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Back to alphabetical index Sharon J. Herring, MD, MPH

 

 

Sharon J. Herring, MD, MPH

 

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health

Telephone:  215-707-1800

Email: sharon.herring@temple.edu

 

 

Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine

Center for Obesity Research and Education

 

Educational Background:

 

Undergraduate degree, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1997

 

MD, Temple University School of Medicine (Alpha Omega Alpha), Philadelphia, PA, 2002

 

Internship, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2003

 

Residency, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2006

 

Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2008

 

Masters in Public Health degree, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2008

 

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clinical Interests:

 

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research Interests:

 

  • Pregnancy related weight gain and obesity risk
  • Obesity prevention in primary care
  • Health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
  • Psychosocial factors in chronic disease prevention

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board certification(s):

 

Internal Medicine, 2005

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professional affiliations:

 

  • American College of Physicians
  • Society of General Internal Medicine
  • North American Association for the Study of Obesity
  • Society of Behavioral Medicine

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PUBMED PUBLICATIONS :


Recent Medically Related Publications, Obtained from PubMed (Click on PubMed ID to view abstract)

23563909. Herring SJ, Foster GD, Pien GW, Massa K, Nelson DB, Gehrman PR, Davey A, Do pregnant women accurately report sleep time? A comparison between self-reported and objective measures of sleep duration in pregnancy among a sample of urban mothers. Sleep Breath :()2013 Apr 6

23507967. Foster GD, Wadden TA, Lagrotte CA, Vander Veur SS, Hesson LA, Homko CJ, Maschak-Carey BJ, Barbor NR, Bailer B, Diewald L, Komaroff E, Herring SJ, Vetter ML, A randomized comparison of a commercially available portion-controlled weight-loss intervention with a diabetes self-management education program. Nutr Diabetes 3:(e63)2013 Mar 18

22818249. Herring SJ, Nelson DB, Davey A, Klotz AA, Dibble LV, Oken E, Foster GD, Determinants of excessive gestational weight gain in urban, low-income women. Womens Health Issues 22:5(e439-46)2012 Sep

22160656. Herring SJ, Henry TQ, Klotz AA, Foster GD, Whitaker RC, Perceptions of low-income African-American mothers about excessive gestational weight gain. Matern Child Health J 16:9(1837-43)2012 Dec

21851516. Herring SJ, Rose MZ, Skouteris H, Oken E, Optimizing weight gain in pregnancy to prevent obesity in women and children. Diabetes Obes Metab 14:3(195-203)2012 Mar

20963519. Herring SJ, Oken E, Obesity and diabetes in mothers and their children: can we stop the intergenerational cycle? Curr Diab Rep 11:1(20-7)2011 Feb

20088660. Herring SJ, Platek DN, Elliott P, Riley LE, Stuebe AM, Oken E, Addressing obesity in pregnancy: what do obstetric providers recommend? J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:1(65-70)2010 Jan

19371858. Herring SJ, Oken E, Rifas-Shiman SL, Rich-Edwards JW, Stuebe AM, Kleinman KP, Gillman MW, Weight gain in pregnancy and risk of maternal hyperglycemia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:1(61.e1-7)2009 Jul

19102729. Herring SJ, Oken E, Haines J, Rich-Edwards JW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman ScD KP, Gillman MW, Misperceived pre-pregnancy body weight status predicts excessive gestational weight gain: findings from a US cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 8:(54)2008 Dec 22

19022282. Jay M, Adams J, Herring SJ, Gillespie C, Ark T, Feldman H, Jones V, Zabar S, Stevens D, Kalet A, A randomized trial of a brief multimedia intervention to improve comprehension of food labels. Prev Med 48:1(25-31)2009 Jan

18689561. Vetter ML, Herring SJ, Sood M, Shah NR, Kalet AL, What do resident physicians know about nutrition? An evaluation of attitudes, self-perceived proficiency and knowledge. J Am Coll Nutr 27:2(287-98)2008 Apr

18369338. Herring SJ, Rich-Edwards JW, Oken E, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman KP, Gillman MW, Association of postpartum depression with weight retention 1 year after childbirth. Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:6(1296-301)2008 Jun

16511430. Herring SJ, Krieger AC, Acute respiratory manifestations of the abacavir hypersensitivity reaction. AIDS 20:2(301-2)2006 Jan 9

15254353. Morris LG, Stephenson KE, Herring S, Marti JL, Recurrent acute pancreatitis in anorexia and bulimia. JOP 5:4(231-4)2004 Jul

12830425. Shopsin B, Herring S, Kreiswirth BN, Hospital-acquired and community-derived: the future of MRSA? Clin Infect Dis 37:1(151-2; author reply 152)2003 Jul 1

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