Elsie Taveras

Elsie M. Taveras, M.D.

Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Professor of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
617-726-8555
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Harvard Titles

Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Population Medicine
Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Administrative and Hospital Titles

Co-Director, Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine

Address

Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
8th Floor
125 Nashua Street  
Boston MA 02114

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Who becomes obese during childhood--clues to prevention.
Authors: Gortmaker SL, Taveras EM.
N Engl J Med
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The cost of a primary care-based childhood obesity prevention intervention.
Authors: Wright DR, Taveras EM, Gillman MW, Horan CM, Hohman KH, Gortmaker SL, Prosser LA.
BMC Health Serv Res
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Improving children's obesity-related health care quality: process outcomes of a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Authors: Taveras EM, Marshall R, Horan CM, Gillman MW, Hacker K, Kleinman KP, Koziol R, Price S, Rifas-Shiman SL, Simon SR.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
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2-Year BMI Changes of Children Referred for Multidisciplinary Weight Management.
Authors: Cheng JK, Wen X, Coletti KD, Cox JE, Taveras EM.
Int J Pediatr
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Leveraging text messaging and mobile technology to support pediatric obesity-related behavior change: a qualitative study using parent focus groups and interviews.
Authors: Sharifi M, Dryden EM, Horan CM, Price S, Marshall R, Hacker K, Finkelstein JA, Taveras EM.
J Med Internet Res
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Healthy Habits, Happy Homes: randomized trial to improve household routines for obesity prevention among preschool-aged children.
Authors: Haines J, McDonald J, O'Brien A, Sherry B, Bottino CJ, Schmidt ME, Taveras EM.
JAMA Pediatr
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Nutritional quality of foods and beverages on child-care centre menus in Mexico.
Authors: Benjamin Neelon SE, Reyes-Morales H, Haines J, Gillman MW, Taveras EM.
Public Health Nutr
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A qualitative study of gestational weight gain counseling and tracking.
Authors: Oken E, Switkowski K, Price S, Guthrie L, Taveras EM, Gillman M, Friedes J, Callaghan W, Dietz P.
Matern Child Health J
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Obesity-related behaviors of US- and non-US-born parents and children in low-income households.
Authors: Cespedes EM, McDonald J, Haines J, Bottino CJ, Schmidt ME, Taveras EM.
J Dev Behav Pediatr
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Sensitivity and specificity of obesity diagnosis in pediatric ambulatory care in the United States.
Authors: Walsh CO, Milliren CE, Feldman HA, Taveras EM.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
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