Mary Beth Son MD (She/Her)

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

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300 Longwood AveChildrens Hospital BostonBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6117

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Summary

Dr. Mary Beth Son is a pediatric rheumatologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from UMass Chan Medical School and has been in practice 16 years. She is experienced in kawasaki disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and pediatric rheumatology. She has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

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

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2003 - 2027
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

Clinical Trials

Preventing Extension of Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JIA (Limit-JIA) Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 29
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Roles: Contact
Observational Study of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: The CARRA Registry
RECRUITING
Roles: Contact, Sub-Investigator, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Body Mass Index Trajectory in Children With Kawasaki Disease.
Jessica Laird-Gion, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Annette L Baker, Thomas Giorgio, Jane W Newburger
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2025-12-01
36 citations
2024 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus Nephritis.
Lisa R Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte-García
Arthritis Care & Research. 2025-09-01
46 citations
2024 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus Nephritis.
Lisa R Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte-García
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2025-09-01