Sonja O'Leary, MD

Professional Titles

• Chair, Ambulatory Pediatrics and School and Community Programs, Denver Health
• Pediatrician
• Hospitalist

Publications

• Rinehart DJ, Gilbert A, O'Leary S, Katz SE, Frost HM. Reducing antibiotic duration for acute otitis media: clinician, administrator, and parental insights to inform implementation of system-level interventions. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025;5(1):e3. PubMed PMID: 39781291
• Rinehart DJ, Gilbert A, Andersen LM, Gray TW, O'Leary S, Frost HM. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Watchful Waiting for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media. J Pediatr. 2025 Nov 13;289:114904. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41241139
• Sicherer SH, O'Leary S, Pistiner M, Wang J. Management of Food Allergy in Schools: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2025 Dec 1;156(6). PubMed PMID: 40990176
• Burnett HQ, Cherabie S, Jackson Worstell S, Espinoza K, Sosa-Sanchez K, O'Leary S. A Roadmap for Designing and Implementing a Hub-and-Spoke Virtual School-Based Health Clinic in Denver Colorado. J Sch Health. 2025 Oct;95(10):900-907. PubMed PMID: 40652965
• Rinehart DJ, Gilbert A, O'Leary S, Katz SE, Frost HM. Reducing antibiotic duration for acute otitis media: clinician, administrator, and parental insights to inform implementation of system-level interventions. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025;5(1):e3. PubMed PMID: 39781291
• Burnett HQ, Boral A, Schaap S, Haas-Howard C, O'Leary S. Implementing a School-Based Health Center Virtual Care Program: A Qualitative Exploration of the School Nurse Perspective. J Sch Health. 2024 Jul;94(7):631-637. PubMed PMID: 38147978
• Thurstone C, Loh R, O'Leary S, Bruce S, Ladegard K. School-Based Services May Eliminate Substance Treatment Disparities: Results From a Nonrandomized Program Evaluation. J Sch Health. 2024 Mar;94(3):267-272. PubMed PMID: 38086778
• Keith A, Jenkins TC, O'Leary S, Stein AB, Katz SE, Newland J, Rinehart DJ, Gilbert A, Dodd S, Terrill CM, Frost HM. Reducing length of antibiotics for children with ear infections: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial in the USA. J Comp Eff Res. 2023 Nov;12(11):e230088. PubMed PMID: 37855227
• Burnett HQ, Boral A, Schaap S, Haas-Howard C, O'Leary S. Implementing a School-Based Health Center Virtual Care Program: A Qualitative Exploration of the School Nurse Perspective. J Sch Health. 2023 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38147978
• Thurstone C, Loh R, O'Leary S, Bruce S, Ladegard K. School-Based Services May Eliminate Substance Treatment Disparities: Results From a Nonrandomized Program Evaluation. J Sch Health. 2023 Dec 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38086778
• Keith A, Jenkins TC, O'Leary S, Stein AB, Katz SE, Newland J, Rinehart DJ, Gilbert A, Dodd S, Terrill CM, Frost HM. Reducing length of antibiotics for children with ear infections: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial in the USA. J Comp Eff Res. 2023 Nov;12(11):e230088. PubMed PMID: 37855227
• O'Leary SC, Frost HM. Does HPV vaccination initiation at age 9, improve HPV initiation and vaccine series completion rates by age 13?. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 Dec 31;19(1):2180971. PubMed PMID: 36892245
• Reingold S, Tomcho M, Thomas-Gale T, Haynes C, O'Leary S, Warsh S, Rinehart D, Frost H. Survey of Adolescents' and Emerging Adults' Preferences for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing in Primary Care. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 May 1;50(5):320-322. PubMed PMID: 36649601
• Tomcho MM, Lou Y, O'Leary SC, Rinehart DJ, Thomas-Gale T, Penny L, Frost HM. Closing the Equity Gap: An Intervention to Improve Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing for Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec;13:21501319221131382. PubMed PMID: 36300428
• Tomcho MM, Lou Y, O'Leary SC, Rinehart DJ, Thomas-Gale T, Douglas CM, Wu FJ, Penny L, Federico SG, Frost HM. An Intervention to Improve Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing Among Adolescents in Primary Care. Pediatrics. 2021 Nov;148(5). PubMed PMID: 34675130
• Douglas CM, O'Leary SC, Tomcho MM, Wu FJ, Penny L, Federico SG, Wilson ML, Rinehart DJ, Frost HM. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Rates Among 12- to 24-Year-Old Patients in an Urban Health System. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Mar 1;48(3):161-166. PubMed PMID: 33003186
• Harris B, McClain MB, O'Leary S, Shahidullah JD. Implications of COVID-19 on School Services for Children with Disabilities: Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2021 Apr 1;42(3):236-239. PubMed PMID: 33596007
• Douglas CM, O' Leary SC, Tomcho MM, Wu FJ, Penny L, Federico SG, Wilson ML, Rinehart DJ, Frost HM. Gonorrhea and chlamydia rates among 12-24 year old patients in an urban health system. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33003186
• Stempel H, Cox-Martin MG, O'Leary S, Stein R, Allison MA. Students Seeking Mental Health Services at School-Based Health Centers: Characteristics and Utilization Patterns. J Sch Health. 2019 Oct;89(10):839-846. PubMed PMID: 31359431
• Burbano O'Leary SC, Federico S, Hampers LC. The truth about language barriers: one residency program's experience. Pediatrics. 2003 May;111(5 Pt 1):e569-73. PubMed PMID: 12728111

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
• Colorado Association of School Based Health Centers, Member
• National School Based Health Alliance, Member

Practice Locations

• Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (2001)
• State of Colorado License for the Active Practice of Medicine, License (2002)

• Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
• Child and Teen Health
• Primary Care