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Meet Our Team

Our team of over 45 highly specialized doctors and over 60 clinicians includes social workers, dietitians and psychologists who are devoted to treating the whole child, and who work alongside our incredibly dedicated nurses every step of the way. This expertise and teamwork allows us to give your child a more specific diagnosis and an exceptional level of personalized care and treatment here at Boston Children’s Hospital.  

We are a dedicated group of smart, compassionate and driven people who understand that being the best means focusing on what matters most: the lives and spirits of the kids we see every single day.

Physicians

Scott B. Snapper, MD, PhD

Scott B. Snapper , MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Menno Verhave, MD

Menno Verhave , MD

Clinical Director (Emeritus), Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Elizabeth Hait, MD, MPH

Elizabeth Hait , MD, MPH

Clinical Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sonia Aurora Ballal, MD

Sonia Arora Ballal , MD

Divisional Wellness Officer; Associate Director, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Elana M. Bern, MD, MPH

Elana M. Bern , MD, MPH

Co-Director, ARFID Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Silvana Bonilla, MD

Silvana Bonilla , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Timothy Buie, MD

Timothy Buie , MD

Co-Director, GI-Autism Clinic; Senior Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Alexandra Carey, MD

Alexandra Carey , MD

Vice-Chairman of Pediatric General Surgery Boston Children’s Hospital; Gastroenterologist, Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Denis Chang, MD, MS

Denis Chang , MD, MS

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Lauren Veit Collen, MD

Lauren Collen , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Paul Crowley, MD

Paul Crowley , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Nirav Desai, MD

Nirav Desai , MD

Affiliate Staff, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Michael J. Docktor, MD

Michael J. Docktor , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Clinical Director of Innovation; Director, Clinical Mobile Solutions
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Nan Du, MD, MPH

Nan Du , MD, MPH

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH

Christopher P. Duggan , MD, MPH

Senior Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Center for Nutrition; Medical Director, Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation (CAIR)
Meltzer Professor of Pediatrics in the Field of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School; Professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Daniel Duncan, MD, MPH

Daniel Duncan , MD, MPH

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Scott A. Elisofon, MD

Scott A. Elisofon , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Clinical Director, Center for Childhood Liver Disease; Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Laurie Fishman, MD

Laurie Fishman , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sarah Fleet, MD

Sarah Fleet , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Alejandro Flores, MD

Alejandro Flores , MD

Director and Chair, Ambulatory Community Services; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Victor L. Fox, MD

Victor L. Fox , MD

Director Emeritus, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Gastroenterology Procedure Unit; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutriton
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Meghan Gibson, MD

Meghan Gibson , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics (part-time), Harvard Medical School
Amit Grover, MD

Amit Grover , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Pancreatic Disorders Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Leslie M. Higuchi, MD, MPH

Leslie Higuchi , MD, MPH

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Suzanna Hirsch, MD

Suzanna Hirsch , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Bridget Hron, MD, MMSc

Bridget Hron , MD, MMSc

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Associate Director, Center for Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Lissette Jimenez, MD, MPH

Lissette Jimenez , MD, MPH

Co-Director Congenital Enteropathy Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Stacy A. Kahn, MD

Stacy A. Kahn , MD

Director, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Daniel S. Kamin, MD

Daniel S. Kamin , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Christine K. Lee, MD

Christine K. Lee , MD

Director, Fatty Liver Interdisciplinary Program; Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program; Medical Director, Multivisceral and Intestine Transplant Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Alan Leichtner, MD, MSHPEd

Alan Leichtner , MD, MSHPEd

Chief Education Officer; Director of the Department of Education, Boston Children’s Hospital; Director Emeritus, Celiac Disease Program
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Wayne Lencer

Wayne I. Lencer , MD

Longwood Chair in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Director, Harvard Digestive Disease Center
Longwood Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Lisa Mahoney, MD

Lisa Mahoney , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Ishrat Mansuri, MD

Ishrat Mansuri , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School
Maireade McSweeney, MD, MPH

Maireade McSweeney , MD, MPH

Director, Gastroenterology Quality Improvement & Patient Safety; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Co-Director, Enteral Tube Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Munir Mobassaleh, MD

Munir Mobassaleh , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Part-time), Harvard Medical School
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Silvia Nastasio , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Peter Ngo, MD

Peter Ngo , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Medical Director, Esophageal and Airway Treatment Center
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH

Samuel Nurko , MD, MPH

Director, Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; Director, Functional Abdominal Pain Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Randi G. Pleskow, MD

Randi G. Pleskow , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Meenakshi Rao, MD, PhD

Meenakshi Rao , MD, PhD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Brian Regan, DO

Brian Regan , DO

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Rachel Rosen, MD, MPH

Rachel Rosen , MD, MPH

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Aerodigestive Center
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Eitan Rubinstein, MD

Eitan Rubinstein , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Gastroenterology Inpatient Consult Service; Director, Transnasal Endoscopy Unit
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Dennis Spencer, MD, PhD

Dennis Spencer , MD, PhD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Associate Program Director, Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Katherine Sweeny, MD

Katherine Sweeny , MD

Associate Director, Fatty Liver Interdisciplinary Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Erin Syverson, MD

Erin Syverson , MD

GI Director, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Paul A. Rufo, MD, MMSc

Paul A. Rufo , MD, MMSc

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sabina Sabharwal, MD, MPH

Sabina Sabharwal , MD, MPH

Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Desiree Sierra-Velez, MD

Desiree Sierra-Velez , MD

Medical Director, Adolescent Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jocelyn Silvester, MD, PhD

Jocelyn Silvester , MD, PhD

Co-Director, Celiac Disease Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Kate Templeton, MD

Kate Templeton , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jay Thiagarajah, MD, PhD

Jay Thiagarajah , MD, PhD

Co-Director Congenital Enteropathy Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Amy Turner, MD, MSHPEd

Amy Turner , MD, MSHPEd

Associate Director, Inpatient Services; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jon A. Vanderhoof, MD

Jon A. Vanderhoof , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Senior Lecturer of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Andrew Wehrman, MD

Andrew Wehrman , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Dascha Weir, MD

Dascha Weir , MD

Co-Director, Celiac Disease Program; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Anne A. Wolf , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Director, Gastroenterology Inpatient Service; Director, Gastroenterology Resident Rotation
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Allison Wu, MD

Allison Wu , MD, MPH

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Yasuda, MD

Jessica Yasuda , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Lori Zimmerman, MD

Lori Zimmerman , MD

Interim Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Gastroenterology Procedure Unit; Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Naamah Zitomersky, MD

Naamah Zitomersky , MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Physician Assistant

Nurse Practitioners

Clinical Social Workers

Eileen Polasky, MSW, LICSW

Eileen Polasky , MSW, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker, Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Conditions Center; Clinical Social Worker, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Psychologists

Julia Carmody, PhD

Julia Carmody , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Ryan Davidson, PhD

Ryan Davidson , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Laura Distel, PhD

Laura Distel , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Instructor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Amy Hale, PhD

Amy Hale , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Manuela Villa, PhD

Manuela Villa , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center; Clinical Lead, Comfort Ability Program
Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Data Analyst

Coordinators

Dorelyn Calixte

Dorelyn Calixte

Patient Administrative Coordinator, Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition