DanielAlexanderLefflerMD

Gastroenterology • Boston, MA

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Senior Medical Director, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

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Office
330 Brookline Ave
Dana 501
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-667-2136

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2005 - 2008
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Ben Gurion University of the NegevClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Clinical Trials

Serum Markers in Gluten Challenge Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Assessing Neurocognitive Effects of Gluten Exposure Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Celiac Disease Screening Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Immune Response in Celiac Disease on In-vitro Gluten Challenge Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

520 citations
Global Prevalence of Celiac Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Prashant Singh, Ananya Arora, Tor A. Strand, Daniel A. Leffler, Carlo Catassi
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018-06-01
81 citations
TAK-101 Nanoparticles Induce Gluten-Specific Tolerance in Celiac Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Ciaran P. Kelly, Joseph A. Murray, Daniel A. Leffler, Daniel R. Getts, Adam C. Bledsoe
Gastroenterology. 2021-07-01
1052 citations
The Oslo definitions for coeliac disease and related terms
Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Daniel A. Leffler, Julio C. Bai, Federico Biagi, Alessio Fasano
Gut. 2013-01-01

Lectures

Gastroenterology in the 21st Century: Optimizing Patient Outcomes
OMICS Publishing Group, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/7/2013

Press Mentions

What Is Gluten and Where Is It Found?September 29th, 2021
Gluten-Induced Brain Fog Is Real for Many with Celiac DiseaseJuly 19th, 2021
$Incidence of Refractory Celiac Disease May Be Higher Than Previously Thought$
Incidence of Refractory Celiac Disease May Be Higher Than Previously ThoughtDecember 21st, 2018
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Grant Support

Non-Invasive Markers Of Celiac Disease Activity During Gluten ChallengeNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2011