Dr. Lydia A Shrier M.D., MPH
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
333 Longwood Ave Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Lydia Shrier is an adolescent specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Shrier works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Shrier treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An update on contraception for adolescents.
- Prevention and intervention of sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents.
- Validity of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test among adolescent clinic
- Body modification and substance use in adolescents: is there a link?
- Mucosal immunity of the adolescent female genital tract.
- Correlates of sexual experience among a nationally representative sample of
- Limitations of screening tests for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic adolescent and young adult women.
- Adult mother-daughter relationships: a review of the theoretical and research literature.
- Sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents: biologic, cognitive, psychologic, behavioral, and social issues.
- Supportive relationships and sexual risk behavior in adolescence: an ecological-transactional approach.
- Reproductive health education and sexual risk among high-risk female adolescents and young adults.
- Diagnostic tests for chlamydial and gonorrheal infections.
- An exploratory study of mother-daughter physicians: an intergenerational comparison of professional and personal experiences.
- Pediatricians leading the way: integrating a career and a family/personal life over the life cycle.
- Depressive symptomatology as a predictor of exposure to intimate partner violence among US female adolescents and young adults.
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital
- Adolescent Medicine Fellowship - Boston Children's Hospital - New Haven, CT 1994
- Children's Hospital, Boston, Fellow 1994
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