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Andrew A. Dwyer

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Andrew A. Dwyer

Ph.D., FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Contact

Telephone: 617-552-1711

Email: andrew.dwyer@bc.edu

Education

  • B.S., Cornell University
  • M.S.N., MGH Institute of Health Professions
  • Ph.D., University of Lausanne

Research Interests

Genomics, reproductive endocrinology, rare diseases, health disparities

Expertise

  • Genetics & Genomics
  • Rare Diseases
Curriculum Vitae

Profile

Dr. Dwyer is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with 20+ years of experience working in interprofessional translational research teams at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in 艾可直播 and the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) in Switzerland. He is a professor of nursing at 艾可直播 College, a 2023 Macy Faculty Scholar, and principal investigator in the P50 MGH-Harvard Center for Reproductive Medicine. He has clinical expertise in reproductive endocrinology, rare disorders of growth/puberty, genomics, and transitional care. He has published more than 130 articles and presents internationally. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Global Genomics Nursing Alliance and is a Fellow in the National Academies of Practice and the American Academy of Nursing. He currently serves on the Massachusetts Rare Disease Advisory Council and is a 艾可直播member of the ITINERARE Rare Diseases Summer (Switzerland). Dr. Dwyer is an NIH-funded researcher who utilizes patient engagement, co-creation, and digital solutions to develop person-centered approaches to care and overcome genomic health disparities.

Read more about Dwyer's work on rare diseases

DWYER NAMED MACY FACULTY SCHOLAR

Associate Professor Andrew Dwyer is identified as an outstanding early career educator who will lead transformational change in nursing education.

Selected Publications

  • Keels, J. N., McDonald, I. R., Lee, C. S., & Dwyer, A. A. (2025). Antidiabetic Agent Use and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 15, 1482853.
  • White, L., van de Water, B. J., &聽Dwyer, A. A. (2025). Beyond Base Pairs: Using Simulation to Build Genomic Competency in Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 80, 180鈥�182.
  • Keels, J. N., Thomas, J., Calzone, K. A., Badzek, L., Dewell, S., Murthy, V., 鈥� Dwyer, A. A. (2024). Consumer-Oriented (Patient and Family) Outcomes from Nursing in Genomics: A Scoping Review of the Literature (2012-2022). Frontiers in Genetics, 15, 1481948.
  • Jull, J., Smith, M., Carley, M., Stacey, D., Graham, I. D., & Cochrane Decision Coaching Review Team. (2024). Co-Production of a Systematic Review on Decision Coaching: A Mixed Methods Case Study within a Review. Systematic Reviews, 13(1), 149.
  • Walker, T., Ersig, A. L., Dwyer, A. A., Kronk, R., Snyder, C. T., Whitt, K., & Willis, V. (2024). Integrating Genomics and Precision Health Knowledge into Practice: A Guide for Nurse Practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 36(10), 563-564.
  • Wehrli, S., Baumgartner, M. R., Dwyer, A. A., & Landolt, M. A. (2024). Latent Profiles and Predictors of Barriers to Care in Swiss Children and Adolescents with Rare Diseases. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(11), 827-839.
  • Wehrli, S., Dwyer, A. A., Baumgartner, M. R., Lehmann, C., & Landolt, M. A. (2024). Lower Healthcare Access and Its Association With Individual Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Rare Diseases in Switzerland. International Journal of Public Health, 69, 1607548.
  • Adler, J. M., Hesse-Biber, S., Seven, M., & Dwyer, A. A. (2024). 鈥淚dentity Theft鈥� in鈥疊RCA1/2: Impact of Positive Genetic Test Results and Risk-Reducing Interventions. Frontiers in Genetics, 15, 1380637.
  • Dwyer, A. A., McDonald, I. R., & Quinton, R. (2024). Current Landscape of Fertility Induction in Males with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1540(1), 133鈥�146.
  • Walker, T., Ersig, A. L., Dwyer, A. A., Kronk, R., Snyder, C. T., Whitt, K., & Willis, V. (2024). Integrating Genomics and Precision Health Knowledge into Practice: A Guide for Nurse Practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 36(10):554鈥�562.
  • Wehrli, S., Baumgartner, M. R., Dwyer, A. A., & Landolt, M. A. (2024). Latent Profiles and Predictors of Barriers to Care in Swiss Children and Adolescents with Rare Diseases. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Advance online publication.
  • Adler, J. M., Hesse-Biber, S., Seven, M., & Dwyer, A. A. (2024). 鈥淚dentity Theft鈥� in鈥疊RCA1/2: Impact of Positive Genetic Test Results and Risk-Reducing Interventions. Frontiers in Genetics, 15, 1380637.
  • Hesse-Biber, S., Seven, M., Shea, H., & Dwyer, A. A. (2024). Intersectionality,聽BRCA Genetic Testing, and Intrafamilial Communication of Risk: A Qualitative Study. Cancers, 16(9), 1766.
  • Wehrli, S., Dwyer, A. A., & Landolt, M. A. (2024). Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Perceived Access to Healthcare Questionnaire in a Sample of Individuals with Rare Diseases. Healthcare, 12(6), 661.
  • Katapodi, M. C., Pedrazzani, C., Barnoy, S., Dagan, E., Fluri, M., Jones, T., 鈥� Uveges, M.K., Dwyer, A. A. (2024). ACCESS: An Empirically-Based Framework Developed by the International Nursing CASCADE Consortium to Address Genomic Disparities through the Nursing Workforce. Frontiers in Genetics, 14, 1337366.
  • Dwyer, A. A., McDonald, I. R., Cangiano, B., Giovanelli, L., Maione, L., Silveira, L. F. G., 鈥� Lee, C. S. (2024). Classes and Predictors of Reversal in Male Patients with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism: A Cross-Sectional Study of Six International Referral Centres. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 12(4), 257鈥�266.
  • Dwyer, A. A. (2024). Clinical Challenge: When Is Delayed Puberty More Than a 鈥淟ate Bloomer鈥�? Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 74, 135鈥�137.
  • Thomas, J., Keels, J., Calzone, K. A., Badzek, L., Dewell, S., Patch, C., Tonkin, E. T., Dwyer, A. A. (2023). Current State of Genomics in Nursing: A Scoping Review of Healthcare Provider Oriented (Clinical and Educational) Outcomes (2012鈥�2022). Genes, 14(11), 2013.
  • Hauschild, M., Monnard, C., Eldridge, A. L., Antoniou, M. C., Bouthors, T., Hansen, E., Dwyer, A. A., 鈥� Darimont, C. (2023). Glucose variability in 6-12-month-old healthy infants. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10(1128389), 1128389.
  • McDonald, I. R., Blocker, E. S., Weyman, E. A., Smith, N., & Dwyer, A. A. (2023). What Are the Best Practices for Co-Creating Patient-Facing Educational Materials? A Scoping Review of the Literature. Healthcare, 11(19), 2615.
  • Underwood, P., Keels, J., & Dwyer, A. A. (2023). Clinical Management of Diabetes Mellitus. In S. K. Amponsah, E. K. Ofori, & Y. N. Pathak (Eds.), Current Trends in the Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Disorders (pp. 121鈥�149). CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group. DOI: 10.1201/9781003384823-8
  • Hesse-Biber, S., Seven, M., Shea, H., Heaney, M., & Dwyer, A. A. (2023). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Genomic Healthcare Utilization, Patient Activation, and Intrafamilial Communication of Risk among Females Tested for BRCA Variants: A Mixed Methods Study. Genes, 14(7), 1450.
  • Dwyer, A. A. A. (2022). A Developmental Perspective Sheds Light on Reproductive Differences Between Congenital and Acquired Hypogonadism. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 107(9), e3955鈥揺3956.
  • Dwyer, A. A. A., Stamou, M., McDonald, I. R., Anghel, E., Cox, K. H., Salnikov, K. B., Plummer, L., Seminara, S. B., & Balasubramanian, R. (2022). Reversible Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in Men with the Fertile Eunuch/Pasqualini Syndrome: A Single-Center Natural History Study. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, 1054447.
  • Grafft, N., Dwyer, A. A. A., & Pineros-Leano, M. (2022). Latinx Individuals鈥� Knowledge of, Preferences for, and Experiences with Prenatal Genetic Testing: A Scoping Review. Reproductive Health, 19(1), 134.
  • Dwyer, A. A., Uveges, M. K., Dockray, S., & Smith, N. (2022) Exploring Rare Disease Patient Attitudes and Beliefs regarding Genetic Testing: Implications for Person-Centered Care. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12: 477. doi: 10.3390/jpm12030477聽
  • Kocher, A., Simon, M., Dwyer, A. A., Blatter, C., Bogdanovic, J., K眉nzler-Heule, P., 鈥� Nicca, D. (2023). Patient Assessment Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) and Its Associations with Quality of Life among Swiss Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Mixed Methods Study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 18(1), 7.
  • Dwyer, A. A. (2022). Achieving Recognition: The Rise of the Endocrine Nurse. , 49, 14.
  • McDonald, I. R., Welt, C. K., & Dwyer, A. A. (2022). Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: A Scoping Review of the Literature and Implications for Targeted Interventions. Human Reproduction, 37(12), 2817鈥�2830.
  • Dwyer, A. A., Stamou, M. I., Anghel, E., Hornstein, S., Chen, D., Salnikov, K. B., 鈥� Balasubramanian, R. (2023). Reproductive Phenotypes and Genotypes in Men with IHH. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 108(4), 897鈥�908.
  • Dwyer, A. A., Uveges, M., Samantha, D., & Neil, S. (2022). Advancing Qualitative Rare Disease Research Methodology: A Comparison of Virtual and In-Person Focus Group Formats. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 17(1), 354.
  • Phillip, Y., Dwyer, A. A., Ella, A., Pierre, B. M., Bernard, K., Shern, C., 鈥� Jeannie, T. (2022). A Comparison of the Blood Glucose, Growth Hormone, and Cortisol Responses to Two Doses of Insulin (0.15 U/kg vs. 0.10 U/kg) in the Insulin Tolerance Test: A Single-Centre Audit of 174 Cases. International Journal of Endocrinology, 7360282.
  • Natalie, G., Dwyer, A. A., & Pineros Leano, M. F. (2022). Latinx Individuals鈥� Knowledge of, Preferences for, and Experiences with Prenatal Genetic Testing: A Scoping Review. Reproductive Health, 19(1), 134.
  • Dwyer, A. A., Vanessa, H., Sofia, L., Lauren, E., Giorgios, P. E., Laurent, V., 鈥� Michael, H. (2022). Navigating Disrupted Puberty: Development and Evaluation of a Mobile-Health Transition Passport for Klinefelter Syndrome. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, 909830.
  • Uveges, M., & Dwyer, A. A. (2022). Genetics: Nurses Roles and Responsibilities. In International Clinical Ethics Handbook for Nurses: Emphasizing Context, Communication and Collaboration. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Science and Technology.
  • Hesse-Biber, S., Memnun, S., Jing, J., Sarah, V. S., & Dwyer, A. A. (2022). Impact of聽BRCA聽Status on Reproductive Decision-Making and Self-Concept: A Mixed-Methods Study Informing the Development of Tailored Interventions. Cancers, 14(6), 1494. DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061494
  • Dwyer, A. A., Uveges, M., Dockray, S., & Smith, N. (2022). Exploring Rare Disease Patient Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Genetic Testing: Implications for Person-Centered Care. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(3), 477. DOI: 10.3390/jpm12030477
  • Mehmet, B., McDonald, I. R., Saldarriaga, S., Pineros-Leano, M., & Dwyer, A. A. (2022). What鈥檚 Missing in Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies? Representation and Inclusion. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 62, 202鈥�204. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.030
  • Dwyer, A. A., Hesse-Biber, S., Shea, H., Zeng, Z., & Yi, S. (2022). Coping Response and Family Communication of Cancer Risk in Men Harboring a BRCA Mutation: A Mixed Methods Study. Psycho-Oncology, 31(3), 486-495. DOI: 10.1002/pon.5831
  • Dwyer, A. A., Calzone, K. A., Dewell, S., Badzek, L., & Patch, C. (2021). Correspondence on 鈥淓nsuring Best Practice in Genomics Education and Evaluation: Reporting Item Standards for Education and Its Evaluation in Genomics (RISE2 Genomics)鈥� by Nisselle et聽al. Genetics in Medicine. DOI: /10.1016/j.gim.2021.11.023
  • Jull, J., K枚pke, S., Smith, M., Carley, M., Finderup, J., Rahn, A. C., 鈥� Stacey, D. (2021). Decision Coaching for People Making Healthcare Decisions. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 11, CD013385. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013385.pub2

