Kristen Gill Hairston, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Endocrinology and Metabolism

Kristen Gill Hairston, MD, MPH
Research Interests
- Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Development
- Women and Diabetes
- Obesity
- Medical/Graduate Education
- Education
- BA, Wake Forest University, 1996
- MPH, University of North Carolina School of Public Health , 2000
- MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 2001
- Residency
- Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2004
- Fellowship
- Endocrinology, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2006
- Memberships
- Obesity Society
- American Diabetes Association
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- Endocrine Society
- National Medical Association
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Associate Professor, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Professor, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Departments and Affiliations
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Hypertension and Vascular Research Center
- Cardiovascular Sciences Center
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Research
- After the Match: Cultivating a Community of Support, Retention, and Mentoring to Enhance Diversity. Colford C, Kraemer MS, Contarino M, Denizard-Thompson N, Evans K, Hairston K, Harris R, McNeill D. Am. J. Med. 2018 12; 131(12):1520-1523.
- Glucose sensor-augmented continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in patients with diabetic gastroparesis: An open-label pilot prospective study. Calles-Escandón J, Koch KL, Hasler WL, Van Natta ML, Pasricha PJ, Tonascia J, Parkman HP, Hamilton F, Herman WH, Basina M, Buckingham B, Earle K, Kirkeby K, Hairston K, Bright T, Rothberg AE, Kraftson AT, Siraj ES, Subauste A, Lee LA, Abell TL, McCallum RW, Sarosiek I, Nguyen L, Fass R, Snape WJ, Vaughn IA, Miriel LA, Farrugia G. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0194759.
- Comparison of Measures of Adiposity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among African American Adults: the Jackson Heart Study. Bell RA, Chen H, Saldana S, Bertoni AG, Effoe VS, Hairston KG, Kalyani RR, Norwood AF. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 12; 5(6):1230-1237.
- Body fat distribution, menopausal hormone therapy and incident type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women of the MESA study. Ebong IA, Watson KE, Hairston KG, Carnethon MR, Ouyang P, Szklo M, Bertoni AG. Maturitas. 2016 Sep; 91:147-52.
- Translational Research Training at Various Levels of Professional Experience to Address Health Disparities. Lane M, Bell R, Latham-Sadler B, Bradley C, Foxworth J, Smith N, Millar AL, Hairston KG, Roper B, Howlett A. . 2016; 9(1):1178-1187.