Christine Barron, MD, is the Division Director, The Lawrence A. Aubin Sr. Child Protection Center and Associate FellowshipProgram Director, Child Abuse Pediatrics at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She is a Professor of Pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is board certified in both general pediatrics and child abuse pediatrics. She is involved in direct patient care, teaching and research. She completes comprehensive medical evaluations for all forms of child maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
Dr. Barron received her medical degree from State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and completed her Pediatrics Residency and Child Abuse Pediatric Fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital/ Hasbro Children’s Hospital.
| Fitzgerald M, Owens T, Moore J, Goldberg A, Lowenhaupt E, Barron C. "Development of a Multi-Session Curriculum Addressing Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking for High-Risk Male Youth." Journal of child sexual abuse, vol. 30, no. 6, 2021, pp. 667-683. |
| Moore JL, Goldberg AP, Barron C. "Substance Use in a Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Patient Population." Pediatric Emergency Care , vol. 37, no. 4, 2021, pp. e159-e162. |
| Moore JL, Houck C, Hirway P, Barron CE, Goldberg AP. "Trafficking Experiences and Psychosocial Features of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 35, no. 15-16, 2020, pp. 886260517703373. |
| Goldberg AP, Moore JL, Barron CE. "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Guidance for Communicating With Patients." Hospital Pediatrics, vol. 9, no. 4, 2019, pp. 308-310. |
| Raj A, Baird GL, Moore JL, Barron CE. "Incorporating Clinical Associations of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Into Universal Screening of Adolescents." Clinical Pediatrics, vol. 58, no. 8, 2019, pp. 915-917. |
| Moore JL, Houck C, Barron CE, Goldberg AP. "Patients Referred for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Comparison of Confirmed and Suspected Youth." Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, vol. 32, no. 6, 2019, pp. 628-632. |
| Kaplan DM, Moore JL, Hirway P, Barron CE, Goldberg AP. "Acute Sexual Assault: A Comprehensive Follow up Protocol." Pediatric Emergency Care , 2018. |
| Kaplan DM, Moore JL, Barron CE, Goldberg AP. "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Medical Follow-up for Victimized and High-Risk Youth." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 101, no. 4, 2018, pp. 25-27. |
| Cohen RS, Moore JL, Barron CE. "Food Insecurity and Child Maltreatment: A Quality Improvement Project." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 101, no. 7, 2018, pp. 31-34. |
| Brown, Amy C., Barron, Christine E. "Human Trafficking." Pediatrics in Review, vol. 39, no. 2, 2018, pp. 102-103. |
| Barron CE, Moore J, Baird G, Hardy E, Goldberg A. "The Provision of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Child Sex Trafficking." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 101, no. 9, 2018, pp. 23-26. |
| Barron, Christine E., Moore, Jessica L., Baird, Grayson L., Goldberg, Amy P. "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the Medical Setting: A Survey of the Knowledge, Discomfort, and Training of Pediatric Attending Physicians." Journal of Human Trafficking, 2017, pp. 1-12. |
| Goldberg AP, Moore JL, Houck C, Kaplan DM, Barron CE. "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Medical Presentation." Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, vol. 30, no. 1, 2017, pp. 109-115. |
| Moore JL, Kaplan DM, Barron CE. "Sex Trafficking of Minors." Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 64, no. 2, 2017, pp. 413-421. |
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Barron CE.
"Congenital Urethral Polyps in Girls as a Differential Diagnosis of Interlabial Masses." The Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update, vol. 3, 2016, pp. 11-12.
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| Barron CL, Moore JL, Baird G, Goldberg AP. "ERRATUM: Sex Trafficking Assessment and Resources (STAR) for Pediatric Attendings in Rhode Island." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 99, no. 10, 2016, pp. 12. |
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Kaplan DM, Goldberg A, Barron C.
"Epidural Hematoma in an Infant: Abuse or Accident?." Consultant For Pediatricians, vol. 14, no. 9, 2015, pp. 413-415.
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Barron, CE.
