, Kempe A. Use of High-Dose Influenza and Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccines by US Primary Care Physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jul;36(7):2030-2038. PubMed PMID: 33483822
  • O'Leary ST. To Spread or Not to Spread SARS-CoV-2-Is That the Question?. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Jun 1;175(6):559-560. PubMed PMID: 33480965
  • Hurley LP, O'Leary ST, Markowitz LE, Crane LA, Cataldi JR, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Gorman C, Meites E, Lindley MC, Kempe A. US Primary Care Physicians' Viewpoints on HPV Vaccination for Adults 27 to 45 Years. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb;34(1):162-170. PubMed PMID: 33452094
  • Williams JTB, Rice JD, Lou Y, Bayliss EA, Federico SG, Hambidge SJ, O'Leary ST. Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccination Disparities in a Safety-Net System. Pediatrics. 2021 Feb;147(2). PubMed PMID: 33436421
  • Williams JTB, Robinson K, Abbott E, Rojop N, Shiffman M, Rice JD, O'Leary ST, Asturias EJ. Adapting and piloting a vaccine hesitancy questionnaire in rural Guatemala. Vaccine. 2021 Jan 8;39(2):180-184. PubMed PMID: 33308887
  • O'Leary ST, Trefren L, Roth H, Moss A, Severson R, Kempe A. Number of Childhood and Adolescent Vaccinations Administered Before and After the COVID-19 Outbreak in Colorado. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Mar 1;175(3):305-307. PubMed PMID: 33284331
  • Cataldi JR, Kerns ME, O'Leary ST. Evidence-based strategies to increase vaccination uptake: a review. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2020 Feb;32(1):151-159. PubMed PMID: 31790027
  • Brewer SE, Simpson MJ, Rice JD, Skenadore A, O'Leary ST. Engaging practices and communities in the development of interventions to promote HPV vaccine uptake: a protocol for implementing Boot Camp Translation in the private practice setting. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 12;10(12):e041685. PubMed PMID: 33310806
  • O'Leary ST, Trefren L, Roth H, Moss A, Severson R, Kempe A. Number of Childhood and Adolescent Vaccinations Administered Before and After the COVID-19 Outbreak in Colorado. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33284331
  • Brewer SE, Cataldi JR, Fisher M, Glasgow RE, Garrett K, O'Leary ST. Motivational Interviewing for Maternal Immunisation (MI4MI) study: a protocol for an implementation study of a clinician vaccine communication intervention for prenatal care settings. BMJ Open. 2020 Nov 17;10(11):e040226. PubMed PMID: 33203635
  • O'Leary ST, Maldonado Y, Kimberlin DW. Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33180938
  • Spina CI, Brewer SE, Ellingson MK, Chamberlain AT, Limaye RJ, Orenstein WA, Salmon DA, Omer SB, O'Leary ST. Adapting Center for Disease Control and Prevention's immunization quality improvement program to improve maternal vaccination uptake in obstetrics. Vaccine. 2020 Nov 25;38(50):7963-7969. PubMed PMID: 33121843
  • Williams JTB, Miller A, O'Leary ST. Sacred or secular? Exploring religious Coloradans' questions about vaccines. Vaccine. 2020 Oct 21;38(45):6971-6974. PubMed PMID: 32972736
  • O'Leary ST, Cataldi JR, Lindley MC, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Kempe A. Policies Among US Pediatricians for Dismissing Patients for Delaying or Refusing Vaccination. JAMA. 2020 Sep 15;324(11):1105-1107. PubMed PMID: 32930750
  • Opel DJ, Robinson JD, Spielvogle H, Spina C, Garrett K, Dempsey AF, Perreira C, Dickinson M, Zhou C, Pahud B, Taylor JA, O'Leary ST. 'Presumptively Initiating Vaccines and Optimizing Talk with Motivational Interviewing' (PIVOT with MI) trial: a protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a clinician vaccine communication intervention. BMJ Open. 2020 Aug 11;10(8):e039299. PubMed PMID: 32784263
  • Braun C, O'Leary ST. Recent advances in addressing vaccine hesitancy. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2020 Aug;32(4):601-609. PubMed PMID: 32692056
  • Dudley MZ, Limaye RJ, Salmon DA, Omer SB, O'Leary ST, Ellingson MK, Spina CI, Brewer SE, Bednarczyk RA, Malik F, Frew PM, Chamberlain AT. Latent Class Analysis of Maternal Vaccine Attitudes and Beliefs. Health Educ Behav. 2020 Oct;47(5):765-781. PubMed PMID: 32639167
  • Hurley LP, Lindley MC, Allison MA, O'Leary ST, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Kempe A. Physicians' Use of Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Adult Vaccination Uptake. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Sep;59(3):e95-e103. PubMed PMID: 32448550
  • Williams JTB, O'Leary ST, Nussbaum AM. Caring for the Vaccine-Hesitant Family: Evidence-Based Alternatives to Dismissal. J Pediatr. 2020 Sep;224:137-140. PubMed PMID: 32446723
