RebeccaFO'BrienMD

Pediatrics • Boston, MA

Adolescent Medicine

Associate Clinical Chief Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine Children's Hospital Boston

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Office
300 Longwood Ave
Children's Hospital Boston-Adolescent Medicine
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-7181

Fax+1 617-730-0185
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1987 - 1988
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1987
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
The adolescent's right to confidential care when considering abortion
Paula K. Braverman, William P. Adelman, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Cora Collette Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Rebecca F. O'Brien> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Feb 1
Author's Response: RE: comment.
Elisabeth H. Quint, Paula K. Braverman, William P. Adelman, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Cora C. Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Rebecca F. O'Brien> ;Pediatrics. 2016 Dec 1
30 citations
Menstrual Management for Adolescents With Disabilities.
Elisabeth H. Quint, Rebecca F. O'Brien, Adolescent Gynecology> ;Pediatrics. 2016 Jul 1
244 citations
School start times for adolescents
Rhoda Au, Mary A. Carskadon, Richard P. Millman, Amy R. Wolfson, Paula K. Braverman, William P. Adelman, Cora Collette Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Pamel...> ;Pediatrics. 2014 Sep 1
51 citations
Screening for nonviral sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults
Pamela J. Murray, Paula K. Braverman, William P. Adelman, Cora Collette Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Rebecca F. O'Brien, Loretta Gavin, Rachel J. Miller,...> ;Pediatrics. 2014 Jul 1
7 citations
Addendum—Adolescent Pregnancy: Current Trends and Issues
Cora Collette Breuner, Rachel J. Miller, Paula K. Braverman, William P. Adelman, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Pamela J. Murray, Rebecca F. O'Brien, Loretta Gavin,...> ;Pediatrics. 2014 May 1
53 citations
Transition and transfer of adolescents and young adults with pediatric onset chronic disease: the patient and parent perspective.
Susan M. Fernandes, Joanne O'Sullivan-Oliveira, Michael J. Landzberg, Paul Khairy, Patrice Melvin, Gregory S. Sawicki, Sonja I. Ziniel, Lisa B. Kenney, Katharine C. Ga...> ;Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
39 citations
Condom Use by Adolescents
Rebecca F. O'Brien, Lee Warner, Margaret J. Blythe, William P. Adelman, Cora Collette Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Pamela J. Murray> ;Pediatrics. 2013 Nov 1
13 citations
Is it an eating disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, or both?
Elana M. Bern, Rebecca F. O'Brien> ;Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2013 Jul 1
57 citations
Standards for Health Information Technology to Ensure Adolescent Privacy
Margaret J. Blythe, William P. Adelman, Cora Collette Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Pamela J. Murray, Rebecca F. O'Brien, Mark A. Del Beccaro, Joseph H. S...> ;Pediatrics. 2012 Nov 1
72 citations
Health Care for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Paula K. Braverman, Pamela J. Murray, William P. Adelman, Cora Collette Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Rebecca F. O'Brien, Loretta Gavin, Rachel J. Miller,...> ;Pediatrics. 2011 Dec 1
10 citations
Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents.
Rebecca F. O'Brien, S. J. Emans> ;Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2008 Jun 1
Vaginal microbicides.
O'Brien, R.F.> ;Adolesc Med Clin. 2006 Oct
6 citations
Medical conditions with psychiatric manifestations.
Rebecca F. O'Brien, Kayoko Kifuji, Paul Summergrad> ;Adolescent Medicine Clinics. 2006 Feb 1
20 citations
Bacterial vaginosis: many questions--any answers?
Rebecca F. O'Brien> ;Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2005 Aug 1
25 citations
Hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus: 50 years later.
Stanley Ip, Joseph Lau, Mei Chung, John Kulig, Robert Sege, Stephan Glicken, Rebecca F. O'Brien> ;Pediatrics. 2004 Jul 1
24 citations
Management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
S Ip, Stephan Glicken, John Kulig, Rebecca F. O'Brien, Robert Sege> ;Evidence Report/technology Assessment. 2002 Nov 1
36 citations
Mood changes in adolescents using depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception: a prospective study.
Nupur Gupta, Rebecca F. O'Brien, Lisa Jane Jacobsen, Ann Davis, Andrea Zuckerman, Stacey Supran, John Kulig> ;Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2001 May 1
29 citations
Boston HAPPENS Program: A model of health care for HIV-positive, homeless, and at-risk youth
Elizabeth R. Woods, Cathryn L. Samples, Maurice W. Melchiono, Peter M. Keenan, Durrell J. Fox, Louise H. Chase, Steven Tierney, Virginia A Price, Jan E. Paradise, Rebe...> ;The Journal of Adolescent Health. 1998 Aug 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts