Current Environment: Production

Medical Services

Programs & 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

  1. Socioeconomic Indicators and Low Body Mass Index Outcome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Social Risks. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Mar 17; 25(5):102814. View Abstract

  2. Primary Care and Oral Health Integration: Comparing Training Across Disciplines. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020; 31(4S):344-359. View Abstract

  3. Oral Health Training in Pediatric Residency Programs: Pediatric Program Directors' Perspectives. J Dent Educ. 2019 Jun; 83(6):630-637. View Abstract

  4. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Early Childhood Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 01; 141(1). View Abstract

  5. Racial/Ethnic Disparities: a Longitudinal Study of Growth Trajectories Among US Kindergarten Children. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 08; 5(4):875-884. View Abstract

  6. Assessing Preschoolers' Beverage Consumption Using the Theory of Planned Behavior. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 06; 57(6):711-721. View Abstract

  7. Childcare Attendance and Obesity Risk. Pediatrics. 2016 11; 138(5). View Abstract

  8. Geography matters: state-level variation in children's oral health care access and oral health status. Public Health. 2016 May; 134:54-63. View Abstract

  9. Addressing dental fear in children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled pilot study using electronic screen media. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Mar; 53(3):230-7. View Abstract

  10. Oral Health Disparities and Unmet Dental Needs among Preschool Children in Chelsea, MA: Exploring Mechanisms, Defining Solutions. J Oral Hyg Health. 2014; 2. View Abstract

  11. An examination of racial/ethnic disparities in children's oral health in the United States. J Public Health Dent. 2013; 73(2):166-74. View Abstract

  12. Racial disparity trends in children's dental visits: US National Health Interview Survey, 1964-2010. Pediatrics. 2012 Aug; 130(2):306-14. View Abstract

  13. Parental perspectives of early childhood caries. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Jan; 51(1):77-85. View Abstract

  14. Provision of fluoride varnish to Medicaid-enrolled children by physicians: the Massachusetts experience. Health Serv Res. 2011 Dec; 46(6pt1):1843-62. View Abstract

  15. Association between parents' and children's use of oral health services. Pediatrics. 2010 Mar; 125(3):502-8. View Abstract
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