Annika Mai Hofstetter, MD, PhD, MPH

Annika Mai Hofstetter, MD, PhD, MPH

Specialties

"When my mom was seven years old, her brother died of polio. He was a healthy kid at the time, and the polio vaccine was developed just a few months later. Although over half a century has passed, we still face many challenges to vaccinating children against vaccine preventable diseases. My goal is to partner with parents, providers, public health officials and others to better understand these challenges and to improve timely receipt of needed vaccines in order to prevent serious complications and even death from diseases like polio."

  • Biography

    Dr. Hofstetter is an attending physician at Seattle Children's and an associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Washington. She is certified with the American Board of Pediatrics and has been honored with multiple awards throughout her career, including a U.S. Fulbright Scholarship. Dr. Hofstetter serves as Region X Research Chair with the Academic Pediatric Association Continuity Research Network, is co-leader of the Maintenance of Certification Influenza Vaccination Project at Seattle Children's and is a member of the Seattle Children's Influenza Steering Committee.

    Board Certification(s)

    Pediatrics

    Education

    Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
    Karolinska Medico Kirurgiska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholm
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    Clinical Interests

    Dr. Hofstetter's research focuses on pediatric and adolescent vaccination, especially in high-risk populations. She has experience examining vaccination coverage, timeliness, and missed opportunities. She has worked on novel technology-based interventions aiming to improve vaccine uptake and reduce missed opportunities, including a recent text message vaccine reminder study targeting adolescents with chronic medical conditions. She also has a research interest in provider-parent vaccine communication and vaccine safety.

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