Alessio Fasano MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children - Harvard Medical School, Professor of Nutrition Harvard C.H. Chen School of Public Health
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175 Cambridge StFlBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-1450
Fax+1 617-724-2710
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Summary
- Dr. Alessio Fasano is a pediatric gastroenterologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Naples Federico II Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 36 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Italian and Spanish. He is experienced in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, diarrheal diseases, and increased gut permeability.
Education & Training
University of Naples Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1994 - 2014
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2019
- Best Doctors Boston Best Doctors, 2013-2019
- Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Castle Connolly, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Safety of VSL#3 in Adult Asthmatics Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
- Gluten Sensitivity in Non-Celiac Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
- Intestinal Permeability in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Biomarkers of intestinal permeability in major psychiatric disorders: Distinct biological roles call for a more nuanced application.Magdalini Ioannou, Jenny Borkent, Emily G Severance, Robert H Yolken, Alessio Fasano
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. 2025-06-20 - Children with Post COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Display Unique Pathophysiological Metabolic Phenotypes.Nathan G Lawler, Lael M Yonker, Samantha Lodge, Philipp Nitschke, Maureen M Leonard
Journal of Proteome Research. 2025-06-09 - 1 citationsA Consensus Statement on establishing causality, therapeutic applications and the use of preclinical models in microbiome research.Amira Metwaly, Aicha Kriaa, Zahra Hassani, Federica Carraturo, Celine Druart
Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2025-05-01
Journal Articles
- Aquaporin 9 Contributes to the Maturation Process and Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion of Murine Dendritic CellsAlessio Fasano, MD, Frontiers in Neurology
- Gut Permeability, Obesity, and Metabolic Disorders: Who Is the Chicken and Who Is the Egg?Alessio Fasano, MD, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Press Mentions
- Have Celiac Disease? You May Need Screening for Other DisordersNovember 18th, 2022
- Doctors Urge Screening for Autoimmune Disorders for Patients with Celiac DiseaseNovember 16th, 2022
- Kleinman Receives Murray Davidson Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics After 40 Years of Service to Mass General/Mass General for ChildrenOctober 13th, 2022
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Grant Support
- The Celiac Disease Genomic, Environmental, Microbiome, and Metabolomic (CD-GEMM) Prospective Cohort StudyMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2025
Other Languages
- Italian, Spanish
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