Caitlin M. Neri, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Biography
Dr. Neri completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at the UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, MA. She then completed her fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC and obtained a Master in Public Health from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. After completion of training, Dr. Neri joined the faculty at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. She focuses her clinical work in the care of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease, among other hematologic conditions. In addition, she is the founder and medical director of the interdisciplinary Pediatric Pain Clinic at Boston Medical Center. She is a leader in bridging disciplines including pediatric specialty care, along with behavioral health and integrative interventions to optimize wellness for children with painful conditions. Dr. Neri is active in pre-clerkship medical education at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian school of Medicine. She assumed leadership of the Hematology Module in 2020 and assisted with the curriculum re-design from 2020-2022. She currently serves as the Co-course Director for Principles Integrating Science Clinical Medicine and Equity (PISCEs).
Other Positions
- Member, Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Boston University
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
Education
- Ross University School of Medicine, MD
- George Washington University, MPH
- Georgetown University, BS
Publications
- Published on 4/14/2025
Coomer CA, Levin RA, Neri CM. Death from S. pneumoniae in HbSC Disease: Was Expanded Pneumococcal Vaccination Too Late? Hemoglobin. 2025 Apr 14; 1-5. PMID: 40229224.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/15/2025
Hill, C.J., McNamara, T., Ringel, R., Scheuer, L.S., Elzie, C., Offner, G., Neri, C., Cohen-Osher, M., Garg, P.S., Wisco, J.J. . Student and Faculty Differences in Perceived Utility of Learning Objectives in Pre-Clerkship Self-Learning Guides. Med.Sci.Educ. 2025.
Read at: Custom - Published on 9/3/2024
Perez AM, Garcia-Guaqueta DP, Setty BN, Neri C, Torres AR. Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease and Skull Infarction: A Systematic Review. J Child Neurol. 2024 Oct; 39(11-12):433-439. PMID: 39228213.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/19/2024
Cohen RT, Burrowes SAB, Williams CJ, Neri CM, Klings ES, Jones KC, Walkey AJ, Drainoni ML. SNAP: Supportive non-invasive ventilation for acute chest syndrome prevention for hospitalized children with sickle cell disease: Perspectives of patients, parents, and the healthcare team. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Sep; 71(9):e31142. PMID: 38896013.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/11/2022
Gillard A, Gagnon R, Pashankar F, Balsamo L, Grafft N, Miranda J, Boruchov D, Neri C, Sprinz P, Longyear C. Sense of mastery and attitude towards illness: Examining longitudinal benefits of a medical specialty camp for youth with sickle cell disease. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2023 Jul; 28(3):1012-1023. PMID: 36503316.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/8/2021
Guenther CS, Pae VJ, Neri CM, Barry K, Duggan MA, Cohen RT. SNAP: Supportive noninvasive ventilation for acute chest syndrome prevention in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 08; 68(8):e29136. PMID: 34101983.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2020
Cuttin K, Neri C, Tang M, Kuhn J, Pearl K, Augustyn M. Social Determinants of Health and the Role of Routine Pediatric Care in a Medically Complex Toddler. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020 09; 41(7):583-585. PMID: 32649593.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/7/2020
Mehta V, D'Amico S, Luo M, Bodner K, Goldstein L, Neri C, Gardiner P. Food Habits, Stressors, and Use of Complementary Medicine Therapies Among Pediatric Patients Who Attend an Integrative Medicine Pediatric Pain Clinic. J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Aug; 26(8):691-700. PMID: 32640830.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/4/2018
Bodner K, D'Amico S, Luo M, Sommers E, Goldstein L, Neri C, Gardiner P. A cross-sectional review of the prevalence of integrative medicine in pediatric pain clinics across the United States. Complement Ther Med. 2018 Jun; 38:79-84. PMID: 29857885.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2016
Neri CM, Beeson T, Mead H, Darbari DS, Meier ER. Provider Perspective on Integrative Medicine for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease-related Pain. Glob Adv Health Med. 2016 Jan; 5(1):44-50. PMID: 26937313.
Read at: PubMed
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