Athos Bousvaros , MD, MPH
Associate Director, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment and Research
Office Phone: 617-355-2962
Appointment Line: 617-355-2962
Fax: 617-730-0494
NPI: 1528174885

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

Crohn's disease
gastrointestinal care of children with special needs
general pediatric gastroenterology
inflammatory bowel disease
ulcerative colitis

Services/Programs

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Certifications

Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology

Medical School

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC  (1985)

Internship

Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC  (07/85 to 06/86)

Residency

Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC  (07/86 to 06/88)

Fellowships

Completed Clinical and Research Fellowship, combined Program in Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Massachusetts General Hospital and Children's Hospital, Boston, MA  (1991)
Children's Hospital, Boston, MA  (07/88 to 06/91)

Professional Organizations

Pediatric Affairs Committee, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation , 2002-2005
PREP Editorial Board, American Academy of Pediatrics , 2003 - present
Chairman, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, 2007-2010

Awards

Nation Research Service Award, NIDDK , 1990
2 year greant to study the role of substance P in intestinal inflammation
National Institute of Health GCRC CAP Award , 1994
3 year research grant to study immunotherapies in inflammatory bowel disease
Young Clinical Investigator Award , 1998
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
The efficacy of lactobacillus GG in preventing relapse in Crohn's disease , 1999
Tacrolimus therapy of fulminant colitis , 1995
Clinical research in inflammatory bowel disease

The natural history of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in children

Immunoregulation in inflammatory bowel disease patients

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