Leonard Rappaport, MD, MS
Chief Emeritus, Division of Developmental Medicine; Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine
Mary Deming Scott Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Leonard Rappaport, MD, MS
Chief Emeritus, Division of Developmental Medicine; Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine
Mary Deming Scott Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Yale University School of Medicine
1977
New Haven
CT
Internship
Boston Children's Hospital
1978
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
1980
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
1982
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics)
Professional History
Leonard Rappaport MD, MS is Chief of the Division of Developmental Medicine. He is a Senior Associate in Medicine at Children's Hospital and Mary Deming Scott Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He has directed the Fellowships in General Pediatrics and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics for 30 years involved in the training of well over 100 fellows in DB Pediatrics and General Pediatrics and is Principal Investigator on one of nine federally funded training programs in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. In research, Dr Rappaport is a member of a multidisciplinary group examining the effects of cardiac surgery on neurodevelopmental outcomes through a series of randomized clinical trials. Dr Rappaport is also a member of a multidisciplinary research group in autism spectrum disorders and on the Steering Committee of the Autism Consortium of Boston. Dr Rappaport has also had a research and teaching interest in other Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics areas such as encopresis, enuresis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and recurrent pain in childhood. Dr Rappaport had a small primary care pediatrics practice outside at Longwood Pediatrics for 27 years which he left in January, 2009 when he became division chief.
Approach to Care
Dr Rappaport's training and experience has prepared him in a round about way for his current roles. He completed his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics. He then received a Masters in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and began to teach in an alternative high school that was a joint effort of the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Public Schools. He taught for four years, and for the final two years was Head Teacher (Principal) at the school. He subsequently went back to school to take science courses and attended Yale Medical School. He completed a residency and a fellowship in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital, Boston. He has worked to establish the new Division of Developmental Medicine and the Developmental Medicine Center over his 35 year long career at Boston Children's Hospital.
Dr. Rappaport is committed to the highest quality of care guided by the most recent research available to guide his medical opinions. He is committed to family centered care and involving families in the complex decisions surrounding the care of children with neurodevelopmental issues.
Dr. Rappaport is committed to the highest quality of care guided by the most recent research available to guide his medical opinions. He is committed to family centered care and involving families in the complex decisions surrounding the care of children with neurodevelopmental issues.
Publications
Twelve-Month Outcomes of Stand-Alone Excisional Goniotomy in Mild to Severe Glaucoma. View Abstract
Reintroducing Dyslexia: Early Identification and Implications for Pediatric Practice. View Abstract
Updating the neurodevelopmental profile of Alazami syndrome: Illustrating the role of developmental assessment in rare genetic disorders. View Abstract
Six-Month Outcomes of Goniotomy Performed with the Kahook Dual Blade as a Stand-Alone Glaucoma Procedure. View Abstract
Longitudinal Associations between Neurodevelopment and Psychosocial Health Status in Patients with Repaired D-Transposition of the Great Arteries. View Abstract
Hey Buddy. View Abstract
Congenital Zika Virus Infection: A Developmental-Behavioral Perspective. View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental outcome in children with congenital heart disease: a work in progress. View Abstract
Safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary assessment of efficacy of mecasermin (recombinant human IGF-1) for the treatment of Rett syndrome. View Abstract
Peripheral blood gene expression signature differentiates children with autism from unaffected siblings. View Abstract
Using whole-exome sequencing to identify inherited causes of autism. View Abstract
Characteristics and predictive value of blood transcriptome signature in males with autism spectrum disorders. View Abstract
The co-morbidity burden of children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders. View Abstract
Adolescents with d-transposition of the great arteries corrected with the arterial switch procedure: neuropsychological assessment and structural brain imaging. View Abstract
Pediatrician-psychiatrist collaboration to care for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and anxiety. View Abstract
Deletions of NRXN1 (neurexin-1) predispose to a wide spectrum of developmental disorders. View Abstract
Clinical genetic testing for patients with autism spectrum disorders. View Abstract
Behaviour at eight years in children with surgically corrected transposition: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial. View Abstract
Randomized trial of hematocrit 25% versus 35% during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery. View Abstract
Enuresis View Abstract
Encopresis View Abstract
Prediction of IQ and achievement at age 8 years from neurodevelopmental status at age 1 year in children with D-transposition of the great arteries. View Abstract
Consultation with the specialist: encopresis: assessment and management. View Abstract
Effect of prenatal diagnosis on outcomes in D-transposition of the great arteries. View Abstract
Enuresis View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain View Abstract
Encopresis View Abstract
The influence of hemodilution on outcome after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass: results of a randomized trial in infants. View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries: the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial. View Abstract
The effect of duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in infant heart surgery on late neurodevelopment: the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial. View Abstract
Neurobehavioral factors associated with referral for learning problems in a community sample: evidence for an adaptational model for learning disorders. View Abstract