Selected Grants

  • 1 P50 HD104224-01 NICHD 鈥淢assachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Center for Reproductive Medicine鈥澛�
  • 1 R03 TR003533-01 NCATS "Identifying predictors of reversal for congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism鈥澛�
  • Schiller Institute Grant for Exploratory Collaborative Scholarship 鈥淒eveloping Culturally-Tailored Interventions to Overcome Genomic Health Disparities in Communities of Color鈥�

Selected Appointments & Awards

  • Massachusetts Rare Disease Advisory Council聽
  • MGH - Harvard Center for Reproductive Medicine聽
  • Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital聽
  • Visiting Professor, University of Lausanne (Switzerland)聽
  • Faculty, RaDIZ Rare Diseases Summer School (Switzerland)聽
  • Associate Editor, Human Reproduction

Professional Activities

  • Cochrane Collaboration - Member
  • Endocrine Nurses Society (ENS) - Research Committee Chair
  • European Society of Endocrinology - Past member Nurses Working Group
  • European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) - past Vice-chair, Nurses Working Group
  • Federation of International Nurses in Endocrinology (FINE) - Organizing Committee
  • Global Genomic Nursing Alliance (G2NA) - Steering Committee
  • HYPOHH Patient Group - Steering Committee
  • International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG) - Global Membership Committee
  • Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS) - Research Chair
  • Sigma Theta Tau (Alphi Chi chapter) - Clinical Research Chair
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