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German | Education

Undergraduate School

Catholic University of Louvain-en-Woluwe

1998, Brussels, Belgium

Medical School

Catholic University of Louvain-en-Woluwe

2002, Brussels, Belgium

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Floating Hospital for Children Tufts University

2008, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatrics Health Equity Research

Boston Children's Hospital

2023, Boston, MA

Graduate School

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

2023, Boston, MA

German | 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 Socioeconomic Indicators and Low Body Mass Index Outcome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Social Risks. Abstract

  2. Contraceptive Method Usage Pattern and Percentage of New Pregnancies Among Adolescent and Young Adult Family Planning Patients: A Mixed-Methods Retrospective Study. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Oct; 37(5):516-522. View Contraceptive Method Usage Pattern and Percentage of New Pregnancies Among Adolescent and Young Adult Family Planning Patients: A Mixed-Methods Retrospective Study. Abstract

  3. Assessment of Screening Tools to Identify Substance Use Disorders Among Adolescents. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 05 01; 6(5):e2314422. View Assessment of Screening Tools to Identify Substance Use Disorders Among Adolescents. Abstract

  4. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Length of Stay for US Children Hospitalized for Acute Osteomyelitis. J Pediatr. 2023 08; 259:113424. View Racial and Ethnic Differences in Length of Stay for US Children Hospitalized for Acute Osteomyelitis. Abstract

  5. A Patient Portal Intervention to Promote Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Management Skills. Acad Pediatr. 2023 08; 23(6):1252-1258. View A Patient Portal Intervention to Promote Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Management Skills. Abstract

  6. Improving HPV Vaccination Rates in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Pediatric Population. Pediatrics. 2022 10 01; 150(4). View Improving HPV Vaccination Rates in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Pediatric Population. Abstract

  7. A Patient Navigator Intervention Supporting Timely Transfer Care of Adolescent and Young Adults of Hispanic Descents Attending an Urban Primary Care Pediatrics Clinic. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2021 Mar-Apr; 6(2):e391. View A Patient Navigator Intervention Supporting Timely Transfer Care of Adolescent and Young Adults of Hispanic Descents Attending an Urban Primary Care Pediatrics Clinic. Abstract

  8. Assessment of: self-management skills towards transition readiness and patient portal use among Hispanic adolescent and young adult patients. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020; 4(1):e000658. View Assessment of: self-management skills towards transition readiness and patient portal use among Hispanic adolescent and young adult patients. Abstract

  9. Contraceptive Shared Decision-Making: An Innovative Approach in Adolescent and Young Adults Contraceptive Counseling. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 04; 58(4):466-469. View Contraceptive Shared Decision-Making: An Innovative Approach in Adolescent and Young Adults Contraceptive Counseling. Abstract

  10. A Previsit Screening Checklist Improves Teamwork and Access to Preventive Services in a Medical Home Serving Low-Income Adolescent and Young Adult Patients. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 06; 57(7):835-843. View A Previsit Screening Checklist Improves Teamwork and Access to Preventive Services in a Medical Home Serving Low-Income Adolescent and Young Adult Patients. Abstract

  11. Functional significance of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the lactase gene in diverse US patients and evidence for a novel lactase persistence allele at -13909 in those of European ancestry. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Feb; 60(2):182-91. View Functional significance of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the lactase gene in diverse US patients and evidence for a novel lactase persistence allele at -13909 in those of European ancestry. Abstract

  12. Final adult height of children with inflammatory bowel disease is predicted by parental height and patient minimum height Z-score. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Oct; 16(10):1669-77. View Final adult height of children with inflammatory bowel disease is predicted by parental height and patient minimum height Z-score. Abstract

German | Education

Medical School

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

Residency

Pediatrics

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2011, Chapel Hill, NC

German | Education

Medical School

Heidelberg University Medical School

1982, Heidelberg, Germany

Residency

Marburg University Children's Hospital

1985, Marburg, Germany

Fellowship

Pediatric Nephrology

Marburg University Children's Hospital

1987, Marburg, Germany

Fellowship

Research

Yale University School of Medicine

1990, New Haven, CT

German | Publications

German | Education

Medical School

Technical University of Munich Medical School

Munich, Germany

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2015, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric GI/Nutriton

Boston Children's Hospital

2018, Boston, MA

German | Publications

German | Education

Undergraduate School

Psychology

University of Vienna

1992, Vienna, Austria

Graduate School

University of Vienna

1996, Vienna, Austria

Internship

University of Minnesota Medical School

1997, Minneapolis, MN

Internship

University of Vienna/Washington University

2001, St. Loius, MS, Vienna, Austria

Residency

Medical University of Vienna

1998, Vienna, Austria

Fellowship

Pediatric Neuropsychology

Boston Children's Hospital

2003, Boston, MA

German | Publications

German | Education

Undergraduate School

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Medical School

Memorial University of Newfoundland School of Medicine

2005, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

German | Education

Medical School

Medical Faculty, Friedrich Alexander University

2005, Erlangen, Germany

Internship

St. Louis Children's Hospital

2007, St. Louis, MO

Residency

St. Louis Children's Hospital

2009, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship

Pediatric Endocrinology

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

German | Publications

German | Education

Medical School

Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat

1999, Munster, Germany

Internship

Pediatrics

Cleveland Clinic

2004, Cleveland, OH

Residency

Neurology

Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat

Munster, Germany

Residency

Pediatrics

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Residency

Child Neurology

Cleveland Clinic

2008, Cleveland, OH

Fellowship

Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology

Cleveland Clinic

2003, Cleveland, OH

German | Publications

German | Education

Medical School

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

Boston, MA

Fellowship

Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

Boston, MA

German | Publications

German | Education

Medical School

Emory University School of Medicine/Rollins School of Public Health

2014, Atlanta, GA

Residency

Children's Hospital at Montefiore

2017, Bronx, NY

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