About Adam Kronish, MD
Dr. Adam Kronish (he/him) is an adolescent medicine physician in the Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Mass General Brigham for Children. He attended medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine, then trained in pediatrics residency at Hasbro Children's Hospital/Brown University in Rhode Island. He completed his adolescent medicine fellowship at CHOP in Philadelphia in 2025. He has clinical and research interests focused on substance use disorders in adolescents and young adults, as well as affirming healthcare for adolescents/young adults in the LGBTQ+ community. He is also a medical educator and cares about teaching and mentoring future physicians.
Primary Care: Accepting New Patients 11-20 years old only
Consultation Services: Accepting New Patients
Clinical Interests:
- Adolescent and young adult health
- Adolescent substance use
- Eating disorders
- LGBTQ+ Health
- Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including IUDs and implants
- Menstrual disorders and reproductive endocrinology
- Pediatric and adolescent primary care medicine
- PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) for HIV prevention
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Transgender Health
Treats:
- Pediatrics
Locations
Mass General Brigham for Children: Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
165 Cambridge Street,
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-643-1201
Fax: 617-726-1990
Medical Education
- MD, Tufts Univ. School of Med.
- Residency, Rhode Island Hospital
- Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
American Board Certifications
- Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Kronish, A. Contributor. "Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (Episode 197)" Primary Care Perspectives podcast. 2025 July 17. Click Here Kronish, A, Herrera, MC, Linstead-Goldsmith, R, White, K. Teens Need Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Too. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Policy Lab. 2023, September 7. Click Here
Publications
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McNamara M, Kronish A, Birkhead D, Mehringer J. Preserving Pediatric Best Practice in Challenging Times. JAMA Pediatr. Published online July 14, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2038
Kronish A, Alanko D, Quinn VR, Wulff C, Wing R, Stone E. De-escalation of the agitated pediatric patient: a standardized patient case for pediatric residents. MedEdPORTAL. 2024;20:11388. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11388 - Top 10 Most Read Article of 2024
Kronish A, DeNardo B, Kanach C, Lulla RR. Activating BRAF G469A Missense Mutation in a Pediatric Patient With High-Grade Glioma. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2021 Dec 29;80(12):1141-1142. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlab102. PMID: 34965294; PMCID: PMC8716068.
Alcorta CE, Kronish AR, Lorenz ML. Escherichia Coli bacteremia and rapidly progressive cellulitis in a child with newly diagnosed nephrotic syndrome. IDCases. 2021 Jul 7;25:e01218. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01218. PMID: 34277354; PMCID: PMC8271119.