Claire McCarthy | Medical Services
Programs & Services
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Claire McCarthy | Education
Undergraduate School
Princeton University
1984, Princeton, NJ
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
1988, Boston, MA
Internship
Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
1989, Boston, MA
Residency
Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
1991, Boston, MA
Claire McCarthy | Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Claire McCarthy | Professional History
Dr. McCarthy has been a primary care pediatrician at BCH for more than three decades, working first at Martha Eliot Health Center and then at the Children's Hospital Primary Care Center since 2011. She is also the director of the Pediatric Diagnostic Program, which coordinates multidisciplinary evaluations of children with unclear symptoms that span specialties.
Dr. McCarthy has also written about health and parenting throughout her career, in multiple print and online outlets. She is an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Claire McCarthy | Publications
Blueprint for an Undergraduate Primary Care Curriculum. Acad Med. 2016 12; 91(12):1628-1637. View Blueprint for an Undergraduate Primary Care Curriculum. Abstract
Childhood television viewing is associated with antisocial behavior in adulthood. J Pediatr. 2013 Sep; 163(3):924-5. View Childhood television viewing is associated with antisocial behavior in adulthood. Abstract
Pediatricians and television: it's time to rethink our messaging and our efforts. Pediatrics. 2013 Mar; 131(3):589-90. View Pediatricians and television: it's time to rethink our messaging and our efforts. Abstract
"Learning from Liam". Parenting Magazine. 2008.
"5 Discipline Traps to Avoid". Parenting Magazine. 2008.
Groom your baby: Trimming Nails, Cutting Hair, and Cleaning Ears. The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years. 2006.
"Potty Success". Parenting Magazine. 2006.
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A Case of Difficulty Breathing. Medical Dialogues for Interpreting Practice. 2005.
"Does Your Child Get Enough Downtime?". Parenting Magazine. 2004.
"Your Top Food Questions". Parenting Magazine. 2004.
Everyone's Children. 1996.
Learning How the Heart Beats. 1995.
"Budget Cuts and Health Care: A Doctor's Perspective". Boston Globe Magazine. 1991.
"Of AIDS, children, and hope". Boston Globe Magazine. 1990.
"Babies", a collection of vignettes about patients seen in the hospital. Boston Globe Magazine. 1990; January14.