Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH
Basic profileSenior Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Center for Nutrition; Medical Director, Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation (CAIR) · Boston Children's Hospital
Christopher Duggan is Senior Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Center for Nutrition; Medical Director, Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation (CAIR) at Boston Children's Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 541 publications with 18,461 citations (h-index 72); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pediatric Gastroenterology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH, is Senior Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Boston Children's Hospital. The public record shows 539 publications with 18,609 citations (h-index 72), centered on Child Nutrition and Water Access, Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Infant Nutrition and Health. It also documents an investigator role on 9 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (1998–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
- Top research focus: Child Nutrition and Water Access
- 9 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 261.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115-5724
Telephone
617-355-7612Provider last certified this registry record 9 Jul 2025 · collected 28 Jul 2026.
Clinical trials
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Zinc Supplementation for Young Infants With Clinical Severe Infection in Tanzania
Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
- Amino Acid-based Oral Rehydration Solution in Children With Short Bowel Syndrome
Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital
- Measurement of Body Composition by Air Displacement Plethysmography in Pediatric Intestinal Failure Patients
Sponsor: Christopher Duggan
Industry payments
Updated 15 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABIOMEDProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 15 Oct 2026
10 NIH research awards on record, funded 1998–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Trial of Zinc Supplements for Young Infants with Clinical Severe Infection in Tanzania
Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health
FY2026$404,451R01AI175348 - Training Grant in Academic Nutrition
Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health
FY2026$246,573T32DK007703 - Trial of Zinc Supplements for Young Infants with Clinical Severe Infection in Tanzania
Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health
FY2026$193,616R01AI175348
Publications
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Identifying risk factors for vomiting during diarrhea: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial of zinc supplementation.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Clinical Trial2025 - Parenteral nutrition dependence and growth in pediatric patients with intestinal failure following transition to blenderized tube feedings: A case series.
Nutrition in clinical practice
Article2025 - Preoperative Malnutrition Increases Risk of In-Hospital Mortality, Major Infection, and Longer Intensive Care Unit Stay After Ventricular Septal Defect Closure.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2024 - Improving anthropometric measurements in hospitalized children: A quality-improvement project.
Nutrition in clinical practice
Article2024 - Azithromycin for Bacterial Watery Diarrhea: A Reanalysis of the AntiBiotics for Children With Severe Diarrhea (ABCD) Trial Incorporating Molecular Diagnostics.
The Journal of infectious diseases
Clinical Trial2024
Most-cited works
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Background & recognition
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →bchcmg.tch.harvard.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Medical Director
Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation (CAIR)
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Center for Nutrition
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Awards & honors
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- Physician Nutrition Specialist Award
American Society of Nutrition (twice)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Meltzer Professor of Pediatrics in the Field of Gastroenterology
Harvard Medical School
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Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
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