Department of Pediatrics

Education

• AB, Magna cum laude, Georgetown University, 2007
• MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2014

Training

• Resident, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2014 - 2017
• Fellow, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2017 - 2020

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2017 - 2021MD, State Medical License
• 2017 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics
• 2020 - PresMO, State Medical License
• 2020Armstrong Institute Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Academy

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2007
• Alpha Omega Alpha Society, 2014
• Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America Jonathan Freeman Scholarship, 2019
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Antimicrobial Stewardship Fellowship Award, 2019

Recent Publications view all (15)

Publication Co-Authors

Jason Newland, M.D., M.Ed.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Rebecca Same

1. Same RG, Newland JG. Pediatric Infections in the Time of COVID-19. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2022;36(1):xiii-xiv. PMCID:PMC8648593  PMID:35168716 
2. Same RG. The Current State and Future Directions of Inpatient Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2022;36(1):173-186. PMID:35168709 
3. Same RG, Tamma PD. Antibiotic Stewardship. Pediatr Rev. 2021;42(4):218-220. PMID:33795471 
4. Same RG, Tamma PD. Missed Opportunities for Transitioning to Oral Antibiotic Therapy. J Hosp Med. 2021;16(2):124. PMID:33523795 
5. Same RG, Hsu AJ, Cosgrove SE, Klein EY, Amoah J, Hersh AL, Kronman MP, Tamma PD. Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events in Hospitalized Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021. PMID:33452808 
6. Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD. The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020. PMID:32525203 
7. Yin J, Kociolek LK, Same RG, Hsu AJ, Amoah J, Tamma PD. Corrigendum to: Oral Vancomycin May Be Associated With Earlier Symptom Resolution Than Metronidazole for Hospitalized Children With Nonsevere Clostridioides difficile Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020;7(2):ofaa041. PMCID:PMC7041126  PMID:32110682 
8. Yin J, Kociolek LK, Same RG, Hsu AJ, Amoah J, Tamma PD. Oral Vancomycin May Be Associated With Earlier Symptom Resolution Than Metronidazole for Hospitalized Children With Nonsevere Clostridiodes difficile Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019;6(12):ofz492. PMCID:PMC6954469  PMID:31950069 
9. Same RG, Hsu AJ, Tamma PD. Optimizing the Management of Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Children: Translating Evidence From Adults Into Pediatric Practice. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019;8(5):485-488. PMCID:PMC6831935  PMID:31436812 
10. Same RG, McAleese S, Agwu AL, Arav-Boger R. Acute HIV in an Adolescent Male With Fever and Rhabdomyolysis. J Adolesc Health. 2019;65(4):567-569. PMCID:PMC7004276  PMID:31401024 
11. Same RG, Tamma PD. Campylobacter Infections in Children. Pediatr Rev. 2018;39(11):533-541. PMCID:PMC6657695  PMID:30385582 
12. Li DX, Sick-Samuels AC, Suwantarat N, Same RG, Simner PJ, Tamma PD. Risk Factors for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage Upon Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018;39(1):116-118. PMCID:PMC6192532  PMID:29202892 
13. Fox MT, Melia MT, Same RG, Conley AT, Tamma PD. A Seven-Day Course of TMP-SMX May Be as Effective as a Seven-Day Course of Ciprofloxacin for the Treatment of Pyelonephritis. Am J Med. 2017;130(7):842-845. PMCID:PMC5632565  PMID:28216442 
14. Adjei AA, Winch P, Laar A, Sullivan DJ Jr, Sakyi KS, Stephens JK, Adjei GO, Boateng IA, Aubyn VN, Kubio C, Tuakli J, Vanotoo L, Bortei BB, Amo-Addae M, Sorvor F, Coleman N, Dalglish S, Owusu R, Gebreyesus T, Essuman E, Greene R, Ankomah E, Houston K, Bart-Plange C, Salamat S, Addison EA, Quakyi IA. Insights into the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria in Ghana: the role of caregivers and licensed chemical sellers in four regions. Malar J. 2016;15(1):263. PMCID:PMC4862058  PMID:27160685 
15. Greene R, Stratton P, Cleary SD, Ballweg ML, Sinaii N. Diagnostic experience among 4,334 women reporting surgically diagnosed endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2009;91(1):32-9. PMID:18367178