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Director's Letter
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History of the Program and Accomplishments
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Description of the Program
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Resources and Environment
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Children's Hospital
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Basic Research Faculty
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GI Cell Biology Laboratories
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Harvard Digestive Diseases Center
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Graduate Programs at Harvard & MIT
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Clinical Research Faculty
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Afdhal, Nezam H.
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Austin, S. Bryn
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Christiani, David C.
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Cook, E. Francis
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Duggan, Christopher P.
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Fawzi, Wafaie W.
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Finkelstein, Jonathan A.
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Gillman, Matthew W.
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Goldmann, Donald A.
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Gordon, Catherine M.
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Grand, Richard J.
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Grinspoon, Steven K.
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Jaksic, Tom
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Klibanski, Anne
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Lightdale, Jenifer R.
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Ludwig, David S.
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Newburger, Jane W.
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Nurko, Samuel S.
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Osganian, Stavroula K.
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Rufo, Paul A.
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Sands, Bruce E.
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Willett, Walter C.
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Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Master Degree Programs in Clinical Research
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General Clinical Research Centers
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Current Fellows
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Alumni
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Application Process and Forms
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Benefits
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Program Materials
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David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD
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Director, OWL Program, Children's Hospital Boston
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Children's Hospital Boston
Division of Endocrinology
300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Telephone: 617-355-4878
Fax: 617-730-0183
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Research Interests
The lab studies the effects of diet on body weight and risk for diseases related to insulin resistance. He is especially interested in interactions between diet and phenotype influencing individual responsiveness to weight loss. He is testing a novel low glycemic load diet for the treatment of childhood obesity.
Selected Publications
Olshansky SJ, Passaro DJ, Hershow RC, Layden J, Carnes BA, Brody J, Hayflick L, Butler RN, Allison DB, Ludwig DS. A Potential Decline in Life Expectancy in the United States in the 21st Century. N Engl J Med 2005, 352:1138-1145.
Rhodes ET, Wolfsdorf JI, Cuthbertson DD, Feldman HA, Ludwig DS and the DPT-1 group. Effect of low-dose insulin treatment on body weight and physical development in children and adolescents at Risk of type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2005, 28:1948-1953.
Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Osganian SK, Chomitz VR, Ellenbogen SJ, Ludwig DS. Effects of decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on body weight in adolescents: A randomized controlled pilot study. Pediatrics 2006, 117:673-680.
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