Kristen M Robson MD MBA

Physician editor, UpToDate, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Wolters Kluwer230 Third AvenueNorth Waltham, MA 02451
Phone+1 781-392-2457

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Education & Training

F. W. Olin School of Management, Babson CollegeMBA, Business and Management, 2012 - 2014
F.W. Olin School of Management, Babson CollegeM.B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 2014
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1997 - 2000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1994

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1997 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Lahey Clinic’s Meaningful Use Reporting Tool, Lahey Clinic Foundation Inc, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
The Evaluation of Premenopausal Women with Anemia: What Is the Yield of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy?
Kristen Robson, Amy Barto, Rebecca F. Liberman
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2009-08-01
17 citations
Dysphagia and advancing age: are manometric abnormalities more common in older patients?
Kristen Robson, Michael E. Glick
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2003-09-01
56 citations
Development of constipation in nursing home residents
Kristen M. Robson, Dan K. Kiely, Tony Lembo
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2000-07-01

Journal Articles

The evaluation of premenopausal women with anemia: What is the yield of gastrointestinal endoscopy?
Robson K, Barto A and Liberman RF, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1/1/2009
Successful algorithm for selective liver biopsy in the right hepatic lobe live donor (RHLD)
Simpson M, Verbesey J, Khettry U, Morin D, Gordon F, Burns D, Robson K, et al, Am J Transplant, 1/1/2008
Dysphagia and advancing age: Are manometric abnormalities more common in older patients?
Robson K and Glick M, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1/1/2003

Books/Book Chapters

100 Questions and Answers about Your Digestive Health: A Lahey Clinic Guide
Chapter: Intestinal Infections
Robson KIntestinal Infections, Sudbury, Canada2009
Office Care Geriatrics
Chapter: Common Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Elderly
Robson K and Lembo TEditors: Rosenthal T.Lippincott, Williams &Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2006
UpToDate
Chapter: Proctalgia fugax
Barto A and Robson KEditors: Post T.UpToDate, Waltham2003

Abstracts/Posters

Celiac disease in patients with a history of irritable bowel syndrome
Robson K, Burns DL, Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 1/1/2010
Celiac disease in patients with a history of irritable bowel syndrome
Neurogastroenterology and Motility Joint International Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2010
Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Intussception of the Appendix
Robson K, Coller J, American J of Gastroenterol, 1/1/2008

Lectures

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Abdominal Pain and Bloating
Boston, MA, 2015; Brewster, MA, 2015 - 1/18/2015
Clinical Analysis: Lower GI Cases
Brewster, MA - 1/20/2013
GI Motility and GI Functional Disease in Adults and Pediatrics: Colonic Cases
Boston, MA - 1/13/2012