Bruce R Bistrian, MD,PhD
Division Chief
Medicine
Contact Information
| Office: | BA-0601 |
| Phone: | 617-632-8545 |
| Fax: | 617-632-0204 |
| Email: | bbistria@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Address: | 330 Brookline Ave; BA-0601
Boston, MA 02215 |
Advanced Degree And Training
| Year | Institution | Area or Rank |
| 1965 | Cornell | Medicine |
| 1975 | Harvard Medical School | Professor |
Areas of Interest
| 2 Metabolic |
Major Research Theme
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1. Molecular biology of signaling and metabolic aspects of the systemic inflammatory response. 2. Physical chemistry and particle sizing of fat emulsions, particularly as related to parenteral nutrition. 3. Basic and clinical research into absorption, metabolism, and physiology of essential fatty acids and investigations into novel fats(structured lipids, medium chain triglycerides, omega 3 fats) for ultimate clinical use. |
Publications
External Recognition
| President, Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology 2006 2004 Goldberger Award for Clinical Nutrition, American Medical Association Fellow of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences, 2005 Member, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Institute of Medicine Wretlind Lecturer, 2002, European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Rhoads Lecturer, 2003, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition(ASPEN) Former President, ASPEN Former Secretary and Former President, American Society for Clinical Nutrition Present member Editorial Board of Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition(Associate Editor), Obesity and Behavior, Nutrition in Clinical Care, Harvard Health Letter, Woman's Health. Former member Editorial Board of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of Nutrition, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism, Nutrition Reviews, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, International Journal of Obesity Member, Nutrition Study Section, 1985-1989 |
Major Collaborative Activities
| Major collaborations have been with Robert Smith MD, formerly at Joslin Clinic and now at Brown University. Have had collaborations with Steven Freedman MD, PhD, and George Blackburn MD, PhD at BIDMC, some of which are on-going. Conducting studies with Dr. Mark Puder at Boston Children's Hospital. Conducting a nutritional intervention in AIDS patients with Chris Wanke MD at Tufts New England Medical Center |
Investigator's Lab Web Site
| Research Lab URL | None listed |
| Harvard Catalyst Site: | Bistrian Harvard Catalyst Web Site |
