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Kristen Gill Hairston, M.D.

Kristen Gill Hairston, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Center for Biomolecular Imaging
Center for Diabetes Research
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-7251
Office:
336-713-7251
Fax:
336-713-7255
Clinical Specialties
Endocrinology, Pituitary Gland Disorders, Obesity Treatment, Thyroid Disease
Languages
English
Education & Training
  BAWake Forest University1996
  MPHUniversity of North Carolina School of Public Hlth2000
  MDUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine2001
ResidencyInternal MedicineU Maryland Affil Hosps2004
InternshipU Maryland Affil Hosps2002
FellowshipEndocrinology,Diabetes and MetabolismUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine2006
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine , Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine , Internal Medicine , Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Memberships
Nat'L Medical Assn
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Obesity Society
American Diabetes Association
Endocrine Society
NPI Number
1457381865
Kristen Gill Hairston, M.D.

Kristen Gill Hairston, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Center for Biomolecular Imaging
Center for Diabetes Research
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-7251
Office:
336-713-7251
Fax:
336-713-7255
Research Interests
education/training (all f, t, , obesity
Recent Publications
Hairston KG, Vitolins MZ, Norris JM, Anderson AM, Hanley AJ, Wagenknecht LE. Lifestyle factors and 5-year abdominal fat accumulation in a minority dohort: the IRAS Family Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012; 20(2):421-427.

Foy CG, Lewis CE, Hairston KG, Miller GD, Lang W, Jakicic JM, Rejeski WJ, Ribisl PM, Walkup MP, Wagenknecht LE. Intensive lifestyle intervention improves physical function among obese adults with knee pain: findings from the Look AHEAD trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011; 19(1):83-93.

Webb BC, Simpson SL, Hairston KG. From politics to parity: using a health disparities index to guide legislative efforts for health equity. Am J Public Health. 2011; 101(3):554-560.

Mount DL, Hairston KG, Charles SM. Diabetes and adverse mental health among African Americans. N C Med J. 2011; 72(5):400-401.

Freedman BI, Wagenknecht LE, Hairston KG, Bowden DW, Carr JJ, Hightower RC, Gordon EJ, Xu J, Langefeld CD, Divers J. Vitamin D, adiposity, and calcified atherosclerotic plaque in African-Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010; 95(3):1076-1083.

Hairston KG, Bryer-Ash M, Norris JM, Haffner S, Bowden DW, Wagenknecht LE. Sleep duration and five-year abdominal fat accumulation in a minority cohort: the IRAS Family study. Sleep. 2010; 33(3):289-295.

Bell R, Bertoni A, Calles J, Hairston K, Hunter J, Mount D, Whitt-Glover MC. The epidemiology of diabetes in African Americans. In: Jack L Jr, Fonseca VA, Graham GN, eds. Diabetes in Black America: public health and clinical solutions to a national crisis. Roscoe (IL): Hilton Publishing Company; 2010: 5-25.

Liu J, Fox CS, Hickson DA, May WD, Hairston KG, Carr JJ, Taylor HA. Impact of abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue on cardiometabolic risk factors: the Jackson Heart Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010; 95(12):5419-5426.

Hairston KG, Scherzinger A, Foy C, Hanley AJ, McCorkle O, Haffner S, Norris JM, Bryer-Ash M, Wagenknecht LE. Five-year change in visceral adipose tissue quantity in a minority cohort: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS) family study. Diabetes Care. 2009; 32(8):1553-1555.

Young KA, Engelman CD, Langefeld CD, Hairston KG, Haffner SM, Bryer-Ash M, Norris JM. Association of plasma vitamin D levels with adiposity in Hispanic and African Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009; 94(9):3306-3313.

Foy C, Loftin-Bell K, Mount D, Hairston K, Hunter J, Easterling D. Race, ethnicity, social trust, and self-reported health among US adults [abstract]. Am J Epidemiol. 2008; 167(11 Suppl):S97.

Foy CG, Mount DM [sic] [Mount DL], Hairston KG, Hunter J, Bell RA. Race, ethnicity and adherence to health-promoting behaviors among older adults [abstract]. Ann Behav Med. 2008; 35(Suppl 1):s24.
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