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Matthew Gillman - Biography
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Mailing Address:
Harvard Medical School
Department of Population Medicine
133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215


Matthew_Gillman@hms.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 509-9968
Fax: (617) 859-9853

Staff Assistant:  Celeste Perkins

 Matthew Gillman, MD, SM
Dr. Gillman is a Professor and Director of the Obesity Prevention Program in the Department of Population Medicine. His research interests include early life prevention of obesity, asthma, and adult chronic disease; behavior change interventions to prevent obesity; and childhood cardiovascular risk factors. He directs Project Viva, an NIH-funded cohort study of pregnant women and their offspring, focusing on effects of gestational diet and other factors on outcomes of pregnancy and childhood. He participates in several other federally-funded studies of diet, activity, obesity, and cardiovascular risk in children and adults. He serves in leadership roles in the U.S. National Children's Study and the International Society for Study of the Developmental Origins of Health and Adult Disease. He is an active teacher of medical students and mentor to research trainees. Trained as a primary care internist and pediatrician, Dr. Gillman's clinical work is in preventive cardiology among children.

Selected Publications:

  • Wright CS,Rifas-Shiman SL,Rich-Edwards JW,Taveras EM,Gillman MW,Oken E,.  Intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes, child adiposity, and blood pressure .  Am J Hypertens. 2009 Feb;2:215-220

  • Kramer MS,Matush L,Vanilovich I,Platt RW,Bogdanovich N,Sevkovskaya Z,Dzikovich I,Shishko G,Collet JP,Martin RM,Smith GD,Gillman MW,Chalmers B,Hodnett E,Shapiro S,.  A randomized breast-feeding promotion intervention did not reduce child obesity in Belarus .  J Nutr. 2009 Feb;2:417S-421S

  • Bakker R,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman KP,Lipshultz SE,Gillman MW,.  Maternal calcium intake during pregnancy and blood pressure in the offspring at age 3 years: a follow-up analysis of the Project Viva cohort .  Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Dec 15;12:1374-1380

  • Oken E,Rifas-Shiman SL,Field AE,Frazier AL,Gillman MW,.  Maternal gestational weight gain and offspring weight in adolescence .  Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Nov;5:999-1006

  • Oken E,Osterdal ML,Gillman MW,Knudsen VK,Halldorsson TI,Strom M,Bellinger DC,Hadders-Algra M,Michaelsen KF,Olsen SF,.  Associations of maternal fish intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding duration with attainment of developmental milestones in early childhood: a study from the Danish National Birth Cohort .  Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Sep;3:789-796

  • Belfort MB,Rifas-Shiman SL,Rich-Edwards JW,Kleinman KP,Oken E,Gillman MW,.  Infant growth and child cognition at 3 years of age .  Pediatrics. 2008 Sep;3:e689-e695

  • Taveras EM,Gortmaker SL,Mitchell KF,Gillman MW,.  Parental perceptions of overweight counseling in primary care: the roles of race/ethnicity and parent overweight .  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Aug;8:1794-1801

  • Kumanyika SK,Obarzanek E,Stettler N,Bell R,Field AE,Fortmann SP,Franklin BA,Gillman MW,Lewis CE,Poston WC,Stevens J,Hong Y,.  Population-based prevention of obesity: the need for comprehensive promotion of healthful eating, physical activity, and energy balance: a scientific statement from American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Interdisciplinary Commi .  Circulation. 2008 Jul 22;4:428-464

  • Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman K,Oken E,Rich-Edwards JW,Taveras EM,.  Developmental origins of childhood overweight: potential public health impact .  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jul;7:1651-1656

  • Gillman MW,.  The first months of life: a critical period for development of obesity .  Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jun;6:1587-1589

  • 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). 2008 Jun;6:1296-1301

  • Oken E,Radesky JS,Wright RO,Bellinger DC,Amarasiriwardena CJ,Kleinman KP,Hu H,Gillman MW,.  Maternal fish intake during pregnancy, blood mercury levels, and child cognition at age 3 years in a US cohort .  Am J Epidemiol. 2008 May 15;10:1171-1181

