Arielle Spellun, MD

Assistant Professor , Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Arielle H. Spellun MD is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Boston Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Clinically, Dr. Spellun is co-director and founder of the Pediatric Deaf and Hard of Hearing Collaborative at Boston Medical Center and conducts developmental assessments and provides longitudinal care for children with developmental differences and disabilities with a special focus on caring for children who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and their families. Her research focuses on supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children and their families in the pediatric medical home, educating clinical providers on how to care for DHH children from a Deaf health equity perspective in order to improve linguistic and developmental outcomes, and reducing systemic barriers to care for DHH children in lower resourced settings. Dr. Spellun serves on the advisory committee for the American Academy of Pediatric Provider Education Center of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program and is involved both locally and nationally with EHDI and Universal Newborn Hearing Screening programs. Dr. Spellun is also the Director of Health and Wellness at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development Deaf Center where she holds a secondary faculty appointment.

Publications

  • Published 2/15/2026

    Ryan CE, Rao SR, Johnson P, Spellun AH, Kushalnagar P. Early Childhood Communication Neglect and Mental Health Outcomes of Deaf Adults: Examining the Role of Social and Communication Health as Moderators. AJPM Focus. 2026.

  • Published 1/1/2026

    Spellun A. Neurodevelopment in the post-pandemic world: a review of the long term implications of interruptions in school based services. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 2026; 31(1):169-170.

  • Published 8/13/2024

    Pollick SA, Pesch MH, Spellun A, Betances EM, Wiley S, Geer LC, Prout KK, Hu M, Nyp SS. Hearing Loss and Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 45(5):e497-e500. PMID: 39140901.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/20/2023

    Spellun A, Harstad E, Hojlo M, Milliken A, Pawlowski K, Sideridis G, Baumer N. Cross-Sectional Analysis of Caregiver-Reported Expressive Language Profiles and Associated Covariates in Individuals with Down Syndrome. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Jan 01; 45(1):e63-e71. PMID: 38117678.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/1/2023

    Spellun A, Wiley S, Meinzen-Derr J. Health and Hearing. In Alessio HM & Hutchinson Marron K (Eds). Language development in deaf and hard of hearing children. 2023; 355-392.

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Education

  • Thomas Jefferson Univ Sidney Kimmel Med College, MD
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA

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