Kristen Gill Hairston, MD, MPH
- Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Kristen Gill Hairston, MD, MPH
Research Interests
- Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Development
- Women and Diabetes
- Obesity
- Medical/Graduate Education
- Education
- 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
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Memberships
- Obesity Society
- American Diabetes Association
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- Endocrine Society
- National Medical Association
- Positions
- Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
- 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
- Gender differences in the association of visceral and subcutaneous adiposity with adiponectin in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. Bidulescu A, Liu J, Hickson DA, Hairston KG, Fox ER, Arnett DK, Sumner AE, Taylor HA, Gibbons GH. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2013 Feb; 13:9.
- Self-reported snoring and risk of cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women (from the Women's Health Initiative). Sands M, Loucks EB, Lu B, Carskadon MA, Sharkey K, Stefanick M, Ockene J, Shah N, Hairston KG, Robinson J, Limacher M, Hale L, Eaton CB. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Feb; 111(4):540-6.
- Comparison of BMI and physical activity between old order Amish children and non-Amish children. Hairston KG, Ducharme JL, Treuth MS, Hsueh WC, Jastreboff AM, Ryan KA, Shi X, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Snitker S. Diabetes Care. 2013 Apr; 36(4):873-8.
- Diabetes and adverse mental health among African Americans. Mount DL, Hairston KG, Charles SM. N C Med J. ; 72(5):400-1.
- Lifestyle factors and 5-year abdominal fat accumulation in a minority cohort: the IRAS Family Study. Hairston KG, Vitolins MZ, Norris JM, Anderson AM, Hanley AJ, Wagenknecht LE. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Feb; 20(2):421-7.