  • Cataldi J, O'Leary ST, Lindley MC, Allison MA, Hurley LP, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Beaty B, McBurney E, Kempe A. Use of Standing Orders for Vaccination Among Pediatricians. Pediatrics. 2020 May;145(5). PubMed PMID: 32350023
  • Limaye RJ, Malik F, Frew PM, Randall LA, Ellingson MK, O'Leary ST, Bednarczyk RA, Oloko O, Salmon DA, Omer SB. Patient Decision Making Related to Maternal and Childhood Vaccines: Exploring the Role of Trust in Providers Through a Relational Theory of Power Approach. Health Educ Behav. 2020 Jun;47(3):449-456. PubMed PMID: 32306760
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  • Dempsey AF, Maertens J, Beaty B, O'Leary ST. Characteristics of users of a tailored, interactive website for parents and its impact on adolescent vaccination attitudes and uptake. BMC Res Notes. 2015 Dec 1;8(1):739. PubMed PMID: 26625932
  • O'Leary ST, Allison MA, Fisher A, Crane L, Beaty B, Hurley L, Brtnikova M, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Stokley S, Kempe A. Characteristics of Physicians Who Dismiss Families for Refusing Vaccines. Pediatrics. 2015 Dec;136(6):1103-11. PubMed PMID: 26527552
  • O'Leary ST, Lee M, Lockhart S, Eisert S, Furniss A, Barnard J, Shmueli D, Stokley S, Dickinson LM, Kempe A. Effectiveness and Cost of Bidirectional Text Messaging for Adolescent Vaccines and Well Care. Pediatrics. 2015 Nov;136(5):e1220-7. PubMed PMID: 26438703
  • Dempsey AF, Brewer SE, Sevick C, Pyrzanowski J, Mazzoni S, O'Leary ST. Tdap vaccine attitudes and utilization among pregnant women from a high-risk population. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2015 Oct 2;:0. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26430729
  • Albright K, Barnard J, O'Leary S, Federico S, Saville A, Lockhart S, Lee M, Eblovi D, Dickinson M, Kile D, Kempe A. School-Based Health Centers as Medical Homes: Parents' and Adolescents' Perspectives. Acad Pediatr. 2015 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26329018
  • O'Leary ST, Pyrzanowski J, Brewer SE, Barnard J, Beaty B, Donnelly M, Mazzoni S, Dempsey AF. Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination Among Pregnant Women and Their Infants' Close Contacts: Reported Practices and Attitudes. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Nov;34(11):1244-9. PubMed PMID: 26322660
  • O'Leary ST, Barnard J, Lockhart S, Kolasa M, Shmueli D, Dickinson LM, Kile D, Dibert E, Kempe A. Urban and Rural Differences in Parental Attitudes About Influenza Vaccination and Vaccine Delivery Models. J Rural Health. 2015 Fall;31(4):421-30. PubMed PMID: 25951772
  • Dempsey AF, Maertens J, Beaty BL, O'Leary ST. Understanding how different recruitment strategies impact parent engagement with an iPad-based intervention to provide personalized information about adolescent vaccines. J Adolesc Health. 2015 May;56(5 Suppl):S7-13. PubMed PMID: 25863557
  • Kempe A, O'Leary ST, Kennedy A, Crane LA, Allison MA, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Brtnikova M, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Stokley S. Physician response to parental requests to spread out the recommended vaccine schedule. Pediatrics. 2015 Apr;135(4):666-77. PubMed PMID: 25733753
  • Dempsey AF, Pyrzanowski J, Brewer S, Barnard J, Sevick C, O'Leary ST. Acceptability of using standing orders to deliver human papillomavirus vaccines in the outpatient obstetrician/gynecologist setting. Vaccine. 2015 Apr 8;33(15):1773-9. PubMed PMID: 25731788
  • Dempsey AF, Brewer SE, Pyrzanowski J, Sevick C, O'leary ST. Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccines among women older than 26 years. Vaccine. 2015 Mar 24;33(13):1556-61. PubMed PMID: 25701671
  • O'Leary ST, Lee M, Federico S, Barnard J, Lockhart S, Albright K, Shmueli D, Allison MA, Kempe A. School-based health centers as patient-centered medical homes. Pediatrics. 2014 Nov;134(5):957-64. PubMed PMID: 25287455
  • Moore SJ, O'Leary ST, Caldwell B, Knepper BC, Pawlowski SW, Burman WJ, Jenkins TC. Clinical characteristics and antibiotic utilization in pediatric patients hospitalized with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Aug;33(8):825-8. PubMed PMID: 25222301
  • Jenkins TC, Knepper BC, Moore SJ, O'Leary ST, Brooke Caldwell, Saveli CC, Pawlowski SW, Perlman DM, McCollister BD, Burman WJ. Antibiotic prescribing practices in a multicenter cohort of patients hospitalized for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Oct;35(10):1241-50. PubMed PMID: 25203177
  • Kempe A, Albright K, O'Leary S, Kolasa M, Barnard J, Kile D, Lockhart S, Dickinson LM, Shmueli D, Babbel C, Barrow J. Effectiveness of primary care-public health collaborations in the delivery of influenza vaccine: a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial. Prev Med. 2014 Aug 22;69C:110-116. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25152506
