Dr. Maureen M. Leonard Harvard Medical School, USA

Dr. Maureen M. Leonard, MD, MMSc, is a renowned pediatric gastroenterologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She serves as the Clinical Director of the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC). Dr. Leonard specializes in treating both adult and... read morepediatric patients with celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, dermatitis herpetiformis, gluten ataxia, and other gluten-related disorders. Dr. Leonard earned her medical degree from New York Medical College and completed her residency in general pediatrics at Tufts Medical Center. She then pursued a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at MGHfC. Additionally, she holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical and Translational Investigation. Her research focuses on predicting and preventing celiac disease through precision medicine, which considers individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle. Dr. Leonard is involved in studies aiming to identify biomarkers that can predict intestinal healing in patients with celiac disease.