Sarah Bayefsky, M.D., is the first combined adult and pediatric rheumatologist within the Hackensack Meridian Health network. She completed a rigorous medical training, including residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Vanderbilt, followed by fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition to caring for patients, she serves as the Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center and the Director of a pre-clerkship, longitudinal course called Patient Presentation Problem-Based-Learning Curriculum (PPPC) at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
Dr. Bayefsky provides expert care for a wide variety of rheumatologic conditions in both adults and children, including systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, myositis, inflammatory arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis), and systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). She is also uniquely skilled at assisting adolescents and young adults living with rheumatic disease in their transition to adult care.
Dr. Bayefsky is a passionate, award-winning medical educator. She partners with rheumatology organizations to create and deliver educational programs to patients within her local community and has developed curricula that are used to teach rheumatology topics nationally and internationally. She has also led several grant-funded educational research projects and is currently pursuing a master's degree in medical education at the University of Pennsylvania.
Organizations
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)
- New Jersey Rheumatology Association
Awards
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Distinguished Fellow Award (2024)
- Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Fellows Abstract Award (2024)
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Education Day Best Poster Award (2024)
- University of Pennsylvania Fellow as Teacher Award (2023)