Kathryn Ackerman | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
- Orthopedic Center
- Performing Artist Athletes Program
- Sports Medicine Division
- Wu Tsai Female Athlete Program
Languages
- English
Kathryn Ackerman | Education
Undergraduate School
BA, Government and Biology
Cornell University
1994, Ithaca, NY
Graduate School
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
2003, Boston, MA
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2002, Baltimore, MD
Internship
Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2006, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2006, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Sports Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
2007, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2009, Boston, MA
Kathryn Ackerman | Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
- American Board of Internal Medicine (General)
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Sports Medicine)
Kathryn Ackerman | Professional History
Kathryn E. Ackerman, MD, MPH is a sports medicine physician and endocrinologist and the medical director of the Female Athlete Program in the Sports Medicine Division at Boston Children's Hospital. Her interests include female athletes, rowing injuries, endocrinology, relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), optimizing performance and health in athletes with diabetes, exercise-associated hyponatremia, and exercise and bone health. Dr. Ackerman sees patients in Boston and Waltham.
Dr. Ackerman's interests in clinical care and education involve merging disciplines of sports medicine and endocrinology, while advancing the science and understanding of these interwoven specialties. Dr. Ackerman is a former national team lightweight rower, chair of the US Rowing Medical Commission, member of the World Rowing Medical Commission, and the course director for the Female Athlete Conference, held biennially at Boston Children's Hospital.