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Office
55 Fruit St
Radiological Associates Yaw 6
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-726-7717- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Bredella is professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, vice chair for faculty affairs and clinical operations in the Department of Radiology and a musculoskeletal radiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where she directs the MGH-wide Center for Faculty Development. She holds an MBA from MIT/Sloan School of Management.
Dr. Bredella is an NIH-funded physician scientist focusing on novel functional imaging techniques to determine the effects of different fat depots on bone and metabolic risk across the weight spectrum. Since joining the faculty at MGH, she has been continuously grant-funded as PI by the NIH. Dr. Bredella co-directs the Harvard KL2/Catalyst Medical Research Investigator Training Program where she mentors clinical translational researchers across all Harvard hospitals and specialties. She has been elected to be a member of the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program Steering Committee and chairs several national CTSA working groups on workforce development. She is the author of over 270 peer-reviewed manuscripts and multiple textbooks. Dr. Bredella is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and a Scholar of Diagnostic Excellence from the National Academy of Medicine.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2004 - 2005
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2000 - 2004
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
University Hamburg, Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Fak MedClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2001 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2023 - 2025- American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President’s Medal International Skeletal Society (ISS), 2014
- Annual Distinguished Investigator Award Academy of Radiology Research, 2014
- Radiology Research Alliance (RRA) Young Investigator Award Association of University Radiologists (AUR), 2009
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Clinical Trials
- Study to Examine Insulin Resistance During Growth Hormone Treatment for Short Stature Due to Low Birthweight Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
- Study of Growth Hormone and Bone in Obesity Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
- Effects of Weight Loss Surgery on Bone Health in Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Two-Year Study on the Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Moderate to Severe Obesity.Lopez Lopez, A., Nimmala, S., Pedreira, C., Tuli, S., Singhal, V., Bredella, M., Misra, M.> ;Obesity Surgery. 2024 Feb 1
- 1 citationsBone marrow adipocytes fuel emergency hematopoiesis after myocardial infarction.Shuang Zhang, Alexandre Paccalet, David Rohde, Sebastian Cremer, Maarten Hulsmans, I-Hsiu Lee, Kyle Mentkowski, Jana Grune, Maximilian J Schloss, Lisa Honold, Yoshiko ...> ;Nature Cardiovascular Research. 2023 Dec 1
- Pilot Study: Short Term Impact of Radiation Therapy on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Metabolism.Quirina C B S Thio, Olivier D R van Wulfften Palthe, Jos A M Bramer, Thomas F DeLaney, Miriam A Bredella, David W Dempster, Hua Zhou, Francis J Hornicek, Yen-Lin E Che...> ;Calcified Tissue International. 2023 Dec 1
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Journal Articles
- Prediction of Incident Vertebral Fracture Using CT-Based Finite Element AnalysisA Guermazi, M L Bouxsein, D Lu, M A Bredella, Osteoporosis international
Lectures
- Imaging Endpoints in Clinical Trials Current Practice and Future TrendsHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 4/20/2012
- GH Replacement Improves CV Risk Factors in Viscerally Obese Premenopausal Women93rd Annual Meeting & Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- GH Replacement Improves CV Risk Factors in Viscerally Obese Premenopausal WomenEndocrine Society, 93rd Annual Meeting & Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Press Mentions
Opportunistic CT: There’s Gold in Them There ImagesMay 25th, 2023- Golden Opportunity?April 1st, 2023
- Body Composition Analysis Predicts Mortality in Spinal MetastasesOctober 26th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Bone Metabolism in Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric SurgeryNIH: NIDDK2017–2022
- Bone Metabolism in Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric SurgeryNIH: NIDDK2015–2020
- Skeletal Physiology Dysregulation in Obesity The Role of Growth HormoneNIH: NIDDK2013–2018
- Effects Of Growth Hormone On Intramyocellular LipidsNational Center For Research Resources2007–2011
Other Languages
- German
Hospital Affiliations
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care CambridgeCambridge, Massachusetts
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape CodEast Sandwich, Massachusetts
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton Lower Falls, Massachusetts
Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalCharlestown, Massachusetts
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