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Claire McCarthy, M.D.

Pediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

Claire McCarthy, M.D. is a pediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and the mother of 6 children. She has written about health and parenting for multiple publications and websites for 25 years, is a senior editor for Harvard Health Publications and an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.