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Departments/Divisions

Adolescent Medicine

Gynecology

Medicine

Specialties

Reproductive Endocrinology

adolescent/young adult medicine

Eating Disorders

gynecology (pediatric and adolescent)

reproductive endocrinology

Services/Programs

Adolescent/Young Adult Medical Practice

Breast Clinic

Eating Disorders Program

Fanconi Anemia/Bone Marrow Failure

Gynecology Program

Reproductive Endocrine Practice

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Certifications

Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine

College

BA, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (1995)

Graduate School

Masters in Science, Clinical Investigation, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (2006)

Medical School

MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (1999)

Internship

Pediatrics, Lucile S. Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA (1999-2000)

Residency

Pediatrics, Lucile S. Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA (2002)

Fellowship

Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA (2003-2006)

Societies

Member, American Academy of Pediatrics , 1999-present

Member, Society for Adolescent Medicine , 2003-present

Professional Organizations

Mary A. and John M. McCarthy Foundation

PI: Amy DiVasta, MD , 2005

Funds to be used for patient care expenses associated with the study

Grant Title: Effect of Bed Rest on Bone Turnover and Cardiac Function in Young Women Hospitalized for Anorexia Nervosa

General Clinical Research Center, Childrens Hospital Boston

PI: Amy DiVasta, MD , 2005

Grant Title: Effect of Bed Rest on Bone Turnover and Cardiac Function in Young Women Hospitalized for Anorexia Nervosa Issue: Funds to be used for patient care expenses associated with the study

William F. Milton Fund, Harvard University

PI: Mark Alexander, MD Co-Investigator: Amy DiVasta, MD , 2006

Funds of $30,000 to be used for patient care expenses associated with the study

Grant Title: Effect of Bed Rest on Cardiac Function in Young Women Hospitalized for Anorexia Nervosa

Awards

Huffman Capraro Award for Excellence in Research (Young Investigator Award) from the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology , 2006

Scholars in Clinical Science Program, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School , 2003

Von Meyer Award, Childrens Hospital Boston Department of Medicine , 2003

Norman Schlossberger Education Award in Adolescent Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine , 2002

Sarah Wood Perry Medical Fellowship , 1998

Summa Cum Laude, Wellesley College , 1995

Phi Beta Kappa, Wellesley College , 1995

Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, Wellesley College , 1995

Wellesley College Summer Research Grant , 1995

Teaching

Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA , 7/2002-6/2003

Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA , 7/2005-present

Activities

Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Adolescent Health , 2004-Present

Ad hoc reviewer, Pediatrics , 2004-Present

Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Pediatrics , 2005-Present

Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , 2006-Present

Intern and Resident, Department of Pediatrics. Lucile S. Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA , 6/1999-6/2002

Staff Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics. Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA , 7/2002-6/2003

Fellow in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA , 7/2003-6/2005

Ad hoc reviewer, European Journal of Clinical Investigation , 2003

Ad hoc reviewer, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine , 2004

Publications

Pillemer D, Desrochers A, and Ebanks C

Remembering the past in the present: Verb tense shifts in autobiographical memory narratives , 1998

In Thompson CP, Herrmann DJ, Bruce D, et al. (Eds.) Autobiographical Memory: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives

DiVasta AD, Ringelheim J, Beck TJ, Leboff MS, and Gordon CM

Bone strength in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: A hip structural analysis study. Poster Presentation , September 2005

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research annual meeting

DiVasta AD, Ringelheim J, Bristol SK, and Gordon CM

Quantitative Ultrasound Measures in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa , 2006 April 30

Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting

DiVasta AD, Laufer M, and Gordon CM

Oral Presentation. Preservation of Bone Mineral Density in Adolescents Treated with GnRH Agonists and Add-Back Therapy for Endometriosis , 2006 May 19

North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Annual Meeting

DiVasta, AD and Alexander, ME

Fainting freshmen and sinking sophomores: cardiovascular issues of the adolescent , 2004

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

DiVasta AD and Alexander ME

Heart murmurs, mitral valve prolapse, and connective tissues diseases affecting the heart

Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide Issue: 5th Edition

Neinstein LS

DiVasta AD, Mitchell WG, and Alexander ME

Syncope and Vertigo