Bridget Hron, MD, MMSc
Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Associate Director, Center for Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Bridget Hron, MD, MMSc
Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Associate Director, Center for Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Boston University School of Medicine
2008
Boston
MA
Graduate School
Harvard Medical School
2015
Boston
MA
Internship
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2009
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2011
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2014
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
Professional History
Dr. Hron is a general pediatric gastroenterologist with a focus in nutrition. Her research interests relate to dietary control of systemic inflammation. In Boston, she attends on the inpatient nutrition service. In Weymouth, she cares for general gastroenterology outpatients.
Publications
Effect of Adopting a Gluten-Free Diet on Exposure to Arsenic and Other Heavy Metals in Children With Celiac Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. View Abstract
Survey of nutrition screening practices in pediatric hospitals across the United States. View Abstract
Improving anthropometric measurements in hospitalized children: A quality-improvement project. View Abstract
Comparing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Findings in Children with Autism, Developmental Delay, or Typical Development. View Abstract
Effect of blenderized tube feeds on gastric emptying: A retrospective cohort study. View Abstract
Pediatric undernutrition defined by body composition-are we there yet? View Abstract
Letter: is unrealised adult height resulting from paediatric Crohn's disease associated with a potential reduction in lifetime earnings? View Abstract
Viscosity of Commercial Food-based Formulas and Home-prepared Blenderized Feeds. View Abstract
Reply. View Abstract
Viscosity of Commercial Food Based Formulas and Home Prepared Blenderized Feeds. View Abstract
Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Indices of Children Receiving Blenderized Feeds via Enteral Tube. View Abstract
A randomized study of dietary composition during weight-loss maintenance: Rationale, study design, intervention, and assessment. View Abstract
Hepatic, adipocyte, enteric and pancreatic hormones: response to dietary macronutrient composition and relationship with metabolism. View Abstract
Relationship of insulin dynamics to body composition and resting energy expenditure following weight loss. View Abstract
Relationship of peak growth hormone to cardiovascular parameters, waist circumference, lipids and glucose in HIV-infected patients and healthy adults. View Abstract
Low-dose physiological growth hormone in patients with HIV and abdominal fat accumulation: a randomized controlled trial. View Abstract
Effects of TNF-alpha neutralization on adipocytokines and skeletal muscle adiposity in the metabolic syndrome. View Abstract
Effects of etanercept in patients with the metabolic syndrome. View Abstract
Effects of physiological leptin administration on markers of inflammation, platelet activation, and platelet aggregation during caloric deprivation. View Abstract
Effects of growth hormone-releasing hormone on bone turnover in human immunodeficiency virus-infected men with fat accumulation. View Abstract
Endocrine and metabolic effects of physiologic r-metHuLeptin administration during acute caloric deprivation in normal-weight women. View Abstract
Growth hormone (GH) responses to GH-releasing hormone-arginine testing in human immunodeficiency virus lipodystrophy. View Abstract
Growth hormone-releasing hormone in HIV-infected men with lipodystrophy: a randomized controlled trial. View Abstract
Relation of leptin pulse dynamics to fat distribution in HIV-infected patients. View Abstract
Acute regulation of adiponectin by free fatty acids. View Abstract
Nocturnal ghrelin pulsatility and response to growth hormone secretagogues in healthy men. View Abstract
Metabolic regulation of growth hormone by free fatty acids, somatostatin, and ghrelin in HIV-lipodystrophy. View Abstract
Characterization of leptin pulse dynamics and relationship to fat mass, growth hormone, cortisol, and insulin. View Abstract