Mei A. Elansary, MD, MPhil

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Mei Elansary MD, MPhil is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, a developmental behavioral pediatrician at Boston Medical Center, and a health services researcher. Dr. Elansary’s research investigates maternal mental health and child development. She has specific interests in parenting interventions for trauma-exposed families, with a focus on prevention of child psychopathology. She also studies the effects of early life opiate exposures on child health and development.

She has a BA in the Biological Basis of Behavior and Environmental Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania, an MPhil in Medical Anthropology from the University of Oxford, and an MD from Yale School of Medicine.

Publications

  • Published 11/3/2025

    Valdes V, Near J, Walsh EK, Pierce L, Conroy K, Lipton LR, Elansary MA, Nelson CA. EEG trajectories across the first two years of life are associated with maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress. J Affect Disord. 2025 Nov 03; 394(Pt A):120587. PMID: 41192737.

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  • Published 6/27/2025

    Elansary M, Barch DM, Tillman R, Dandrea CB, Vogel AC, Donohue MR, Hennefield L, Gilbert K, Luby JL. Preadolescent Benefits of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Emotion Development for Preschool Depression: 4-Year Follow-up. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2025 Jun 27. PMID: 40582466.

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  • Published 3/5/2025

    Guyol GG, Cordova-Ramos EG, Elansary M, Heeren TC, Litt JS, Parker MG. Child, Parent, and Contextual Correlates of School Readiness Among Children With Low Birth Weight. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Aug; 25(6):102808. PMID: 40054685.

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  • Published 2/9/2024

    Elansary M, Wei WS, Pierce LJ, McCoy DC, Nelson CA. Association of Neighborhood Opportunity with Infant Brain Activity and Cognitive Development. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 May-Jun 01; 45(3):e217-e224. PMID: 38347666.

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  • Published 1/24/2024

    Elansary M, Brochier A, Urbina-Johanson S, Wexler MG, Messmer E, Pierce LJ, McCoy DC. A Qualitative Study of Maternal Perceptions of Stress and Parenting During Early Childhood. Acad Pediatr. 2024; 24(7):1068-1075. PMID: 38278480.

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Education

  • Yale University, MD
  • Oxford University, MPhil
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA

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