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Lauren Gehler Fiechtner, M.D.

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  1. U18DP006424 (FIECHTNER, LAUREN GEHLER) Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2024
    NIH
    Expanding the Use of Proven-Effective Pediatric Weight Management Interventions in Community Health Centers
    Role: Principal Investigator
  2. K23HD090222 (FIECHTNER, LAUREN GEHLER) Aug 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2022
    NIH
    Creating effective childhood obesity interventions through the study ofpositive outliers
    Role: Principal Investigator

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  1. Venkatesh KK, MacPherson C, Clifton RG, Powe CE, Bartholomew A, Gregory D, Trinh A, McAlearney AS, Fiechtner LG, Catalano P, Rice D, Cross S, Kutay H, Gabbe S, Grobman WA, Costantine MM, Battarbee AN, Boggess K, Katukuri V, Eichelberger K, Esakoff T, Feghali MN, Harper L, Kaimal A, Kole-White M, Mendez-Figueroa H, Mlynarczyk M, Sciscione A, Shook L, Sobhani NC, Stamilio DM, Werner E, Wiegand S, Zera CA, Zork NM, Saade G, Landon MB. Comparative effectiveness trial of metformin versus insulin for the treatment of gestational diabetes in the USA: clinical trial protocol for the multicentre DECIDE study. BMJ Open. 2024 Sep 24; 14(9):e091176. PMID: 39317491; PMCID: PMC11429521.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 4
    Fields: MedMedicine (General)Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
  2. Ruggiero CF, Luo M, Zack RM, Marriott JP, Lynn C, Taitelbaum D, Palley P, Wallace AM, Wilson N, Odoms-Young A, Fiechtner L. Perceived Discrimination Among Food Pantry Clients in Massachusetts. Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Sep 12; 21:E70. PMID: 39264857; PMCID: PMC11397217.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 2
    Fields: PubPublic HealthTranslation:Humans
  3. Simione M, Ferreira P, Luo M, Hoover C, Perkins M, Fiechtner L, Taveras EM. Psychometrics of the modified family-centered care assessment short version for childhood obesity. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2024 Sep 02; 22(1):71. PMID: 39218948; PMCID: PMC11367898.
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    Fields: PubPublic HealthTranslation:Humans
  4. Sharifi M, Fiechtner LG, Barrett JL, O'Connor G, Perkins M, Reiner J, Luo M, Taveras EM, Gortmaker SL. Cost-effectiveness of a primary care-based Healthy Weight Clinic compared with usual care. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Sep; 32(9):1734-1744. PMID: 39192764; PMCID: PMC11361715.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 43
    Fields: MetMetabolismNutNutritional SciencesPhyPhysiology
  5. Mitchell MB, Callans K, Erdei C, Patrizi S, Fiechtner L, Kelleher C, Goldstein AM, Lerou P, Turcu R, Fracchia M, Radano M, Dodrill P, Sorbo J, Hersh C, Warren M, Hartnick C. Multi-institutional quality improvement algorithm for home nasogastric tube care for neonates. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Oct; 185:112083. PMID: 39217866.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 1
    Fields: OtoOtolaryngologyPedPediatricsTranslation:Humans
  6. Treffeisen ER, Cromer SJ, Dy-Hollins ME, Lin SY, Naik H, Graham DA, Fiechtner L, Kuhlthau KA, Schneider LC, Walsh KE. The Association Between Child Food Allergy and Family Food Insecurity in a Nationally Representative US Sample. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Aug 22; 25(1):102565. PMID: 39181503.
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    Fields: PedPediatrics
  7. Simione M, Ferreira P, Luo M, Hoover C, Perkins M, Fiechtner L, Taveras EM. Psychometrics of the modified Family-Centered Care Assessment short version for childhood obesity. Res Sq. 2024 May 15. PMID: 38798356; PMCID: PMC11118706.
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  8. Wu AJ, Huggins M, Lin HG, Caballero-Gonzalez A, Dalvie N, Battista ED, Taveras EM, Fiechtner L. Satisfaction with a meal kit delivery program and feasibility of a phase I trial in the intervening in food insecurity to reduce and mitigate (InFoRM) childhood obesity study. Pediatr Obes. 2024 May; 19(5):e13111. PMID: 38439559; PMCID: PMC11006563.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 11
    Fields: MetMetabolismPedPediatricsTranslation:HumansCTClinical Trials
  9. Heerman WJ, Kenney E, Block JP, Fiechtner L, McMahon E, Kruse L, Sharifi M, Edmondson EK, Virudachalam S. A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity. Curr Obes Rep. 2024 Mar; 13(1):87-97. PMID: 38172483.
    Citations: 3 Article has an altmetric score of 11
    Fields: MetMetabolismTranslation:HumansPHPublic Health
  10. Persaud A, Smith NR, Lindros J, Salmon J, Ventura G, Perkins M, Taveras EM, Fiechtner L, Simione M. Assessing the market viability of a packaged intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Dec 08. PMID: 38066667; PMCID: PMC10724182.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 1
    Fields: BehBehavioral SciencesMedMedicine (General)PubPublic Health
  11. Simione M, Aschbrenner K, Farrar-Muir H, Luo M, Granadeno J, Caballero-Gonzalez A, Price SN, Torres C, Boudreau AA, Fiechtner L, Hambidge SJ, Sease K, Taveras EM. Adapting Connect for Health pediatric weight management program for telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Implement Sci Commun. 2023 Nov 16; 4(1):139. PMID: 37974245; PMCID: PMC10652425.
