
Maureen Michelle Leonard MD MMSc
Pediatric Nutrition
Director, Celiac Center for Research and Treatment Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Pediatric GI, Mass General Hospital for Children
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755 Washington StDepartment of PediatricsBoston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-5000
Fax+1 617-726-5961
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Summary
- Dr. Maureen Leonard is a pediatric gastroenterologist in Boston, MA at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She received her MD from NYMC, MMSc from HMS and has been in practice 8 years. She is the clinical director for of the Celiac Center and specializes in celiac disease. She has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolMMSc, Clinical and Translational Investigation, 2014 - 2016
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2012 - 2015
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2009 - 2012
- New York Medical CollegeClass of 2009
- Quinnipiac UniversityB.Sc., Psychobiology, Summa Cum Laude, 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2012 - 2027
- ME State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- NH State Medical License 2021 - 2023
- RI State Medical License 2021 - 2022
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Loan Repayment Program NIH
- Loan Repayment Program Recipient National Institute of Health, 2014
- Beta, Beta, Beta Award, Outstanding Academic Achievement in Undergraduate Biology Biology Honors Society, 2004
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Arsenic Exposure in Celiac Disease: The Hidden Cost of a Gluten-Free Diet.Tracey M DaFonte, Maureen M Leonard
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2025-04-01 - Gut dysbiosis: cause or consequence of intestinal inflammation in celiac disease?Stefano Leo, Maureen M Leonard, Francesco Valitutti, Alessio Fasano
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2025-03-26 - ASSESSING MUCOSAL RECOVERY DURING THE FIRST 15 MONTHS OF ADOPTING A GLUTEN-FREE DIET IN CHILDREN WITH CELIAC DISEASE.Denis Chang, Madison Wong, Cleo R Davidowitz, Imad Absah, Vahe Badalyan
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2025-03-14
Journal Articles
- Screening for Celiac Disease in a Pediatric Primary Care SettingLeonard, Maureen M., et al, Clinical Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
- Managing coeliac disease in patients with diabetesLeonard, M. M., Cureton, P. A., & Fasano, A., Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 1/1/2015
- Genetics and celiac disease: the importance of screeningLeonard, M. M., Serena, G., Sturgeon, C., & Fasano, A., Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pitfalls in Using HLA Data to Rule out Celiac Disease.Rabinowtiz S, Xu J, Schwarz S, Leonard MM, Word Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Montreal, Canada, 1/1/2016
- Haptoglobin-2 Gene Expression in Celiac Disease, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and Type 1 Diabetic Patients.Freire RH, Sapone A Sturgeon C, Camhi C, Shilpi P, Leonard MM, Fasano A, Word Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Montreal, Canada, 1/1/2016
- Genome, Environment, Microbiome, and Metabolome biomarkers leading to the development of Celiac Disease: A Multilevel Mediation-Moderation Statistical Modeling Approac...Huedo-Medina, T.B., Ph.D, Leonard, M. M., MD, Fasano, A., MD, Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- The Myths and Facts of Gluten Related Disorders1/1/2017
- Microbiome and ObesityUniversity of Bologna, Bologna, Italy - 1/1/2017
- Can We Use the Microbiome to Prevent Celiac Disease?University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy - 1/1/2017
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Other
- Do patients with celiac disease need probiotics?Leonard MM, KevinMD.com
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2017/01/patients-celiac-disease-need-probiotics.html
1/1/2017 - When should you introduce gluten to your baby?Leonard MM, KevinMD.com
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2017/03/introduce-gluten-baby.html
1/1/2017 - What is Pediatric Gastroenterology?Leonard MM, Podcast, Specialty Stories, Medical School Headquarters (Available on iTunes)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/specialty-stories-medical-school-headquarters-premed/id1171842065?mt=2
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Press Mentions
- Gut-Microbiome Changes May Precede Celiac Disease Onset in at-Risk ChildrenJuly 26th, 2021
- In Infants, Changes in Gut Microbiome Precede Onset of Celiac DiseaseJuly 19th, 2021
- Changes in Gut Microbiome in Longitudinal Study of Infants Precede Onset of Celiac DiseaseJuly 12th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
External Links
- CDGEMM Studyhttp://www.cdgemm.org
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