Catherine Ann Sullivan MD
Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
720 Harrison Ave | (617) 414-2933catherine.sullivan@bmc.org
cas7@bu.edu
Sections
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
Biography
Catherine Sullivan, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She completed her MD at Boston University and attended the University of Washington for her Internal Medicine training and her endocrinology fellowship at Boston University. Currently, she is participating in type 2 diabetes research studies. She has a clinical interest in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes and pregnancy and general endocrinology including thyroid disease, androgen related disorders and transgender medicine. She is additionally involved in medical education as co-course director for the Endocrine and Reproductive module for the Principles Incorporating Science Clinical Medicine and Equity (PISCEs) pre-clerkship curriculum and additionally helps run the endocrine elective for 4th year medical students at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.
Education
Medicine-Internal, MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Biology/Chemistry, BS, Boston College
Publications
Lambert-Fliszar F, Sullivan C, Giudice C, Person H. INFORM: A Pediatrician's Communication Curriculum About Diagnostic Conversations in Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders. MedEdPORTAL. 2025; 21:11561. PMID: 41341427.
Published on 10/14/2025Arutiunian V, Opdahl M, Sullivan CAW, Santhosh M, Neuhaus E, Borland H, Bernier RA, Bookheimer SY, Dapretto M, Jack A, Jeste S, McPartland JC, Naples A, Van Horn JD, Pelphrey KA, Webb SJ, Gupta AR. Number of Alpha Peaks in the Electroencephalogram Is Associated With Clinical Phenotype and Copy Number Variants in Youths With Autism. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2026 Mar; 11(3):300-309. PMID: 41101705.
Published on 4/5/2024Steenkamp D, Brouillard E, Aia C, Fantasia K, Sullivan C, Atakov-Castillo A, Wolpert H. Reducing Inequity in the Use of Automated Insulin Delivery Systems by Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Key Learnings From a Safety Net Diabetes Clinic Program. Endocr Pract. 2024 Jun; 30(6):558-563. PMID: 38583773.
Published on 5/2/2022Pearsall MS, Stuebe AM, Seashore C, Sullivan C, Tully KP. Welcoming, supportive care in US birthing facilities and realization of breastfeeding goals. Midwifery. 2022 Aug; 111:103359. PMID: 35567867.
Published on 6/6/2019Hutchings N, Aghajanova E, Baghdasaryan S, Qefoyan M, Sullivan C, He X, Manoukian M, van der Haar F, Gerasimov G, Braverman L, Bilezikian JP. A STRATIFIED CROSS-SECTIONAL CLUSTER MODEL SURVEY OF IODINE NUTRITION IN ARMENIA AFTER A DECADE OF UNIVERSAL SALT IODIZATION. Endocr Pract. 2019 Oct; 25(10):987-993. PMID: 31170368.
Published on 5/1/2019Steenkamp DW, Cacicedo JM, Sullivan CA. Comment on Sims et al. Proinsulin Secretion Is a Persistent Feature of Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2019;42:258-264. Diabetes Care. 2019 05; 42(5):e84. PMID: 31010951.
Published on 11/9/2018Sullivan CA, Cacicedo JM, Rajendran I, Steenkamp DW. Comparison of proinsulin and C-peptide secretion in healthy versus long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus cohorts: A pilot study. PLoS One. 2018; 13(11):e0207065. PMID: 30412637.
Published on 9/7/2018Hutchings N, Aghajanova E, Baghdasaryan S, Qefoyan M, Sullivan C, He X, van der Haar F, Braverman L, Bilezikian JP. Constituent analysis of iodine intake in Armenia. Public Health Nutr. 2018 11; 21(16):2982-2988. PMID: 30189914.
Published on 6/29/2018Rodriguez-Diaz E, Rizo I, Sullivan C, Steenkamp DW. Perioperative Use of a Hybrid Closed Loop System in an Obese Patient With Type 1 Diabetes Undergoing Metabolic Surgery: Insights Into Changes in Insulin Delivery and Sensitivity. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018 11; 12(6):1239-1240. PMID: 29957042.
Published on 11/16/2017Steenkamp DW, Cacicedo JM, Sahin-Efe A, Sullivan C, Sternthal E. PRESERVED PROINSULIN SECRETION IN LONG-STANDING TYPE 1 DIABETES. Endocr Pract. 2017 Dec; 23(12):1387-1393. PMID: 29144809.