Celiac Disease Program at Boston Children’s Hospital

Gastroenterologists

Alan Leichtner, MD, MSHPEd

Clinical Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Chief Medical Education Officer

Director and Founder, Celiac Disease Program

Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/physicians/l/alan-leichtner

Dascha Weir, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Clinical Director, Celiac Disease Program

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/physicians/w/dascha-weir

Jocelyn Silvester, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Director of Research, Celiac Disease Program

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/119766

Randi Pleskow, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/physicians/p/randi-pleskow

Denis Chang, MD, MS

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/physicians/c/denis-chang

Nan Du, MD

Boston Children's Hospital Fellow​

https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/192103

Research Administrator

Stephanie Regis

Clinical Research Assistant

Clinical Social Workers

Janis Arnold, MSW, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker/ Co-Director of BCH MSW Training Program/ Manager, GI Social Work

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/staff/a/janis-arnold

Eileen Polasky, MSW, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker

Registered Dietitians

Tara McCarthy, MS, RD, LDN

Clinical Nutrition Supervisor

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/staff/m/tara-mccarthy

Sharon Weston, MS, RD, LDN

Senior Clinical Nutrition Specialist

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/staff/w/sharon-weston

Education, Nursing, Administrative

Vanessa Weisbrod

Director, Education & Community Engagement, Celiac Disease Program

https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/staff/w/vanessa-weisbrod

Francie Kelley

Director, Celiac Kids Connection

Alyssa Horn, BSN, RN, CPN

Staff Nurse, Celiac Disease Program

Erin Newton

Patient Administrative Coordinator


Joslin Diabetes Center

Lori Laffel, MD, MPH

Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section

Section Head, Clinical, Behavioral and Outcomes Research

Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

https://www.joslin.org/find-an-expert/lori-laffel