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Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Contributor
Dr. Monique Tello is a practicing physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, director of research and academic affairs for the MGH DGM Healthy Lifestyle Program, clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, and author of the evidence-based lifestyle change guide Healthy Habits for Your Heart. She completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency training program at Yale/New Haven Hospital. After residency, she earned a master’s in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and fellowship in general internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is half Latina, speaks Spanish, and maintains a close relationship with her extended family in Guatemala. She is married to local sports broadcaster Bob Socci, and they have two young children, one with autism. She writes a popular blog, www.DrMoniqueTello.com, about achieving balance, health, and wellness from the perspective of doctor and mother.
Posts by Monique Tello, MD, MPH

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Trauma-informed care: What it is, and why it’s important

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Healthy, wholesome easy lunches

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
5 tips for the farmers market

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
What’s a healthy breakfast?

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Healthy lifestyle can prevent diabetes (and even reverse it)

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Barbecue better for Labor Day

Child & Teen Health
Home cooking: Healthy family meals

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Home cooking: Good for your health

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Depression: Common medication side effect?

Staying Healthy
Healthy lifestyle: 5 keys to a longer life

Cancer
Exercise as part of cancer treatment

Exercise & Fitness
Obesity is complicated — and so is treating it

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Can dark chocolate improve vision?

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Screening mammograms: One recommendation may not fit all

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Which diet is best for long-term weight loss?

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Rethinking A1c goals for type 2 diabetes

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Opioids in the household: “Sharing” pain pills is too common

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
What patients — and doctors — need to know about vitamins and supplements

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Diet and depression

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Calcium, vitamin D, and fractures (oh my!)

Heart Health
Expert advice on how to quit smoking

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Avoiding holiday excess (and what to do if you overdo it)

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
What to do for stubborn low back pain

Monique Tello, MD, MPH