Length of stay after infant heart surgery is related to cognitive outcome at age 8 years. View Abstract
Visual-spatial skills in children after open-heart surgery. View Abstract
Trends in referral to a single encopresis clinic over 20 years. View Abstract
Complementary and alternative therapies in childhood attention and hyperactivity problems. View Abstract
Influence of parental stress and social support on the behavioral adjustment of children with transposition of the great arteries. View Abstract
Measuring quality of life in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their families: development and evaluation of a new tool. View Abstract
Early constipation and toilet training in children with encopresis. View Abstract
Development assessment and interventions View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain View Abstract
General health status of children with D-transposition of the great arteries after the arterial switch operation. View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain. View Abstract
Book Reviews. View Abstract
Developmental and neurologic effects of alpha-stat versus pH-stat strategies for deep hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infants. View Abstract
Encopresis View Abstract
An evaluation of an innovative multimedia educational software program for asthma management: report of a randomized, controlled trial. View Abstract
Comparison of the effects of fetal cardiomyocyte and skeletal myoblast transplantation on postinfarction left ventricular function. View Abstract
Reliability and validity of a DSM-IV based ADHD screener. View Abstract
Epidemiologic perspectives on neuropsychological disorders in children View Abstract
Infant colic and childhood recurrent abdominal pain syndromes: is there a relationship? View Abstract
Developmental and neurological status of children at 4 years of age after heart surgery with hypothermic circulatory arrest or low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass. View Abstract
Addressing sexual abuse in the primary care setting. View Abstract
Recurrent pains in children View Abstract
Recurrent pains in childhood View Abstract
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adolescents: Special considerations View Abstract
Cellular distribution of Ca2+ pumps and Ca2+ release channels in rat cardiac hypertrophy induced by aortic stenosis. View Abstract
Can cellular transplantation improve function in doxorubicin-induced heart failure? View Abstract
Relation of seizures after cardiac surgery in early infancy to neurodevelopmental outcome. Boston Circulatory Arrest Study Group. View Abstract
Encopresis View Abstract
Does transplantation of cardiomyocytes improve function of infarcted myocardium? View Abstract
Patterns of developmental dysfunction after surgery during infancy to correct transposition of the great arteries. View Abstract
Prognostic factors for alarm treatment. View Abstract
Encopresis in adolescents View Abstract
Can grafted cardiomyocytes colonize peri-infarct myocardial areas? View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain; Keeping it simple View Abstract
Pediatric compliance and the roles of distinct treatment characteristics, treatment attitudes, and family stress: a preliminary report. View Abstract
Accumulation of fetal fibronectin mRNAs after balloon denudation of rabbit arteries. View Abstract
Developmental and neurologic status of children after heart surgery with hypothermic circulatory arrest or low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass. View Abstract
Infants tolerate spinal anesthesia with minimal overall autonomic changes: analysis of heart rate variability in former premature infants undergoing hernia repair. View Abstract
Bowel and bladder control View Abstract
A comparison of the developmental and neurologic status at one year of children who underwent heart surgery using hypothermic ciculatory arrest or low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass: The Boston Ciculatory Arrest Study View Abstract
Enuresis View Abstract
Developmental testing in outcome studies View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain View Abstract
Challenging Case: Recurrent Abdominal Pain View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain: evaluation and management View Abstract
The treatment of nocturnal enuresis--where are we now? View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain during childhood. View Abstract
Relation of pH strategy and developmental outcome after hypothermic circulatory arrest. View Abstract
Behavioral Pediatrics View Abstract
Enuresis - Where are we now? What to do? View Abstract
Behavioral consequences of illness: childhood asthma as a model. View Abstract
Correlates of medical compliance among hemophilic boys. View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain in childhood View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain View Abstract
Enuresis View Abstract
Enuresis in adolescents View Abstract
Cognitive development of children following early repair of transposition of the great arteries using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. View Abstract
Stimulant medication and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. The child's perspective. View Abstract
Asthma self-management programs: A guide to proper selection View Abstract
The school-age child: putting it all together. View Abstract
School functioning and disease severity in boys with hemophilia. View Abstract
Effects of theophylline on behavior and learning in children with asthma. View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain: theories and pragmatics. View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental readiness for adolescence: studies of an assessment instrument for 9- to 14-year-old children. View Abstract
Behavioral Pediatrics In: Graef J ed View Abstract
School placement. View Abstract
Concurrence of congenital ocular motor apraxia and other motor problems: an expanded syndrome. View Abstract
Locus of control as predictor of compliance and outcome in treatment of encopresis. View Abstract
The prevention of constipation and encopresis: a developmental model and approach. View Abstract
Locus of control and self-esteem in children with encopresis. View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain in school children: The loneliness of the long-distance pediatrician View Abstract
Pediatric management of severe treatment-resistant encopresis. View Abstract
Recurrent abdominal pain in school children: the loneliness of the long-distance physician. View Abstract
A study of treatment resistance among children referred for encopresis. View Abstract
Behavioral Pediatrics, In Graef,J . and ConeT(eds) View Abstract
Children's descriptions of their developmental dysfunctions. Field testing of a self-administered student profile. View Abstract