Caroline Kistin, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Dept of Pediatrics
General Pediatrics

MD, University of New Mexico School of Medicine



I am a general academic pediatrician and health services researcher with a focus on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment. I am clinically trained in Pediatrics and have a Masters of Science in Epidemiology. My prior research has focused on improving the quality of care provided for abused and neglected children by child protection teams, improving communication of recommended parenting practices in general pediatrics, and developing selective child maltreatment prevention interventions for high-risk families. I also teach and write about evidence-based theory and methods as they apply to health services research. My research has been funded by NICHD, PCORI, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

I am the Program Director for the General Academic Pediatric fellowship at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine. Our fellowship is part of a larger multidisciplinary fellowship program that is a collaboration between the Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine. I am committed to providing high-level research and career mentorship to undergraduates, medical students, residents, and pediatric fellows.

Boston Medical Center



2005 University of New Mexicon : Alpha Omega Alpha
2000 University of Michigan: Phi Beta Kappa


Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program KL2
05/01/2012 - 04/30/2014 (SP Co-PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: David M. Center, MD
NIH/National Center for Health Research Resources
3KL2TR000158-05S1


A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2019 (PI)
CDC-NCIPC
1R01CE002820-01

A Theory Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families
08/01/2014 - 07/31/2018 (PI)
NIH-NICHD
1K23HD078503-02



Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2017 A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5R01CE002820-02
2017 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5K23HD078503-04 1
2016 A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 1R01CE002820-01
2016 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5K23HD078503-03 1
2015 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 5K23HD078503-02 1
2014 A Theory-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families 1K23HD078503-01A1 1
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  1. Vu C, Rothman E, Kistin CJ, Barton K, Bulman B, Budzak-Garza A, Olson-Dorff D, Bair-Merritt MH. Adapting the Patient-Centered Medical Home to Address Psychosocial Adversity: Results of a Qualitative Study. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Sep - Oct; 17(7S):S115-S122.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28865642.
     
  2. Lemkin A, Kistin CJ, Cabral HJ, Aschengrau A, Bair-Merritt M. School connectedness and high school graduation among maltreated youth. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Jan; 75:130-138.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28483290.
     
  3. Silverstein M, Kistin CJ. Early Education Programs for Low-Income Children: The Time for Dissemination Has Come. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 12 01; 170(12):1139-1140.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27695856; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2829;.
     
  4. Radesky JS, Kistin C, Eisenberg S, Gross J, Block G, Zuckerman B, Silverstein M. Parent Perspectives on Their Mobile Technology Use: The Excitement and Exhaustion of Parenting While Connected. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2016 Nov/Dec; 37(9):694-701.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27802256.
     
  5. Radesky JS, Eisenberg S, Kistin CJ, Gross J, Block G, Zuckerman B, Silverstein M. Overstimulated Consumers or Next-Generation Learners? Parent Tensions About Child Mobile Technology Use. Ann Fam Med. 2016 Nov; 14(6):503-508.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28376436; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1976;.
     
  6. Westers NJ, Kistin CJ, Bair-Merritt MH. Violence and Mental Health: Trauma-Informed Practice and Wellness Approach to Violence Victimization. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2016 Fall; 27(2):236-250.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29462517.
     
  7. Kistin CJ, Tompson MC, Cabral HJ, Sege RD, Winter MR, Silverstein M. Subsequent Maltreatment in Children With Disabilities After an Unsubstantiated Report for Neglect. JAMA. 2016 Jan 5; 315(1):85-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26746463; PMCID: PMC4917388; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.12912;.
     
  8. Kistin C, Silverstein M. Pilot Studies: A Critical but Potentially Misused Component of Interventional Research. JAMA. 2015 Oct 20; 314(15):1561-2.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26501530; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.10962;.
     
  9. Kistin CJ. Address persistent racial disparities in academic medicine to improve healthcare quality. Evid Based Med. 2015 Dec; 20(6):191-2. PMID: 26467995; DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2015-110308;.
     
  10. Silverstein M, Kistin C, Bair-Merritt M, Wiltsey-Stirman S, Feinberg E, Diaz-Linhart Y, Sandler J, Chen N, Cabral H. Avoidance as an obstacle to preventing depression among urban women at high risk for violent trauma. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 Feb; 19(1):63-70.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25833808; DOI: 10.1007/s00737-015-0521-4;.
     
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Child Maltreatment
Pediatrics
Health Services Research

I am the Fellowship Director for the General Academic Pediatrics fellowship. My research focuses on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment. I have mentored students, residents, and fellows.

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