Inyang Isong, MD, ScD, MPH

Pediatrician, Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
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Inyang Isong, MD, ScD, MPH

Inyang Isong, MD, ScD, MPH

Pediatrician, Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Spanish
Education
Medical School
University of Calabar
1991
Leopad Town, Calabar
Nigeria
Internship
Pediatrics
Cook County Hospital
1995
Chicago
IL
Residency
Pediatrics
Cook County Hospital
1997
Chicago
IL
Fellowship
Harvard Health Services Research
Massachusetts General Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Professional History

Inyang Isong, MD, ScD, MPH, is a practicing general pediatrician at Boston Children's Primary Care at Longwood and Martha Elliot Health Center, and is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Part time) at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Isong attended medical school at the College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria. She completed her residency training in pediatrics at Cook County Children's Hospital, Chicago and subsequently a Health Services Research fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. She earned a Masters in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as a Doctorate in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health. Before joining Boston Children’s Hospital, she worked as a community-based pediatrician at Lawndale Christian Health Center in Chicago, and subsequently as a Medical Officer with the United States Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville, Maryland.

Publications

Socioeconomic Indicators and Low Body Mass Index Outcome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Social Risks. View Abstract
Primary Care and Oral Health Integration: Comparing Training Across Disciplines. View Abstract
Oral Health Training in Pediatric Residency Programs: Pediatric Program Directors' Perspectives. View Abstract
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Early Childhood Obesity. View Abstract
Racial/Ethnic Disparities: a Longitudinal Study of Growth Trajectories Among US Kindergarten Children. View Abstract
Assessing Preschoolers' Beverage Consumption Using the Theory of Planned Behavior. View Abstract
Childcare Attendance and Obesity Risk. View Abstract
Geography matters: state-level variation in children's oral health care access and oral health status. View Abstract
Addressing dental fear in children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled pilot study using electronic screen media. View Abstract
Oral Health Disparities and Unmet Dental Needs among Preschool Children in Chelsea, MA: Exploring Mechanisms, Defining Solutions. View Abstract
An examination of racial/ethnic disparities in children's oral health in the United States. View Abstract
Racial disparity trends in children's dental visits: US National Health Interview Survey, 1964-2010. View Abstract
Parental perspectives of early childhood caries. View Abstract
Provision of fluoride varnish to Medicaid-enrolled children by physicians: the Massachusetts experience. View Abstract
Association between parents' and children's use of oral health services. View Abstract