Eileen M. Costello, MD

Clinical Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Eileen Costello, MD, Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and social relations from Harvard University and her medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Boston City Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital; she served as chief resident at Boston City Hospital from 1989-1990 and did her fellowship at BMC in the developmental and behavioral pediatrics division with a focus on autism. Also an author, Costello’s well-known book, Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In, highlights her creative and innovative approaches to both clinical care and specifically to children with neuro-developmental challenges.

Costello has been honored throughout her career as the recipient of numerous awards, including the Thayer Academy Humanitarian Award for Community Service, the Portraits of Inspiration Award by the Asperger’s Association of New England, a Boston Children’s Hospital Excellence in Community Pediatrics Award, and a two-time recipient of the Partners Healthcare Partners in Excellence Award.

Publications

  • Published 11/1/2021

    Komaromy M, Tomanovich M, Taylor JL, Ruiz-Mercado G, Kimmel SD, Bagley SM, Saia KM, Costello E, Park TW, LaBelle C, Weinstein Z, Walley AY. Adaptation of a System of Treatment for Substance Use Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Addict Med. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 15(6):448-451. PMID: 33298750.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/5/2019

    Stulac S, Bair-Merritt M, Wachman EM, Augustyn M, Howard C, Madoor N, Costello E. Children and families of the opioid epidemic: Under the radar. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2019 08; 49(8):100637. PMID: 31494050.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/1/2013

    Costello EM. Primary care on the spectrum. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2013 Jan; 43(1):17-8. PMID: 23332399.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/1/2013

    Costello E. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care (Arthur H. Fierman, MD ed.). Primary Care on the Spectrum. 2013; 43(1):1-18.

  • Published 1/1/2012

    Costello E. Centers for Disease Control Publication with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH, Carol Weitzman, MD and Jana Thomas, MPH eds.). 2012.

Other Positions

  • Chief, Ambulatory Pediatrics
    Boston Medical Center

Education

  • Northwestern University Medical School, MD
  • Harvard College, AB