LaurenMateraDOFAAP(She/Her)

Adolescent Medicine

Physician

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Dr. Lauren Matera is a Pediatrician based in Hawthorne, NY specializing in Adolescent Medicine. Her education includes a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in adolescent medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University. Currently, she's employed as an attending physician at Boston Children's Health Physicians-Adolescent Medicine. Her experience covers adolescent medicine, LGBT health, eating disorders, contraception, and menstrual irregularities. She also has publishing credits including a 2023 publication on adolescent sexual behaviors and contraceptive choices.

Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityFellowship, Adolescent Medicine, 2020 - 2023
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2017 - 2020
Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2017

PubMed

Contraceptive Choice and Sexual Behaviors in Both-Sex Attracted Adolescents: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Lauren E Matera, Andrea E Bonny, Elise D Berlan, Ian S Watson, Gayathri Chelvakumar
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2025-02-01
1 citations
An Exploration of Contraceptive Choice Pathways in Adolescents and Young Adults.
Maria D Ash, Ian S Watson, Lauren E Matera, Ashley M Ebersole, Heather L Stewart
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2024-10-01

Abstracts/Posters

Does Attraction Matter? Sexual Behaviors and Contraceptive Choice in Adolescents
Lauren Matera, DO; Andrea Bonny, MD; Elise Berlan, MD; Gayathri Chelvakumar, MD, Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington, DO, 4/2023