Pediatric Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. Rachel Whooten is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston, Massachusetts, where she is a member of the Divisions of Pediatric Endocrinology and General Academic Pediatrics. She graduated from Williams College and Boston University School of Medicine, then completed her residency in Pediatrics at UCSF, moving back to Boston to complete her fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at MGH and obtain her master's in public health at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. She has a longstanding interest in community-based strategies for healthy lifestyles, specifically relating to physical activity promotion in childcare and schools. She has experience as well leading a research study that examines the impact of lifestyle health coaching program for new parents in pregnancy and the first year of life. She is currently supported by a research grant through NIDDK addressing physical activity as a potential strategy for PCOS prevention. Her career goal is to identify strategies to integrate lifestyle approaches to decrease the risk of endocrine comorbidities of obesity. She has a longstanding interest in community-based strategies for healthy lifestyles, specifically relating to physical activity promotion in childcare and schools. She has experience as well leading a research study that examines the impact of lifestyle health coaching program for new parents in pregnancy and the first year of life. She is currently supported by a research grant through NIDDK addressing physical activity as a potential strategy for PCOS prevention. Her career goal is to identify strategies to integrate lifestyle approaches to decrease the risk of endocrine comorbidities of obesity.
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Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Pediatric Subspecialty Care
Monday, October 28, 2024
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET