Christina Sakai, MD

Programs + Specialties	Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Research Interests	Addressing barriers to care for children with autism in various immigrant cultures
Training + Education	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; Children’s Medical Center Dallas / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Floating Hospital for Children
Board Certifications	Pediatrics
NPI #	1740496215
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Spanish, Chinese-Mandarin
Accepted Insurances	View Accepted Insurances at Tufts MC + Floating Hospital

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1. Sakai C, Miller K, Brussa AK, MacPherson C, Augustyn M. Challenges of autism in the inpatient setting. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2014;35(1):82-84.

2. Dakil SR, Sakai C, Lin H, Flores G. Recidivism in the child protection system: identifying children at greatest risk of reabuse among those remaining in the home. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165(11):1006-1012.

3. Sakai C, Lin H, Flores G. Health outcomes and family services in kinship care: analysis of a national sample of children in the child welfare system. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165(2):159-165

4. Sakai C, Shetgiri R, Flores G, Caronna E, Khandekar A, Augustyn M. The language and culture of delay. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010;31(3):255-257.

Christina Sakai, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. She is a board-certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician and a Pediatric Hospitalist. Dr. Sakai’s work focuses on the social-cultural context within which complex medical illness and neurodevelopmental issues are understood and managed. Dr. Sakai’s current research is focused on addressing barriers to care for children with autism in various immigrant cultures. She is trilingual, fluent in English, Mandarin, and Spanish.

American Academy of Pediatrics
Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Academic Pediatric Association