About
Dr. Amati is a practicing general pediatrician and serves as the Medical Director of the Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health & Advocacy, the community health arm of Prisma Health Children’s Hospital. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville and leads the Community Health and Advocacy Rotation for the Prisma Health Upstate Pediatric Residency Program. Certified in Lifestyle Medicine and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Dr. Amati co-chairs the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Pediatric/Adolescent Member Interest Group. She serves on the South Carolina American Academy of Pediatrics board and is a member of the SC Department of Health and Human Services Quality through Technology and Innovation in Pediatrics (QTIP) Physician Advisory Group. Additionally, she serves as the South Carolina lead for the Carolinas Collaborative, a regional system change infrastructure focused on driving scalable child public health solutions through innovation, research, and advocacy. Dr. Amati works closely with Dr. Sarah Griffin and students at the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences to evaluate community-based interventions, including pediatric resource navigation, diaper bank utilization, and community health improvement plan initiatives.
How their research is transforming health care
My research focuses on mitigating the impact of the Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) to ensure that a child’s zip code does not dictate their health trajectory. By bridging the gap between clinical practice and community-based interventions, my work facilitates a shift from reactive acute care toward a proactive, lifestyle-centered model of health equity. Central to this transformation is the seamless integration of SDoH screenings and interventions into the medical home. Through the leadership of bilingual initiatives like the Rica Salud/Rich Health lifestyle medicine program and the development of produce prescription partnerships, I investigate culturally relevant strategies to address pediatric obesity and food/nutrition insecurity. Utilizing frameworks like RE-AIM, my research prioritizes pragmatic implementation—systematically embedding resource navigation for food, hygiene (diaper banks), and universal screenings into the primary care workflow. The impact of this work is further amplified through academic mentorship; by training the next generation of physician-advocates, I am building a sustainable infrastructure for equitable pediatric care that treats lifestyle and community resources with the same clinical rigor as pharmaceutical interventions.
Health research keywords
Pediatrics, Community Health, Social Drivers of Health, Lifestyle Medicine, School Health, Oral Health