"Medical Evaluation of Abandoned Infants Less Than 61 Days of Age." The Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update, vol. 4, 2015, pp. 7-8.
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| Barron, CE. "Accidents: A Major Child Health Problem." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 146, no. 4, 2005, pp. 551. |
| Barron CE, Jenny C. "Forensic pediatrics." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 88, no. 9, 2005, pp. 318-20. |
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Barron, C.
"Measurement of three major subtypes of child neglect." The Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update, vol. 3, 2005, pp. 13.
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Barron, C.
"Skeletal injuries associated with sexual abuse." The Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update, vol. 1, 2005, pp. 34.
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| Barron CC. "Prevention of abusive head trauma in infants." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 86, no. 12, 2003, pp. 383-4. |
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Barron C.E.
"Book Review." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 22, no. 4, 2001, pp. 258.
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Christine Barron, MD has engaged in research focusing on all different forms of child maltreatment, including Child Sexual Abuse, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, Acute Sexual Assault, Child Physical Abuse, and Neglect. She has also completed research related to medical educational scholarship and fellowship support and training.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
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| 1995 | MD | State University of New York |
| 1990 | BS | State University of New York at Binghamton |
| Fellow | Rhode Island Hospital, Child Abuse Pediatrics | 1998-2000 | Providence, RI |
| Resident | Rhode Island Hospital, Pediatrics | 1995-1998 | Providence, RI |
Haffenreffer Award, Rhode Island Hospital 1997
Medical Student Teaching Award, Brown Medical School 1998
Pediatric Resident Teaching Award, Rhode Island Hospital 1998
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Award, Rhode Island Hospital 1998
CASA Ann McCarron Award for Personal Excellence
(Community leadership and vision for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
awarded by Worcester County Court Appointed Special Advocates) 2003
Clinician Educator Teaching Award, UMass Medical School 2003
Liberty Bell Award - (Community contributions and the administration
of justice), Worcester County Bar Association 2004
Best Doctors in America, Woodward and White 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013
Dean’s Teaching Award, Brown Medical School
(351 HRGD Pathophysiology Small Group) 2006
Special Achievement Award, American Academy of Pediatrics 2007
Dean’s Teaching Award, Warren Alpert Medical School of
Brown University (Bio 465 Child Maltreatment- Clinical Elective) 2010
Ray E. Helfer Society Appreciation award for Program Director’s
Committee, Co-Chairperson 2010
Ray E. Helfer Society Appreciation award for Program Director’s
Committee, Co-Chairperson 2011
Ray E. Helfer Society Appreciation award for CAP representative,
Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) 2011
Commissioner’s Award from the Administration on Children, Youth, and
Families for the state of Rhode Island 2012
Association Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Leadership in Educational
Academic Development (LEAD) - Chosen to participate in Cohort 3 2014
DayOne Community Advocacy Award to the Lawrence A. Aubin Sr. Child
Protection Center 2014
Nominated Hasbro Children’s Hospital Brite Lite 2015
Dean’s Teaching Award, Warren Alpert Medical School of
Brown University (Bio 465 Child Maltreatment- Clinical Elective) 2017
| Name | Title |
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| Baird, Grayson | Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging |
| Chapin, Kimberle | Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| Duffy, Susan | Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Emergency Medicine |
| Goldberg, Amy | Professor of Pediatrics |
| Slingsby, Brett | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator |
| Vivier, Patrick | Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics |
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 1998- Present
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) 1998- Present
AAP, Section on Child Abuse and Neglect (SOCAN) 2000- Present
The Ray E. Helfer Society 2000- Present
(Honorary Society for leadership in Child Abuse and Neglect)
RI AAP and RI AAP Child Abuse and Neglect Committee 2004- Present
Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) 2007- Present
| Division Director, Lawrence A. Aubin Sr. Child Protection Center. Hasbro Children's Hospital & Rhode Island Hospital, 2013-2019 |
| Associate Professor, Clinician Educator, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2011-2018 |
| Fellowship Director, Child Abuse Pediatarics. Hasbro Children's Hospital & Rhode Island Hospital, 2007-2023 |
