Massachusetts General Hospital | MassGeneral Hospital for Children

   Wayne Shreffler, MD, PhD

   Aubrey J. Katz, MD

In Fall 2009, Massachusetts General Hospital established a comprehensive Center for the Treatment and Study of Food Allergy and Food-Related Disorders (the “Food Allergy Center”) to provide state-of-the-art care while investigating the mysteries that underlie these inadequately understood and as yet incurable diseases. By dovetailing a multi-specialty collaborative approach to care with research and training, the center’s physicians expertly diagnose and treat children and adults suffering from IgE-mediated food allergies as well as food-induced gastrointestinal immune disorders. read more.

   Margaret Bauman, MD

A part of the Lurie Family Autism Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and the MassGeneral Hospital for Children, LADDERS (“Learning and Developmental Disabilities Evaluation & Rehabilitation Services”) is a multidisciplinary program designed to evaluate and treat children, adolescents and adults with a wide variety of handicapping conditions. The Lurie Family Autism Center/LADDERS provides expertise in neurology, developmental pediatrics medicine, gastroenterology, psychiatry, psycho-pharmacology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech language pathology. LADDERS is born out of a philosophy that developmentally handicapped persons deserve to be viewed as individuals, each with personal patterns of talents and challenges. We strongly believe each individual deserves the opportunity for careful evaluation as well as access to the quantity and quality of services needed to reach his or her full potential, regardless of economic, social or ethnic background. read more

   Lynda Stuart, MD, PhD

“Innate Immunity – Learning on the Fly”
We use both mammalian systems and model organisms, and focus on developing new systems-based approaches to understand phagocytosis and innate immunity. Our ultimate aim is to generate and test novel hypotheses concerning the host-pathogen interaction and the role of phagocytosis in development and host defense. read more.

   Jeanne Van Cleave, MD

“Primary Care Management of Chronic Conditions in Pediatrics”
Prevalence of chronic conditions in children are increasing,1 yet the organization of primary care is less oriented toward management of chronic conditions.2 Categorizing visits as preventive, urgent, and chronic care may limit opportunities for management of chronic conditions. Understanding how chronic conditions are managed in this context can guide improvements in primary care.  read more.

   Jason Harris, MD

“Immunity to Cholera”
Vibrio cholerae causes an estimated 5 million cases of diarrhea and over 100,000 deaths annually, predominantly in children. Although natural infection with cholera results in long-term protection against subsequent infection, the mechanisms by which this immunity is generated remain poorly understood. This is a critical problem since cholera vaccines have proven relatively ineffective, especially in children. Because of this, the development of improved cholera vaccines is considered a priority by the World Health Organization. read more.