Lydia A Shrier MD MPH
Adolescent Medicine
Research Director, Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine Boston Children's Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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333 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-7181
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Summary
- Dr. Lydia Shrier is a pediatrician based in Boston, MA, specializing in adolescent medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Medical Center in 1994, followed by a fellowship in adolescent medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital in 1996. Dr. Shrier is involved in research focused on adolescent health, particularly sexual risk behavior and substance use screening and intervention. She has published >100 papers in high-impact journals, covering topics such as cannabis use, adaptive interventions for substance use, and digital health interventions for youth. Her clinical trial work includes studies on pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention, substance use screening and brief intervention, and mobile technology interventions to reduce cannabis use in youth.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Adolescent Medicine, 1996
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1994 - 2027
VT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
CT State Medical License 1993 - 1995
American Board of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine
Clinical Trials
- A Real-time, Contextual Intervention Using Mobile Technology to Reduce Marijuana Use in Youth
- Serum Hepcidin Immunoassay - Laboratory to Marketplace Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 30
- Online System for Primary Care to Prevent and Address Teen Substance Use Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Adolescents' and Young Adults' Recalled Exposure to E-Cigarette Retail Stores on the Path to School: Association With Past 30-Day Use and Susceptibility to Use.Myrha Ahsan Qadir, Madison M O'Connell, Lydia A Shrier, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Shivani Mathur Gaiha
The Journal of Adolescent Health. 2026-09-01 - Psychological, behavioral, cognitive and social factors associated with single vs dual alcohol and cannabis use in adolescents with chronic pain.Camila Koike, Nicole Tacugue, Bridget A Nestor, Elissa R Weitzman, Lydia A Shrier
Addictive Behaviors. 2026-08-01 - Documentation of Psychosis Risk Screening in Same-Day Adolescent Behavioural Health Consultations.Julia A Plumb, Kelsey A Johnson, Cailin Ryrie, Kristen A Woodberry, Lydia A Shrier
Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2026-07-01
Press Mentions
Efficacy of a Technology-Enhanced Community Health Nursing Intervention vs Standard of Care for Female Adolescents and Young Adults with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: A Randomized Clinical TrialAugust 2nd, 2019
Grant Support
- Oral Fluid Testing to Assess Cannabis Non-Use in Remote Clinical TrialsBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2025–2027
- Developing a Telehealth + mHealth Cannabis Use Intervention for Young Adults (MOMENT-V)BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2027
- Computer-facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention in pediatric primary care to reduce underage drinking: a large multi-site randomized trialBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2020–2025
- Affect And Marijuana Use In Adolescents And Young AdultsNational Institute On Drug Abuse2007–2008
- Mood And HIV Risk In Depressed AdolescentsNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2006
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