    Citations: 1 Article has an altmetric score of 1
  12. Sierra-Velez D, Gundewar A, Persaud A, Simione M, Castro I, Perkins M, Lindros J, Salmon J, Smith JD, Taveras EM, Fiechtner L. Stakeholders' perception of factors influencing adoption of a pediatric weight management intervention: a qualitative study. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1045618. PMID: 37900042; PMCID: PMC10613059.
    Citations: 1 Article has an altmetric score of 1
    Fields: PubPublic HealthTranslation:HumansPHPublic Health
  13. Egan KA, Xuan Z, Hofman M, Ma Shum J, Fernández-Pastrana I, Fiechtner L, Sandel M, Buitron de la Vega P, Kistin CJ, Hsu H. Food Pantry Referral and Utilization in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Am J Prev Med. 2024 03; 66(3):444-453. PMID: 37813171; PMCID: PMC10922354.
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    Fields: PubPublic HealthTranslation:Humans
  14. Persaud A, Evans EW, Perkins M, Simione M, Cheng ER, Luo M, Burgun R, Taveras EM, Fiechtner L. The association of food insecurity on body mass index change in a pediatric weight management intervention. Pediatr Obes. 2023 Nov; 18(11):e13075. PMID: 37679964; PMCID: PMC10662037.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 14
    Fields: MetMetabolismPedPediatricsTranslation:Humans
  15. Wu AJ, Mirsky JB, Perkins ME, Luo M, Ruggiero CF, Lenson M, Burgun R, Taveras EM, Fiechtner L. Plant-Based Family Food Packages and Weight Change in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Prev Chronic Dis. 2023 Jun 22; 20:E52. PMID: 37347779; PMCID: PMC10317026.
    Citations: 1 Article has an altmetric score of 256
    Fields: PubPublic HealthTranslation:HumansPHPublic Health
  16. Bleich SN, Fiechtner L, Kenney EL. Opportunities to Promote Food and Nutrition Security as the Federal Public Health Emergency Ends. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 04 07; 4(4):e231472. PMID: 37079316; PMCID: PMC10263278.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 37
    Fields: EpiEpidemiologyPubPublic HealthTranslation:HumansPHPublic Health
  17. Fiechtner L, Woo Baidal J, Cheng ER. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and Children's Body Mass Index Outcomes. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 04 01; 177(4):335-336. PMID: 36780154.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 1335
    Fields: PedPediatricsTranslation:Humans
  18. Egan KA, Luo M, Perkins M, Castro I, Sandel M, Kistin CJ, Taveras EM, Fiechtner L. Association between unmet social needs and healthy lifestyle parenting behaviors. Front Pediatr. 2023; 11:1015610. PMID: 36911012; PMCID: PMC9995900.
    Citations: 1 Article has an altmetric score of 2
  19. Jia J, Burgun R, Reilly A, Sonnenblick R, Fiechtner L, Zack RM, Porneala B, Thorndike AN. A food bank program to help food pantries improve healthy food choices: mixed methods evaluation of The Greater Boston Food Bank's Healthy Pantry Program. BMC Public Health. 2023 02 17; 23(1):355. PMID: 36797729; PMCID: PMC9936683.
    Citations: 2 Article has an altmetric score of 1
    Fields: PubPublic HealthTranslation:Humans
  20. Harshman S, Sierra-Velez D, Daigle K, Hersh C, Risley K, Arauz Boudreau AD, Matathia S, Fiechtner L, Simione M. Interdisciplinary feeding clinic during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Implementing telehealth and social determinants of health screening. Pediatr Investig. 2023 Mar; 7(1):43-48. PMID: 36967737; PMCID: PMC10030687.
    Citations: 1 Article has an altmetric score of 1
  21. Lee MM, Poole MK, Zack RM, Fiechtner L, Rimm EB, Kenney EL. Food insecurity and the role of food assistance programs in supporting diet quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts. Front Nutr. 2022; 9:1007177. PMID: 36687676; PMCID: PMC9849926.
    Citations: 8 Article has an altmetric score of 1
  22. Wu AJ, Du N, Chen TY, Fiechtner L. Sociodemographic Differences of Hospitalization and Associations of Resource Utilization for Failure to Thrive. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 03 01; 76(3):385-389. PMID: 36728758; PMCID: PMC9991948.
    Citations: Article has an altmetric score of 3
    Fields: GasGastroenterologyNutNutritional SciencesPedPediatricsTranslation:Humans
  23. Fay C, Castro I, Sierra Velez D, Ruggiero CF, O'Connor G, Perkins M, Luo M, Sharifi M, Neri Mini F, Taveras EM, Kuhlthau K, Fiechtner L. Keys to Achieving Clinically Important Weight Loss: Perceptions of Responders and Nonresponders in the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Trial. Child Obes. 2023 12; 19(8):507-514. PMID: 36315223; PMCID: PMC10698771.
    Citations: 2 Article has an altmetric score of 2
    Fields: MetMetabolismPedPediatricsTranslation:Humans
  24. Persaud A, Castro I, Simione M, Smith JD, O'Connor G, Sharifi M, Perkins M, Torres S, Taveras EM, Kuhlthau K, Fiechtner L. Multi-sector stakeholder's perceptions of determinants of successful implementation of a pediatric weight management intervention. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:954063. PMID: 36091513; PMCID: PMC9454190.
    Citations: 2 Article has an altmetric score of 2
    Fields: PubPublic HealthTranslation:Humans
  25. Okada J, Wilson E, Wong J, Luo M, Fiechtner L, Simione M. Financial impacts and community resources utilization of children with feeding difficulties. BMC Pediatr. 2022 08 25; 22(1):508. PMID: 36008797; PMCID: PMC9409617.
    Citations: 1
    Fields: PedPediatricsTranslation:Humans
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