Jonathan Gaffin, MD, MMsc
Director, Severe Asthma Program, Director, Pulmonary Clinical Research and Clinical Trials Programs
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Jonathan Gaffin, MD, MMsc
Director, Severe Asthma Program, Director, Pulmonary Clinical Research and Clinical Trials Programs
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
University of Pennsylvania
1997
Philadelphia
PA
Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School
2004
Worcester
MA
Internship
Pediatrics
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
2004
New Haven
CT
Residency
Pediatrics
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
2007
New Haven
CT
Fellowship
Respiratory Diseases
Boston Children's Hospital
2007
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (Pulmonology)
Professional History
Dr. Gaffin serves as an expert for the Department of Medicine for Boston Children's Hospital Precision Medicine Service. For more information about the Precision Medicine Service please visit bostonchildrens.org/precisionmed.
Publications
Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Asthma Incidence. View Abstract
Cost-effectiveness of school integrated pest management and air filtration in students with asthma. View Abstract
The Frequency and Potential Implications of HFE Genetic Variants in Children With Cystic Fibrosis. View Abstract
Biomarkers of inflammation associated with radon exposure in the School Inner-City Asthma Study (SICAS). View Abstract
Health-related quality of life in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: examining agreement between child self-report and parent proxy. View Abstract
Impact of acid blocker therapy on growth, gut microbiome, and lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis. View Abstract
Ambient smoke exposure and indoor air quality in eastern Massachusetts during the 2023 wildfire season. View Abstract
Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. View Abstract
Urinary biomarkers of environmental exposures and asthma morbidity in a school inner city asthma study. View Abstract
Evaluation of dupilumab on the disease burden in children and adolescents with atopic dermatitis: A population-based cohort study. View Abstract
Initiatives to improve lung and sleep health in children: Delphi consensus from the pediatrics, pulmonary, and sleep conference. View Abstract
Asthma and Sleep-disordered Breathing Overlap in School-aged Children. View Abstract
Comparison of home-based spirometry and oscillometry measurements in school-age children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. View Abstract
The effects of urban green space and road proximity to indoor traffic-related PM2.5, NO2, and BC exposure in inner-city schools. View Abstract
Recent Insights into the Environmental Determinants of Childhood Asthma. View Abstract
Solar and geomagnetic activity impacts children with asthma. View Abstract
Improving Asthma Action Plan Completion Rates across Five Divisions in an Academic Children's Hospital. View Abstract
Defining and Promoting Pediatric Pulmonary Health: Assessing Lung Function and Structure. View Abstract
Measuring adherence in paediatric asthma: Integrating pharmacy data into clinical care. View Abstract
Comparison of Pneumotachometer and Portable Digital Turbine Spirometry for Field-Based Assessment: An Air Quality, Environment, and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Study. View Abstract
Is chronotype linked with adherence to the Mediterranean diet among adolescents? The EHDLA study. View Abstract
Health-Related Qualities of Life in School-Aged Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. View Abstract
Effect of radon exposure on asthma morbidity in the School Inner-City Asthma study. View Abstract
Socioeconomic determinants of asthma health. View Abstract
Environment and the development of severe asthma in inner city population. View Abstract
Air pollution and childhood asthma. View Abstract
Environmental radon and childhood asthma. View Abstract
Determinants of lung function across childhood in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP) 3. View Abstract
Mouse allergen levels in schools over the decade. View Abstract
Pediatric EVALI in the Age of COVID-19/MIS-C: Diagnostic Considerations. View Abstract
Defining and identifying early-onset lung disease in cystic fibrosis with cumulative clinical characteristics. View Abstract
Factors Influencing Classroom Exposures to Fine Particles, Black Carbon, and Nitrogen Dioxide in Inner-City Schools and Their Implications for Indoor Air Quality. View Abstract
HEPA filtration intervention in classrooms may improve some students' asthma. View Abstract
CENTER-IT: a novel methodology for adapting multi-level interventions using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research-a case example of a school-supervised asthma intervention. View Abstract
The Role of Comorbidities in Difficult-to-Control Asthma in Adults and Children. View Abstract
The Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation-Prone (PrecISE) Asthma Network: An overview of Network organization, procedures, and interventions. View Abstract
Issues affecting young people with asthma through the transition period to adult care. View Abstract
Effect of School Integrated Pest Management or Classroom Air Filter Purifiers on Asthma Symptoms in Students With Active Asthma: A Randomized Clinical Trial. View Abstract
Thoracic Multidetector Computed Tomography Findings of Dedicator of Cytokinesis 8 Deficiency in Children. View Abstract
Reconstructing Phenotypes in Recurrent Severe Wheeze in Young Children. View Abstract
Predictors of successful mouse allergen reduction in inner-city homes of children with asthma. View Abstract
Development and Validation of the Asthma Exacerbation Risk Score Using Claims Data. View Abstract
Associations of Snoring and Asthma Morbidity in the School Inner-City Asthma Study. View Abstract
Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. View Abstract
Lung function trajectories in children with post-prematurity respiratory disease: identifying risk factors for abnormal growth. View Abstract
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Emergency Department Use for Asthma. View Abstract
Responsiveness to Parenteral Corticosteroids and Lung Function Trajectory in Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Asthma. View Abstract
Sex differences in the relationship of sleep-disordered breathing and asthma control among children with severe asthma. View Abstract
Geography, generalisability, and susceptibility in clinical trials. View Abstract
Validation of the Hospital Asthma Severity Score (HASS) in children ages 2-18 years old. View Abstract
The Respiratory Risks of Ambient/Outdoor Air Pollution. View Abstract
Preventing asthma in high risk kids (PARK) with omalizumab: Design, rationale, methods, lessons learned and adaptation. View Abstract
Asthma control and psychological health in pediatric severe asthma. View Abstract
Asthma Prevalence and Mold Levels in US Northeastern Schools. View Abstract
Differential Effect of School-Based Pollution Exposure in Children With Asthma Born Prematurely. View Abstract
Supernumerary intrathoracic rib, a rare congenital anomaly: Case report and review of the literature. View Abstract
Obesity may enhance the adverse effects of NO2 exposure in urban schools on asthma symptoms in children. View Abstract
Proximity to major roadways and asthma symptoms in the School Inner-City Asthma Study. View Abstract
Classroom indoor PM2.5 sources and exposures in inner-city schools. View Abstract
Screening and Counseling for Alcohol Use in Adolescents With Chronic Medical Conditions in the Ambulatory Setting. View Abstract
Pediatrician Attitudes toward Digital Voice Assistant Technology Use in Clinical Practice. View Abstract
Association between fungal spore exposure in inner-city schools and asthma morbidity. View Abstract
Asthma and Corticosteroid Responses in Childhood and Adult Asthma. View Abstract
Challenges in assessing the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids for severe wheezing episodes in preschool children. View Abstract
Question 3: Can we diagnose asthma in children under the age of 5?years? View Abstract
Bronchodilator Use for Acute Chest Syndrome Among Large Pediatric Hospitals in North America. View Abstract
Transcutaneous CO-oximetry differentiates asthma exacerbation and convalescence in children. View Abstract
Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in adolescents with asthma. View Abstract
A Practical Approach to Severe Asthma in Children. View Abstract
The classroom microbiome and asthma morbidity in children attending 3 inner-city schools. View Abstract
Quintupling Inhaled Glucocorticoids to Prevent Childhood Asthma Exacerbations. View Abstract
Advances in environmental and occupational disorders in 2016. View Abstract
Nitrogen dioxide exposure in school classrooms of inner-city children with asthma. View Abstract
Baseline Features of the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP III) Cohort: Differences with Age. View Abstract
Adherence and stress in a population of inner-city children with asthma. View Abstract
ATS Core Curriculum 2017: Part II. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. View Abstract
The School Inner-City Asthma Intervention Study: Design, rationale, methods, and lessons learned. View Abstract
Effects of Age and Disease Severity on Systemic Corticosteroid Responses in Asthma. View Abstract
Utilization of a patient-centered asthma passport tool in a subspecialty clinic. View Abstract
Caregiver stress among inner-city school children with asthma. View Abstract
Inflammatory and Comorbid Features of Patients with Severe Asthma and Frequent Exacerbations. View Abstract
Association Between Allergen Exposure in Inner-City Schools and Asthma Morbidity Among Students. View Abstract
The Calculated Risk of Childhood Asthma From Severe Bronchiolitis. View Abstract
Comparison of treatment modalities for inpatient asthma exacerbations among US pediatric hospitals. View Abstract
Individualized therapy for persistent asthma in young children. View Abstract
School Environmental Intervention to Reduce Particulate Pollutant Exposures for Children with Asthma. View Abstract
Modeling indoor particulate exposures in inner-city school classrooms. View Abstract
Acetaminophen versus Ibuprofen in Young Children with Mild Persistent Asthma. View Abstract
Utility of a portable hand-held forced expiratory volume in 1 second meter for monitoring asthma in an inner-city school setting. View Abstract
Pediatric Rhinosinusitis. View Abstract
A Screening Tool for Assessing Alcohol Use Risk among Medically Vulnerable Youth. View Abstract
Association of FEF25%-75% and bronchodilator reversibility with asthma control and asthma morbidity in inner-city children with asthma. View Abstract
Early Administration of Azithromycin and Prevention of Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Preschool Children With a History of Such Illnesses: A Randomized Clinical Trial. View Abstract
School Endotoxin Exposure and Asthma Morbidity in Inner-city Children. View Abstract
Postnatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure is associated with objective markers of atopy in preschool-aged children. View Abstract
Black and Hispanic perceptions of asthma medication in the School Inner-City Asthma Study. View Abstract
Association between allergic sensitization and exhaled nitric oxide in children in the School Inner-City Asthma Study. View Abstract
Child with atopic dermatitis. View Abstract
Indoor environmental exposures and exacerbation of asthma: an update to the 2000 review by the Institute of Medicine. View Abstract
Reprint of: Perinatal and early childhood environmental factors influencing allergic asthma immunopathogenesis. View Abstract
Perinatal and early childhood environmental factors influencing allergic asthma immunopathogenesis. View Abstract
The indoor environment and inner-city childhood asthma. View Abstract
Social disadvantage and asthma control in children. View Abstract
Allergens on desktop surfaces in preschools and elementary schools of urban children with asthma. View Abstract
Perceived neighborhood safety and asthma morbidity in the school inner-city asthma study. View Abstract
ß-2 adrenergic receptor gene methylation is associated with decreased asthma severity in inner-city schoolchildren: asthma and rhinitis. View Abstract
Beta-2-Adrenergic Receptor Methylation Influences Asthma Phenotype in The School Inner City Asthma Study. View Abstract
Exposures to molds in school classrooms of children with asthma. View Abstract
Rethinking the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in patients with asthma. View Abstract
Food allergy and increased asthma morbidity in a School-based Inner-City Asthma Study. View Abstract
Predictors of indoor exposure to mouse allergen in inner-city elementary schools. View Abstract
The utility of forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity in predicting childhood asthma morbidity and severity. View Abstract
Allergens in urban schools and homes of children with asthma. View Abstract
Role of specific IgE and skin-prick testing in predicting food challenge results to baked egg. View Abstract
Effect of cat and daycare exposures on the risk of asthma in children with atopic dermatitis. View Abstract
Endotoxin exposure in inner-city schools and homes of children with asthma. View Abstract
Parental response to written eczema action plans in children with eczema. View Abstract
The school inner-city asthma study: design, methods, and lessons learned. View Abstract
Agreement between parent and student responses to an asthma and allergy questionnaire in a diverse, inner-city elementary school population. View Abstract
Research abstracts presented at the Fall Meeting of the New England Society of Allergy, October 23-24, 2010, Woodstock, Vermont. View Abstract
Tree nut allergy, egg allergy, and asthma in children. View Abstract
The effect of prophylactic palivizumab on recurrent wheezing in children with an atopic family history. View Abstract
Clinically useful spirometry in preschool-aged children: evaluation of the 2007 American Thoracic Society Guidelines. View Abstract
The role of indoor allergens in the development of asthma. View Abstract
Peanut Allergy is Associated with Increased Asthma Prevalence in Food Allergic Children View Abstract
Montelukast as Monotherapy for Pediatric Asthma. View Abstract
Picture of the month. Blueberry muffin baby (extramedullary hematopoiesis) due to congenital cytomegalovirus infection. View Abstract
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