Mary BethSonMD(She/Her)

Section Chief and Chair, Pediatric Rheumatology, Boston Children's Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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Office
300 Longwood Ave
Childrens Hospital Boston
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6117
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Rheumatology, 2005 - 2008
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2005
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Charles C. Shepard Science Award - Prevention and Control category Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022
NICHD Director’s Award NICHD, 2021
Annual Excellence in Teaching Award National University Hospital, Singapore, 2013
Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award - first in medical school class University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2001
Achievement Citation American Medical Women's Association, 2001
Pediatric Prize New England Pediatric Society, 2001
Gary G. Winzelburg Memorial Award for Compassion and Integrity University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2001
Alpha Omega Alpha AOA, 2000-2001
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Clinical Trials

Preventing Extension of Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JIA (Limit-JIA) Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 29
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact
Observational Study of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: The CARRA Registry Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Sub-Investigator, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The RECOVERY trial of PIMS-TS: important lessons from the pandemic.
Randolph, A., Son, M.> ;The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health. 2024 Mar 1
3 citations
Development of a Screening Algorithm for Lung Disease in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
Holly Wobma, Ronny Bachrach, Joseph Farrell, Margaret H Chang, Megan Day-Lewis, Fatma Dedeoglu, Martha P Fishman, Olha Halyabar, Claudia Harris, Daniel Ibanez, Liyoung...> ;ACR Open Rheumatology. 2023 Oct 1
138 citations
Treatment of Kawasaki disease: analysis of 27 US pediatric hospitals from 2001 to 2006.
Mary Beth F. Son, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Lin Ma, Annette L. Baker, Robert P. Sundel, David Fulton, Jane W. Newburger> ;Pediatrics. 2009 Jul 1
2 citations
Kawasaki disease.
Mary Beth F Son, Jane W Newburger> ;Pediatrics in Review. 2013 Apr 1
11 citations
Kawasaki Disease.
Mary Beth F Son, Jane W Newburger> ;Pediatrics in Review. 2018 Feb 1
61 citations
Risk Model Development and Validation for Prediction of Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Kawasaki Disease in a North American Population.
Mary Beth F. Son, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Adriana H. Tremoulet, Mindy S. Lo, Annette L. Baker, Sarah D. de Ferranti, Fatma Dedeoglu, Robert P. Sundel, Kevin G. Friedman, J...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 Jun 4
236 citations
Distinct clinical and immunological features of SARS-CoV-2-induced multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
Pui Y. Lee, Megan Day-Lewis, Lauren A. Henderson, Kevin G. Friedman, Jeffrey Lo, Jordan E Roberts, Mindy S. Lo, Craig D. Platt, Janet Chou, Kacie J Hoyt, Annette L. Ba...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2020 Nov 2
16 citations
Mistaken MIS-C: A Case Series of Bacterial Enteritis Mimicking MIS-C.
Zephyr D Dworsky, Jordan E Roberts, Mary Beth F. Son, Adriana H. Tremoulet, Jane W. Newburger, Jane C. Burns> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2021 Apr 1
29 citations
An Update on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Related to SARS-CoV-2
Audrey Dionne, Mary Beth F. Son, Adrienne G. Randolph> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2021 Nov 2
SARS-CoV-2-Related Mitigation Measures and Insights Into Kawasaki Disease.
Mary Beth F Son, Jane W Newburger> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 1
Changes in Distribution of Severe Neurologic Involvement in US Pediatric Inpatients With COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in 2021 vs 2020.
LaRovere KL, Poussaint TY, Young CC, Newhams MM, Kucukak S, Irby K, Kong M, Schwartz SP, Walker TC, Bembea MM, Wellnitz K, Havlin KM, Cvijanovich NZ, Hall MW, Fitzgera...> ;JAMA neurology.
11 citations
A New Definition for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Mary Beth F Son, Jane C Burns, Jane W Newburger> ;Pediatrics. 2023 Mar 1
Failure of Risk Prediction Modeling for IVIG Resistance in Kawasaki Disease.
Mary Beth F Son, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Jane W Newburger> ;Pediatrics. 2023 May 1
4 citations
Immunomodulatory Therapy for MIS-C.