  • Dempsey AF, Pyrzanowski J, Donnelly M, Brewer S, Barnard J, Beaty BL, Mazzoni S, O'Leary ST. Acceptability of a hypothetical group B strep vaccine among pregnant and recently delivered women. Vaccine. 2014 May 1;32(21):2463-8. PubMed PMID: 24662708
  • Hurley LP, Bridges CB, Harpaz R, Allison MA, O'Leary ST, Crane LA, Brtnikova M, Stokley S, Beaty BL, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Ahmed F, Hales C, Kempe A. U.S. physicians' perspective of adult vaccine delivery. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Feb 4;160(3):161. PubMed PMID: 24658693
  • O'Leary ST, Allison MA, Lindley MC, Crane LA, Hurley LP, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Babbel CI, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Berman S, Kempe A. Vaccine financing from the perspective of primary care physicians. Pediatrics. 2014 Mar;133(3):367-74. PubMed PMID: 24567011
  • Allison MA, Dunne EF, Markowitz LE, O'Leary ST, Crane LA, Hurley LP, Stokley S, Babbel CI, Brtnikova M, Beaty BL, Kempe A. HPV vaccination of boys in primary care practices. Acad Pediatr. 2013 Sep-Oct;13(5):466-74. PubMed PMID: 24011749
  • O'Leary ST, Allison MA, Stokley S, Crane LA, Hurley LP, Beaty B, Kempe A. Physicians' confidence in vaccine safety studies. Prev Med. 2013 Mar;56(3-4):231-3. PubMed PMID: 23333206
  • O'Leary ST, Parashar UD, Crane LA, Allison MA, Stokley S, Beaty BL, Brtnikova M, Hurley LP, Kempe A. Adoption of rotavirus vaccine by U.S. physicians: progress and challenges. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jan;44(1):56-62. PubMed PMID: 23253650
  • O'Leary ST, Suh CA, Marin M, Vaccine Policy Collaborative Initiative. Febrile seizures and measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine: what do primary care physicians think?. Vaccine. 2012 Nov 6;30(48):6731-3. PubMed PMID: 22975026
  • O'Leary ST, Stokley S, Crane LA, Allison MA, Hurley LP, Wortley P, Babbel CI, Beaty BL, Gahm C, Kempe A. Influenza vaccination in the 2009-2010 pandemic season: the experience of primary care physicians. Prev Med. 2012 Jul;55(1):68-71. PubMed PMID: 22561030
  • O'Leary ST, Crane LA, Wortley P, Daley MF, Hurley LP, Dong F, Stokley S, Babbel CI, Seewald L, Gahm C, Dickinson LM, Kempe A. Adherence to expanded influenza immunization recommendations among primary care providers. J Pediatr. 2012 Mar;160(3):480-486.e1. PubMed PMID: 22019072
  • O'Leary ST, Glanz JM, McClure DL, Akhtar A, Daley MF, Nakasato C, Baxter R, Davis RL, Izurieta HS, Lieu TA, Ball R. The risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after vaccination in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2012 Feb;129(2):248-55. PubMed PMID: 22232308
  • O'Leary ST, Nelson C, Duran J. Maternal characteristics and hospital policies as risk factors for nonreceipt of hepatitis B vaccine in the newborn nursery. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Jan;31(1):1-4. PubMed PMID: 21941215
  • Kempe A, Wortley P, O'Leary S, Crane LA, Daley MF, Stokley S, Babbel C, Dong F, Beaty B, Seewald L, Suh C, Dickinson LM. Pediatricians' attitudes about collaborations with other community vaccinators in the delivery of seasonal influenza vaccine. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Jan-Feb;12(1):26-35. PubMed PMID: 21900066
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Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Fellow member
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America, Fellow member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2000)
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Conditions & Treatments
  • Infections
  • Immune System
  • Child and Teen Health - Children's Health
  • Child and Teen Health
  • Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
  • Infections - Bacterial Infections
  • Infections - Fungal Infections
  • Infections - Influenza
  • Infections - Pneumonia
  • Infections - Viral Infections
Clinical Interests
I am interested in vaccines, and vaccine preventable diseases.

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Texas Medical School at Houston (1996)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BA, Brown University (RI) (1991)
Internships:
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program (1997)
Residency Programs:
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatrics (1999)
  • University of Colorado, Pediatrics (1999)
Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2010)
  • University of Colorado, Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2010)
Languages: English
Department: Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases
Contact Us
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place
Campus Box C290
Aurora, CO 80045

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