SophieH.Allende-RichterMDMPH

Pediatrics • Boston, MA

Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Nutrition, Obesity and Eating Disorders

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300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-971-2100
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Summary

Dr. Sophie Allende-Richter is a pediatrician and obesity medicine specialist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from University Catholique De Louvain (Belgium), and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard TH Chan. Her area of research interest focuses on shared decision-making interventions for adolescent and young adults.

Education & Training

Harvard TH ChanMPH, Clinical effectiveness in Health Services Research , 2021 - 2023
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2008
University Cath De LouvainClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Assessment of Screening Tools to Identify Substance Use Disorders Among Adolescents.
Sharon Levy, Melissa Brogna, Machiko Minegishi, Geetha Subramaniam, Jennifer McCormack, Margaret Kline, Eleanor Menzin, Sophie Allende-Richter, Alyssa Fuller, Mitra Le...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Length of Stay for US Children Hospitalized for Acute Osteomyelitis.
Jeffrey I Campbell, Kristen H Shanahan, Melissa Bartick, Mohsin Ali, Don Goldmann, Nadia Shaikh, Sophie Allende-Richter> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
A Patient Portal Intervention to Promote Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Management Skills.
Sophie Allende-Richter, Ashley D Benitez, Melanie Ramirez, William Rivera, Shanshan Liu, Kathryn P Gray, Fabienne Bourgeois> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Improving HPV Vaccination Rates in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Pediatric Population.
Joanne E Cox, Laura M Bogart, Marc N Elliott, Amy J Starmer, Patricia Meleedy-Rey, Kathy Goggin, Taruna Banerjee, Ronald C Samuels, Phillip D Hahn, Alexandra Epee-Boun...> ;Pediatrics. 2022 Oct 1
3 citations
A Patient Navigator Intervention Supporting Timely Transfer Care of Adolescent and Young Adults of Hispanic Descents Attending an Urban Primary Care Pediatrics Clinic.
Sophie Allende-Richter, Patricia Glidden, Zana Khoury, Melanie Ramirez, Kitty O’Hare, Mariam Maloyan> ;Pediatric Quality & Safety. 2021 Mar 10
4 citations
Assessment of: self-management skills towards transition readiness and patient portal use among Hispanic adolescent and young adult patients.
Sophie Allende-Richter, Melanie Ramirez, Zana Khoury, Fabienne C. Bourgeois, Alexandra Epee-Bounya, Kitty O’Hare> ;BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2020 Apr 1
3 citations
Contraceptive Shared Decision-Making: An Innovative Approach in Adolescent and Young Adults Contraceptive Counseling.
Susan C. Gonzalez, Rachel M. Preiss, Sophie Allende-Richter> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2019 Apr 1
2 citations
A Previsit Screening Checklist Improves Teamwork and Access to Preventive Services in a Medical Home Serving Low-Income Adolescent and Young Adult Patients.
Sophie Allende-Richter, Sydney T. Johnson, Patricia Glidden, Kerrilynn Rice, Alexandra Epee-Bounya, Mariam Maloyan> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2018 Jun 1
11 citations
Functional significance of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the lactase gene in diverse US patients and evidence for a novel lactase persistence allele at -13909 in ...
Nana Yaa Baffour-Awuah, Sarah Fleet, Robert K. Montgomery, Susan S. Baker, Johannah L. Butler, Catarina D. Campbell, Samuel Tischfield, Paul Mitchell, Sophie Allende-R...> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2015 Feb 1
56 citations
Final adult height of children with inflammatory bowel disease is predicted by parental height and patient minimum height Z-score
Jessica J. Lee, Johanna C. Escher, Melissa J. Shuman, Peter W. Forbes, Luçan C. Delemarre, Brian W. Harr, Marjan Kruijer, Marlous Moret, Sophie Allende-Richter, Richar...> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2010 Oct 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts