Email

catherine.gordon@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatrics-Administration
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

CNRC (Office)

1100 Bates Ave.
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

MD from University of North Carolina

05/1991 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina United States

MSc from Harvard Medical School

06/1998 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

BS from North Carolina State University

05/1986 - Raleigh, North Carolina United States

Biochemistry

Residency at Boston Children’s Hospital

06/1991 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital

06/1998 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Pediatric Endocrinology and Adolescent Medicine

Certifications

Pediatric Endocrinology

American Board of Pediatrics

Adolescent Medicine

American Board of Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

Dr. Paul D. Miller ISCD Service Award

2019

ISCD Professional Society

Outstanding Achievement Award

2021

Society for Adolescent Health & Medicine

Dr. Julius M. and Marjorie R. Kantor Endowed Lectureship

2021

Children’s Mercy Kansas

Osteoporosis International Awards 2021

Top Altimetric Score (>37.000 downloads for article) and 1 of 10 Most Cited Articles (950 citations)

Professional Statement

Dr. Gordon is a board-certified adolescent medicine specialist and pediatric endocrinologist. She enjoys both providing clinical care and engaging in clinical research. Her areas of expertise include adolescent bone health and reproductive endocrinology. She treats patients with: bone health (including evaluation of low bone density and fractures); menstrual disorders; delayed puberty and eating disorders. She has also followed many patients with premature ovarian insufficiency. Dr. Gordon has served as associate editor for the journals, Bone and Journal of Adolescent Health, and is the senior editor for Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care, the most widely read adolescent textbook.