Dr. Sneha L. Sood, MD

Expert Publications

• Retinopathy of Prematurity and Ethnicity in Hawai'i: A Retrospective Study (1996 - 2006) of Medical Records from Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Media Releases

Get to know Neonatal-Perinatal Physician Dr. Sneha L. Sood, who serves patients in Honolulu, Hawaii

Dr. Sood is a board-certified neonatal-perinatal medicine specialist with Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children at Hawaii Pacific Health in Honolulu, Hawaii. Furthermore, she can be found attending Hawaii Pacific Health Wilcox Medical Center in Lihue, Hawaii. 

Dr. Sood received her medical degree in 1985 at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. She then completed both her pediatric residency (1985 – 1988) and neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship (1992 – 1995) at the University of Hawaii. She remains an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Following her training, Dr. Fleming attained board certification in pediatrics and the subspecialty of neonatal-perinatal medicine with the American Board of Pediatrics. The American Board of Pediatrics was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. The ABP is an independent and nonprofit organization.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

Neonatal-perinatal medicine is a subspecialty of pediatrics concerned with the care of critically ill newborn and premature infants. Neonatologists diagnose and treat newborns with conditions such as breathing disorders, infections, or birth defects, coordinate care and medically manage newborns born prematurely, critically ill, or in need of surgery, stabilize and treat newborns with any life-threatening medical problems, attend a delivery after which the infant may require medical intervention. 

Dr. Sood’s professional interests include medicine in underserved areas. Outside her professional commitments, she enjoys dancing hula, watching movies, appreciating animals, spending time with family and friends. 

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