Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, an investigator at ACCORDS (Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science), the Director of the Colorado Children’s Outcomes Network (COCONet), Colorado’s pediatric practice-based research network, and currently serves as the Chair of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (the Red Book Committee) for the AAP. With over 200 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. O’Leary’s research focuses on prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases through understanding clinical, attitudinal and infrastructural barriers to vaccination, and developing and testing interventions to address those barriers. Dr. O’Leary serves as the liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the AAP, and currently represents the AAP on ACIP’s COVID-19 and RSV Work Groups. He also serves as the co-chair of the Policy Committee for Immunize Colorado. Prior to his infectious diseases fellowship, Dr. O’Leary was a partner in a large general pediatric practice in Fort Collins, Colorado for 8 years.