Sallie R Permar

Sallie Robey Permar is the pediatrician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center and the chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research focuses on infections affecting newborns.

Education Permar graduated with a BS in biology from Davidson College in 1997. In 2004, she earned an MD from Harvard Medical School and a PhD in microbiology and immunology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She then did a pediatrics residency and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Boston Children's Hospital.

Career In 2011, Permar joined the faculty at Duke University School of Medicine as an assistant professor of pediatrics. She was promoted to associate professor in 2013. As Pediatrician-in-Chief, Dr. Permar hosted the 13th Plates for Pediatrics Dinner on February 25, 2025. This event collected $2.5 million to fund pediatric programs such as the Pediatric Simulation Center, Residency Education, and Pediatric Mental Health.

Dr. Permar is an author of almost 150 scientific publications. (awarded in 2013) 2014 Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Research 2015 Young Investigator Award, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2020 E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research 2020 Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children's Health Research from Weill Cornell Medicine 2022 Excellence in Science Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

She was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation in 2016.