Dr. Gordon is a pediatrician with training in both adolescent medicine and pediatric endocrinology. She has a long-time interest in adolescent bone health and reproductive endocrinology, and in particular, how nutrition impacts hormonal axes to ultimately influence bone health. She was appointed Clinical Director for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in September 2023 and also leads her own laboratory in the Intramural Research Program. She has been actively involved in clinical/translational research, scientific mentoring, and medical education throughout her career, and has directed bone health programs, clinical research centers, clinical divisions, and chaired a pediatrics department. She has also provided clinical care to children and teenagers as a pediatric endocrinologist and adolescent medicine specialist. Prior to joining NIH, Dr. Gordon led an independently funded research group for over two decades with support from the NIH, Department of Defense, and private foundations. She is interested in modifiable factors during adolescence that influence bone density and other aspects of health during the adult years, and ways to optimize the transition of healthcare for young adults. Clinical models that her group have studied include premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), restrictive eating disorders, and inflammatory bowel disease, among others. She has a special interest in the assessment of bone density and bone marrow composition in children and adolescents.