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Overview

David C. Bellinger is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the intersection of medicine and environmental science, with an emphasis on health-related impacts arising from environmental exposures.

Bellinger's work spans several fields of study, including:

  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science

Their research delves into several specialized subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Pollution

Main topics of Bellinger's research include:

  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Coronary Artery Anomalies
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Their publication record includes papers in multiple well-known venues, predominantly:

  • Environmental Research (8 publications)
  • NeuroToxicology (4 publications)
  • JAMA Network Open (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Pediatrics (3 publications)
  • Pediatric Research (2 publications)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Bellinger include:

  • "Air pollution and development in Africa: impacts on health, the economy, and human capital" (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • "Neurodevelopmental evaluation for school-age children with congenital heart disease: recommendations from the cardiac neurodevelopmental outcome collaborative" (2020, Cardiology in the Young)
  • "Prenatal PM2.5 exposure and behavioral development in children from Mexico City" (2020, NeuroToxicology)
  • "Prenatal and childhood exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and child executive function and behavioral problems" (2021, Environmental Research)
  • "Sex-specific relationships of the infant microbiome and early-childhood behavioral outcomes" (2021, Pediatric Research)

Frequent coauthors of Bellinger include:

  • Jane W. Newburger (12 joint publications)
  • Brent A. Coull (11 joint publications)
  • Robert O. Wright (11 joint publications)
  • Bruce P. Lanphear (9 joint publications)
  • Susan Korrick (7 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Low-level environmental lead exposure and children's intellectual function: an international pooled analysis.

    Bruce P. Lanphear;Richard Hornung;Richard Hornung;Jane Khoury;Jane Khoury;Kimberly Yolton

  • World Health Organization Global Estimates and Regional Comparisons of the Burden of Foodborne Disease in 2010

    Arie H. Havelaar;Arie H. Havelaar;Martyn D. Kirk;Paul R. Torgerson;Herman J. Gibb

  • The long-term effects of exposure to low doses of lead in childhood. An 11-year follow-up report.

    Herbert L. Needleman;Alan Schell;David Bellinger;Alan Leviton

  • Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

    Bradley S. Marino;Paul H. Lipkin;Jane W. Newburger;Georgina Peacock

  • Longitudinal analyses of prenatal and postnatal lead exposure and early cognitive development.

    David Bellinger;Alan Leviton;Christine Waternaux;Herbert Needleman

  • Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age after general anaesthesia and awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international multicentre, randomised controlled trial

    Andrew J Davidson;Nicola Disma;Jurgen C de Graaff;Davinia E Withington

  • Low-level lead exposure, intelligence and academic achievement: a long-term follow-up study.

    David C. Bellinger;Karen M. Stiles;Herbert L. Needleman

  • Developmental and Neurologic Status of Children after Heart Surgery with Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest or Low-Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass

    D C Bellinger;R A Jonas;L A Rappaport;D Wypij

  • Association between a single general anesthesia exposure before age 36 months and neurocognitive outcomes in later childhood

    Lena S. Sun;Guohua Li;Tonya L. K. Miller;Cynthia Salorio

  • Very low lead exposures and children's neurodevelopment

    David C Bellinger

  • Intellectual Impairment in School-Age Children Exposed to Manganese from Drinking Water

    Maryse F. Bouchard;Sébastien Sauvé;Benoit Barbeau;Melissa Legrand

  • Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries: the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial.

    David C Bellinger;David C Bellinger;David Wypij;Adre J duPlessis;Adre J duPlessis;Leonard A Rappaport;Leonard A Rappaport

  • Maternal Fish Consumption, Hair Mercury, and Infant Cognition in a U.S. Cohort

    Emily Oken;Robert O. Wright;Ken Paul Kleinman;David C. Bellinger

  • Developmental and Neurological Status of Children at 4 Years of Age After Heart Surgery With Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest or Low-Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass

    David C. Bellinger;David Wypij;Karl C. K. Kuban;Leonard A. Rappaport

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Pesticides

    Maryse F. Bouchard;David C. Bellinger;Robert O. Wright;Robert O. Wright;Marc G. Weisskopf;Marc G. Weisskopf

  • Low-level lead exposure and children's cognitive function in the preschool years.

    Bellinger D;Sloman J;Leviton A;Rabinowitz M

  • Maternal Fish Intake During Pregnancy, Blood Mercury Levels, and Child Cognition at Age 3 Years in a US Cohort

    Emily Oken;Jenny S. Radesky;Robert O. Wright;David C. Bellinger

  • Neuropsychological correlates of hair arsenic, manganese, and cadmium levels in school-age children residing near a hazardous waste site.

    Robert O. Wright;Chitra Amarasiriwardena;Alan D. Woolf;Alan D. Woolf;Rebecca Jim

  • Adolescents With d-Transposition of the Great Arteries Corrected With the Arterial Switch Procedure Neuropsychological Assessment and Structural Brain Imaging

    David C. Bellinger;David Wypij;Michael J. Rivkin;David R. DeMaso

  • THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF LOW LEVEL EXPOSURE TO LEAD

    H L Needleman;D Bellinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert O. Wright
Robert O. Wright Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jane W. Newburger
Jane W. Newburger Boston Children's Hospital
David Wypij
David Wypij Boston Children's Hospital
Howard Hu
Howard Hu University of Southern California
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Alan Leviton
Alan Leviton University of Adelaide
Richard A. Jonas
Richard A. Jonas Children’s National Health System
Brent A. Coull
Brent A. Coull Harvard University
Arie H. Havelaar
Arie H. Havelaar University of Florida
Christopher Duggan
Christopher Duggan Boston Children's Hospital

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