Education

Undergraduate School

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PA

Graduate School

MPH Harvard School of Public Health
Boston

Medical School

Harvard Medical School
Boston MA

Internship

Boston Children's Hospital
Boston MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital
Boston MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
Boston MA

Publications

  1. Genetic Polymorphisms in Fatty Acid Metabolism Modify the Association Between Dietary n3: n6 Intake and Risk of Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2017 11; 23(11):1898-1904. View Abstract
  2. Identification and Characterization of a Novel Association between Dietary Potassium and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Front Immunol. 2016; 7:554. View Abstract
  3. Zinc intake and risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study. Int J Epidemiol. 2015 Dec; 44(6):1995-2005. View Abstract
  4. High School Diet and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Oct; 21(10):2311-9. View Abstract
  5. Endogenous levels of circulating androgens and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis among women: a nested case-control study from the nurses' health study cohorts. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Jun; 21(6):1378-85. View Abstract
  6. Measures of obesity and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Feb; 21(2):361-8. View Abstract
  7. Sleep duration affects risk for ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Nov; 12(11):1879-86. View Abstract
  8. Physical activity and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective study from the Nurses' Health Study cohorts. BMJ. 2013 Nov 14; 347:f6633. View Abstract
  9. A prospective study of long-term intake of dietary fiber and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 2013 Nov; 145(5):970-7. View Abstract
  10. Long-term intake of dietary fat and risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Gut. 2014 May; 63(5):776-84. View Abstract
  11. Early life factors and risk of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Mar; 19(3):542-7. View Abstract
  12. Association between depressive symptoms and incidence of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: results from the Nurses' Health Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Jan; 11(1):57-62. View Abstract
  13. Hormone therapy increases risk of ulcerative colitis but not Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology. 2012 Nov; 143(5):1199-1206. View Abstract
  14. A prospective study of cigarette smoking and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease in women. Am J Gastroenterol. 2012 Sep; 107(9):1399-406. View Abstract
  15. Oral contraceptives, reproductive factors and risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Gut. 2013 Aug; 62(8):1153-9. View Abstract
  16. Aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, and risk for Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Mar 06; 156(5):350-9. View Abstract
  17. Geographical variation and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease among US women. Gut. 2012 Dec; 61(12):1686-92. View Abstract
  18. Higher predicted vitamin D status is associated with reduced risk of Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology. 2012 Mar; 142(3):482-9. View Abstract
  19. Differentiating ulcerative colitis from Crohn disease in children and young adults: report of a working group of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 May; 44(5):653-74. View Abstract
  20. Inflammatory bowel disease associated with immune thrombocytopenic purpura in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2001 Nov; 33(5):582-7. View Abstract

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