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Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Deborah A. Frank, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

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About

Dr. Deborah A. Frank MD has established and led three successful multidisciplinary teams focused on diverse urban families and their children. One team is clinical - the Grow Clinic which has served underweight young children since 1984 until her retirement from clinical care in 2019... The other two teams are research focused. The most relevant to the current proposal was founded in 1998 - Children’s HealthWatch (www.childrenshealthwatch.org) is a multidisciplinary action research multisite program which measures the impact of material hardships and program participation upon the well-being of very young children and their families living in poverty. The second longitudinal research program which Dr. Frank founded is DAO65320 from NIDA, a twenty-five year longitudinal cohort study of impoverished African-American youth with and without intrauterine cocaine exposure.

  • Contact

    617.414.5251

  • Primary Location

    850 Harrison Avenue
    5th Floor
    Boston, MA 02118

  • Administrative Title

    Director, Grow Clinic for Children, Professor of Child Health and Well Being, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Children's OrthoPedics Seattle

  • Fellowship

    Boston Children's Hospital

  • Board Certifications

    Pediatrics

  • Research Interests

    Food Insecurity

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