Bone Abstracts

Biographical Details

Dr Madhusmita Misra is a full Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a Pediatric Endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. She directs the fellowship training program in Pediatric Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and has a Masters in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr M Misra’s clinical interests include disorders of bone mineral metabolism (including conditions such as anorexia nervosa, the female athlete triad, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and autism spectrum disorders), and disorders of growth, puberty, and the pituitary gland. Her past and current research focuses on neuroendocrine and bone changes in conditions that span the nutritional spectrum from anorexia nervosa to the female athlete with amenorrhea to obesity. Her awards include the Janet McArthur Award from Women in Endocrinology and the John Haddad Young Investigator Award from AIMM/ASBMR (amongst others).