
Emily Oken MD MPH
Professor of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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850 Boylston StFish Center for Womens HealthChestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone+1 617-732-9300
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1996 - 2000
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2016
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsAdolescent "Lean PCOS" Is Characterized by Higher Insulin Resistance and Adverse Adipokine Profile.Rachel C Whooten, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Izzuddin M Aris, Wei Perng, Jorge E Chavarro
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2026-04-22 - Associations of mid-childhood per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and early childhood metals with mid-childhood antibody titers.Anna Smith, Pi-I D Lin, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Diane R Gold, Abby F Fleisch
Environmental Epidemiology. 2026-04-01 - 2 citationsEstimating sex-specific population-level effects of limiting sugar-sweetened beverages or 100% fruit juices during childhood on insulin resistance, central adiposity, ...Soren Harnois-Leblanc, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Karen M Switkowski, Wei Perng, Izzuddin M Aris
American Journal of Epidemiology. 2026-03-05
Journal Articles
- Maternal Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Is Associated with LEP DNA Methylation at Birth and in Childhood: An Epigenome-Wide Study in Project VivaMatthew W Gillman, Emily Oken, Augusto A Litonjua, Nature
- Early-Life Exposures and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus and ObesityMarie-France Hivert, Emily Oken, Current Diabetes Reports
- The Effect of Longer-Term and Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion on Visual Outcome in AdolescenceEmily Oken, MD, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Other
- Differences in Maternal Smoking Across Successive Pregnancies – Dose‐Dependent Relation to BMI Z‐Score in the Offspring: An Individual Patient Data (IPD) Meta‐AnalysisEmily Oken, MD, Obesity Reviews
https://www.doximity.com/articles/22fa5232-7b1b-4f58-9f2a-9c76e8fb71b7
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-21
Press Mentions
Eating Fish During Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risks in OffspringSeptember 8th, 2024
Eating Fish During Pregnancy May Cut Offspring's Autism Risk, Not Omega-3: Study SaysSeptember 6th, 2024
Eating Fish but Not Omega-3 Supplements During Pregnancy Associated with Lower Likelihood of Autism Diagnosis, NIH-Funded Study FindsSeptember 3rd, 2024
Grant Support
- The interplay among reproductive, molecular, and chronological age in relation to aging-related conditions in women: a longitudinal studyHARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC.2026–2031
- Neighborhoods and health across the life course: Early life food security, diet quality, and chemical exposuresHARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC.2023–2030
- Long-term prospective associations of PFAS with musculoskeletal and cardiovascular health among older adultsHARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC.2015–2028
- Long-term prospective associations of PFAS with musculoskeletal and cardiovascular health among older adultsHARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC.2015–2028
- Prenatal environmental determinants of health in young adulthood: a lifecourse approachHARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC.1998–2028
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