  • Taveras EM,Rifas-Shiman SL,Camargo CA,Gold DR,Litonjua AA,Oken E,Weiss ST,Gillman MW,.  Higher adiposity in infancy associated with recurrent wheeze in a prospective cohort of children .  J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 May;5:1161-1166

  • Rich-Edwards JW,Mohllajee AP,Kleinman K,Hacker MR,Majzoub J,Wright RJ,Gillman MW,.  Elevated midpregnancy corticotropin-releasing hormone is associated with prenatal, but not postpartum, maternal depression .  J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 May;5:1946-1951

  • Kahn JA,Huang B,Gillman MW,Field AE,Austin SB,Colditz GA,Frazier AL,.  Patterns and determinants of physical activity in U.S. adolescents .  J Adolesc Health. 2008 Apr;4:369-377

  • Taveras EM,Rifas-Shiman SL,Oken E,Gunderson EP,Gillman MW,.  Short sleep duration in infancy and risk of childhood overweight .  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Apr;4:305-311

  • Belfort MB,Rifas-Shiman SL,Rich-Edwards JW,Kleinman KP,Oken E,Gillman MW,.  Maternal iron intake and iron status during pregnancy and child blood pressure at age 3 years .  Int J Epidemiol. 2008 Apr;2:301-308

  • Miller SA,Taveras EM,Rifas-Shiman SL,Gillman MW,.  Association between television viewing and poor diet quality in young children .  Int J Pediatr Obes. 2008 Mar 4;1-9

  • Oken E,Levitan EB,Gillman MW,.  Maternal smoking during pregnancy and child overweight: systematic review and meta-analysis .  Int J Obes (Lond ). 2008 Feb;2:201-210

  • Forman JP,Rifas-Shiman SL,Taylor EN,Lane K,Gillman MW,.  Association between the serum anion gap and blood pressure among patients at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates .  J Hum Hypertens. 2008 Feb;2:122-125

  • Pitiphat W,Joshipura KJ,Gillman MW,Williams PL,Douglass CW,Rich-Edwards JW,.  Maternal periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes .  Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;1:3-11

  • Benjamin SE,Cradock A,Walker EM,Slining M,Gillman MW,.  Obesity prevention in child care: a review of U.S. state regulations .  BMC Public Health. 2008;188-

  • Huh SY,Andrew R,Rich-Edwards JW,Kleinman KP,Seckl JR,Gillman MW,.  Association between umbilical cord glucocorticoids and blood pressure at age 3 years .  BMC Med. 2008;25-

  • Rifas-Shiman SL,Forman JP,Lane K,Caspard H,Gillman MW,.  Diabetes and lipid screening among patients in primary care: a cohort study .  BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;25-

  • Radesky JS,Oken E,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman KP,Rich-Edwards JW,Gillman MW,.  Diet during early pregnancy and development of gestational diabetes .  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2008 Jan;1:47-59

  • Ogden CL,Schoendorf KC,Kiely JL,Gillman MW,.  Fetal growth and childhood cholesterol levels in the United States .  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2008 Jan;1:5-11

  • Gunderson EP,Rifas-Shiman SL,Oken E,Rich-Edwards JW,Kleinman KP,Taveras EM,Gillman MW,.  Association of fewer hours of sleep at 6 months postpartum with substantial weight retention at 1 year postpartum .  Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Jan 15;2:178-187

  • Miller SA,Taveras EM,Rifas-Shiman SL,Gillman MW,.  Association between television viewing and poor diet quality in young children .  Int J Pediatr Obes. 2008;3:168-176

  • 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. 2008;54-

  • Pearce EN,Oken E,Gillman MW,Lee SL,Magnani B,Platek D,Braverman LE,.  Association of first-trimester thyroid function test values with thyroperoxidase antibody status, smoking, and multivitamin use .  Endocr Pract. 2008 Jan;1:33-39



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