Jesse J. Sturm, MD

Jesse Sturm, MD, MPH, is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Connecticut Children’s. Dr. Sturm has a broad clinical and research interest in pediatric procedural sedation/analgesia and pediatric emergency medicine. His specific research interests focus on health care utilization research, non-urgent utilization of the pediatric emergency department, and pediatric sedation research.

Why should someone choose you to care for their health?
I am a board-certified pediatric ED physician with over 10 years of experience in urgent care and pediatric emergency room care.

What is the most important thing your patients should expect from their professional relationship with you? What do you expect from them?
They should expect a high level of clinical care with shared decision making to ensure families and patients are comfortable with their care.

How do you spend your valuable personal time when you are not caring for patients?
When not treating patients, I enjoy fly fishing.

Why did you choose your specialty and what is its greatest reward?
Helping families understand their condition and being a helping and knowledgeable hand during what can be a very challenging time.