Naïm Ouldali, Mary Beth F Son, Andrew J McArdle, Ortensia Vito, Esther Vaugon, Alexandre Belot, Claire Leblanc, Nancy L Murray, Manish M Patel, Michael Levin, Adrienne...> ;Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 1
4 citations
Understanding Stakeholders' Perspectives to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Uptake Among Black Individuals With Rheumatic Conditions.
Nnenna Ezeh, Greta Sirek, Sciaska N Ulysse, Jessica N Williams, Mia T Chandler, Bisola O Ojikutu, Michael York, Monica Crespo-Bosque, Muriel Jean-Jacques, Tonya Robers...> ;Arthritis Care & Research. 2023 Dec 1
Health Equity Implications of Missing Data Among Youths With Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Proof-of-Concept Study in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheu...
Jennifer M P Woo, Faith Simmonds, Anne Dennos, Mary Beth F Son, Laura B Lewandowski, Tamar B Rubinstein> ;Arthritis Care & Research. 2023 Nov 1
6 citations
Incidence and Risk Factors for Eosinophilia and Lung Disease in Biologic-Exposed Children With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
Wobma, H., Arvila, S., Taylor, M., Lam, K., Ohashi, M., Gebhart, C., Powers, H., Case, S., Chandler, M., Chang, M., Cohen, E., Day-Lewis, M., Fishman, M., Halyabar, O....> ;Arthritis Care & Research. 2023 Oct 1
5 citations
Variation in Early Anakinra Use and Short-Term Outcomes in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Joyce C Chang, Cameron C Young, Eyal Muscal, Sara K Sexson Tejtel, Margaret M Newhams, Suden Kucukak, Hillary Crandall, Aline B Maddux, Courtney M Rowan, Natasha B Hal...> ;Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2023 Aug 1
Clinical Course Associated with Aseptic Meningitis Induced by Intravenous Immunoglobulin for the Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Cameron C Young, Kerri L LaRovere, Margaret M Newhams, Suden Kucukak, Aline B Maddux, Natasha B Halasa, Hillary Crandall, Michele Kong, Julie C Fitzgerald, Katherine I...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2023 Jun 1
4 citations
Disordered T cell-B cell interactions in autoantibody-positive inflammatory arthritis.
Amélie M Julé, Ki Pui Lam, Maria Taylor, Kacie J Hoyt, Kevin Wei, Maria Gutierrez-Arcelus, Siobhan M Case, Mia Chandler, Margaret H Chang, Ezra M Cohen, Fatma Dedeoglu...> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2022 Jan 1
Insurance Status and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Initiation Among Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the CARRA Registry.
Jordan E Roberts, Kathryn Williams, Johnathan Dallas, Mary Eckert, Livie Huie, Emily Smitherman, Yongdong Zhao, Mary Beth F Son, , Soulsby, W.> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2023 Aug 1
4 citations
Postdischarge Glucocorticoid Use and Clinical Outcomes of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Mary Beth F Son, Laura Berbert, Cameron Young, Johnathan Dallas, Margaret Newhams, Sabrina Chen, Stacy P Ardoin, Matthew L Basiaga, Susan P Canny, Hillary Crandall, Sa...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Association of Race and Ethnicity With Medication Use for Pediatric Lupus in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry.
Jordan E Roberts, Laura Berbert, Joyce Chang, Mary Beth F Son> ;ACR Open Rheumatology. 2022 Nov 1
Longitudinal assessment of preparation for care transition among adolescents and young adults with rheumatologic disease: a single-center pilot study.
Jordan E Roberts, Olha Halyabar, Carter R Petty, Maria Alfieri, Brittany Esty, Johnathan Dallas, Melissa Hazen, Sandra Stein, Mary Beth F Son> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2022 Oct 21
4 citations
Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Understanding Differences in Results of Comparative Effectiveness Studies.
Michael Melgar, Eleanor G Seaby, Andrew J McArdle, Cameron C Young, Angela P Campbell, Nancy L Murray, Manish M Patel, Michael Levin, Adrienne G Randolph, Mary Beth F Son> ;ACR Open Rheumatology. 2022 Sep 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts