Sarah Pitts, MD
Director of Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Program; Co-Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and PCOS Programs; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Sarah Pitts, MD
Director of Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Program; Co-Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and PCOS Programs; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Dartmouth College
Hanover
NH
Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover
NH
Internship
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston
MA
Media
On Answers
Four ways to support your teen’s mental health
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Professional History
Dr. Sarah Pitts specializes in adolescent and young adult bone health, complex contraceptive care, eating disorders, and reproductive endocrine care.
Dr. Pitts serves also as an expert for the Department of Adolescent Medicine and Endocrinology for Boston Children's Hospital Precision Medicine Service.
For more information about the Precision Medicine Service please visit childrenshospital.org/precisionmed.
Publications
Education as Advocacy to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health. View Abstract
Many Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows Are Not Ready to Graduate From Fellowship in 2 Years. View Abstract
Bone Health: A Review. View Abstract
Implementing Entrustable Professional Activities in Pediatric Fellowships: Facilitating the Process. View Abstract
Telemedicine for Adolescent and Young Adult Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Post-insertion Visits: Outcomes over 1 Year. View Abstract
Analysis of fellowship program director opinions of entrustable professional activities in adolescent medicine fellowship. View Abstract
Relationship between long-acting reversible contraception and acne in a cohort of adolescents and young adults. View Abstract
Child Health Needs and the Adolescent Medicine Workforce Supply: 2020-2040. View Abstract
Adolescent and young adult long-acting reversible contraception post-insertion visit attendance before and after COVID-19. View Abstract
Continuation rates of hormonal intrauterine devices in adolescents and young adults when placed for contraceptive and non-contraceptive indications. View Abstract
Relationship between epa level of supervision with their associated subcompetency milestone levels in pediatric fellow assessment. View Abstract
Advocacy: caring for teens beyond the bedside. View Abstract
Long-acting reversible contraception in gender-diverse adolescents and young adults: Outcomes from a multisite collaborative. View Abstract
Contraceptive Implant-Associated Bleeding in Adolescent/Young Adult Clinical Practice: Associated Factors, Management, and Rates of Discontinuation. View Abstract
Do Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients With Vitamin D Deficiency Have Worse Spine Fusion Outcomes? View Abstract
Telemedicine for Adolescent and Young Adult Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Follow-Up Care amidst a Global Pandemic. View Abstract
Editorial: A behavioral health crisis. View Abstract
Amenorrhea Evaluation and Management-Reply. View Abstract
Establishing psychological safety in clinical supervision: Multi-professional perspectives. View Abstract
Adolescent/Young Adult Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Experience from a Multisite Adolescent Medicine Collaborative. View Abstract
Fellow Entrustment for the Common Pediatric Subspecialty Entrustable Professional Activities Across Subspecialties. View Abstract
Evaluation and Management of Amenorrhea. View Abstract
Achieving Entrustable Professional Activities During Fellowship. View Abstract
Editorial: COVID catastrophe. View Abstract
Continued Supervision for the Common Pediatric Subspecialty Entrustable Professional Activities May Be Needed Following Fellowship Graduation. View Abstract
Vitamin D levels and pain outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing spine fusion. View Abstract
Is Ovarian Reserve Impacted in Anorexia Nervosa? View Abstract
Agreement of Program Directors With Clinical Competency Committees for Fellow Entrustment. View Abstract
Editorial: Confidentiality: opening the door to optimal adolescent healthcare. View Abstract
Long-acting reversible contraception side effect management. View Abstract
Editorial: Media magic or mayhem? View Abstract
Media magic or mayhem? View Abstract
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Women With Cystic Fibrosis: A Concept Mapping Study. View Abstract
Stemming the tide of abuse: clinicians' role in the #MeToo movement. View Abstract
Perspectives of adolescent girls with cystic fibrosis and parents on disease-specific sexual and reproductive health education. View Abstract
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescent Health: An Interprofessional Case Discussion. View Abstract
Making the connection: the mental health needs of adolescents. View Abstract
Acceptability of peer clinical observation by faculty members. View Abstract
Investing in adolescent healthcare: reducing risk for global impact. View Abstract
Case-Based Teaching for Interprofessional Postgraduate Trainees in Adolescent Health. View Abstract
Conversations with teens: keeping it in the comfort zone. View Abstract
Direct Versus Remote Clinical Observation: Assessing Learners' Milestones While Addressing Adolescent Patients' Needs. View Abstract
Following the right pathway: evidence-based guidelines in adolescent healthcare. View Abstract
Contraceptive counseling: does it make a difference? View Abstract
Percentage body fat by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is associated with menstrual recovery in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. View Abstract
The authors reply. View Abstract
A randomized clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation in healthy adolescents. View Abstract
Approach to the adolescent requesting contraception. View Abstract
Advance provision of emergency contraception in an urban pediatric emergency department. View Abstract
Bone mineral density, fracture, and vitamin D in adolescents and young women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate. View Abstract
Controversies in contraception. View Abstract
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