Dr. Theresa L. Shanahan, MD | Newton, MA | Pediatrician | US News Doctors

Overview

Dr. Theresa L. Shanahan is a pediatrician in Newton, Massachusetts and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Theresa L. Shanahan accepts United Healthcare - see other insurance plans accepted.

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Specialty

Pediatrics

Pediatricians are primary care physicians (PCPs) for children, infants, and adolescents. They are trained to meet the unique needs of children, through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

Subspecialties

Hospitalist

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Location & Contact Information

Doctor Address

Newton-Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA, 02462

(617) 243-6000

Affiliated Hospitals

1

Boston Children's Hospital

2

MassGeneral Hospital for Children

3

Massachusetts General Hospital

4

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

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Tufts Medical Center

Hospital Affiliations

Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

#2 on Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll

Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

Best Hospitals Honor Roll

#1 in Massachusetts

Education & Experience

Medical School & Residency

Harvard Medical School

Medical School

Tufts Medical Center

Residency, Pediatrics, 1995-2001

Certifications & Licensure

American Board of Pediatrics

Certified in Pediatrics

MA State Medical License

Active through 2025

Awards, Honors & Recognitions

AAP Fellow

Publications

Is there an intrinsic period of the circadian clock? Response.

Czeisler, C. A., Dijk, D. J., Kronauer, R. E., Brown, E. N., Duffy, J. F., Allan, J. S., Shanahan, T. L., Rimmer, D. W., Ronda, J. M., Mitchell, J. F., Silva, E. J., Emens, J. S.

Problems Associated With Use of Mobile Devices in the Sleep Environment—Streaming Instead of Dreaming

Charles A. Czeisler, Theresa L. Shanahan

Amplitude Reduction and Phase Shifts of Melatonin, Cortisol and Other Circadian Rhythms after a Gradual Advance of Sleep and Light Exposure in Humans

Derk-Jan Dijk, Jeanne F. Duffy, Edward J. Silva, Theresa L. Shanahan, Diane B. Boivin, Charles A. Czeisler

MELATONIN DEFICIENCY AND DISRUPTED CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN PEDIATRIC SURVIVORS OF CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA

Jonathan O. Lipton, Megerian Jt, Sanjeev V. Kothare, Yoon Jae Cho, Theresa L. Shanahan, Chart H, Richard Ferber, Lisa Adler-Golden, Laurie E. Cohen, Charles A. Czeisler, Scott L. Pomeroy

Temporal dynamics of late-night photic stimulation of the human circadian timing system

Jamie M. Zeitzer, Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Diane B. Boivin, Jeanne F. Duffy, Theresa L. Shanahan, Richard E. Kronauer, Charles A. Czeisler

Photic resetting of the human circadian pacemaker in the absence of conscious vision.

Elizabeth B. Klerman, Theresa L. Shanahan, Daniel J. Brotman, D. W. Rimmer, Jonathan S. Emens, Joseph F. Rizzo, Charles A. Czeisler

Dynamic resetting of the human circadian pacemaker by intermittent bright light

D. W. Rimmer, Diane B. Boivin, Theresa L. Shanahan, Richard E. Kronauer, Jeanne F. Duffy, Charles A. Czeisler

Physiological effects of light on the human circadian pacemaker

Theresa L. Shanahan, Charles A. Czeisler

Do plasma melatonin concentrations decline with age

Jamie M. Zeitzer, Jessica Daniels, Jeanne F. Duffy, Elizabeth B. Klerman, Theresa L. Shanahan, Derk-Jan Dijk, Charles A. Czeisler

Stability, Precision, and Near-24-Hour Period of the Human Circadian Pacemaker

Charles A. Czeisler, Jeanne F. Duffy, Theresa L. Shanahan, Emery N. Brown, Jude F. Mitchell, D. W. Rimmer, Joseph M. Ronda, Edward J. Silva, James S. Allan, Jonathan S. Emens, Derk-Jan Dijk, Richard E. Kronauer

Melatonin Rhythm Observed throughout a Three-Cycle Bright-Light Stimulus Designed to Reset the Human Circadian Pacemaker:

Theresa L. Shanahan, Richard E. Kronauer, Jeanne F. Duffy, Gordon H. Williams, Charles A. Czeisler

Nonentrained circadian rhythms of melatonin in submariners scheduled to an 18-hour day.

Tamsin Lisa Kelly, David F. Neri, Jeffrey T. Grill, David Ryman, Phillip D. Hunt, Derk-Jan Dijk, Theresa L. Shanahan, Charles A. Czeisler

Ageing and the circadian and homeostatic regulation of human sleep during forced desynchrony of rest, melatonin and temperature rhythms

Derk-Jan Dijk, Jeanne F. Duffy, Eymard Riel, Theresa L. Shanahan, Charles A. Czeisler

Variation of electroencephalographic activity during non-rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement sleep with phase of circadian melatonin rhythm in humans

Derk-Jan Dijk, Theresa L. Shanahan, Jeanne F. Duffy, Joseph M. Ronda, Charles A. Czeisler

Resetting the Melatonin Rhythm with Light in Humans

Theresa L. Shanahan, Jamie M. Zeitzer, Charles A. Czeisler

A mathematical model of diurnal variations in human plasma melatonin levels

Emery N. Brown, Yong Choe, Theresa L. Shanahan, Charles A. Czeisler

Suppression of Melatonin Secretion in Some Blind Patients by Exposure to Bright Light

Charles A. Czeisler, Theresa L. Shanahan, Elizabeth B. Klerman, Heinz Martens, Daniel J. Brotman, Jonathan S. Emens, Torsten Klein, Joseph F. Rizzo

Light exposure induces equivalent phase shifts of the endogenous circadian rhythms of circulating plasma melatonin and core body temperature in men.

Theresa L. Shanahan, Charles A. Czeisler

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