Bridget Hron

Bridget Hron is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and an Attending Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Boston Children’s Hospital. She also serves as Associate Director of the Center for Nutrition. Her expertise spans pediatric gastroenterology and clinical nutrition, with a focus on dietary interventions for systemic inflammation.

• Education: Boston University School of Medicine (2008), Harvard Medical School MMSc (2015)
• Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology and General)

Research interests include gluten-free diets and their environmental impacts, nutrition screening practices in pediatric hospitals, and improving clinical protocols for hospitalized children. She actively investigates gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in neurodevelopmental disorders and evaluates blenderized tube feeds’ effects on gastric emptying.

Her publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach to pediatric nutrition and gastroenterology, addressing topics from heavy metal exposure in celiac patients to quality improvement in anthropometric measurements. She balances clinical roles in Boston and Weymouth, providing inpatient nutrition care and general gastroenterology outpatient services.