Sarita Chung, MD  is the Director of Disaster Preparedness in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, Dr. Chung is actively involved in all aspects of pediatric emergency preparedness and response, including advocacy, research, education, and clinical care. In her role as the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children and Disasters, she collaborates with federal partners and nongovernmental organizations to include the needs of children and their families throughout the disaster cycle. She previously served on the FEMA National Advisory Council and is currently serving on the HHS ASPR National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters.  In terms of her research, Dr. Chung published one of the first post-9/11 articles, examining the efficacy of web-based training in bioterrorism. Dr. Chung was the principal investigator of an EMSC Targeted Issue grant to develop a novel image based family reunification system which proved to be effective and led to the development of the AAP Family Reunification Following Disasters: A Planning Tool for Health Care Facilities. Her research has also included the effects of the H1N1 pandemic influenza on pediatric emergency departments, alternate care sites and laboratory testing as well as developing and testing educational curriculum for pediatric disaster preparedness for clinicians and public health professionals.