Peter Andrija Nigrovic MD

Chief, Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital Director, Center for Adults with Pediatric Rheumatic Illness, Brigham and Women's Hospital Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Summary

Peter A. Nigrovic, MD, is Chief, Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) and Director of the Center for Adults with Pediatric Rheumatic Illness (CAPRI) at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and went on to residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at the Harvard Combined Program followed by fellowship in pediatric and adult rheumatology at BCH and BWH. In addition to his clinical practice, he directs a laboratory focused on basic mechanisms of immune-mediated diseases including arthritis and lupus.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 2001 - 2004
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Rheumatology, 2000 - 2004
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1995 - 1999
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1997 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A glycan-based adjuvant expands the breadth and duration of protection of mRNA-based vaccines.
Kautilya K Jena, Pengxiang Qu, Lauren Baracco, Shahab Saghaei, Keerti
Nature Immunology. 2026-06-01
TAK1 inhibition restores p53 expression and suppresses inflammation and hyperplasia in JIA synovial fibroblasts.
Meena A Shanta, Donavon C Lough, Lauren A Henderson, Peter A Nigrovic, Salahuddin Ahmed
Rheumatology. 2026-04-06
2 citations
Diagnostic Implications and Correlates of Plasma Adenosine Deaminase 2 Activity and ADA2 Variants.
Jian Yue, Courtney E LeSon, Casey A Rimland, Kailey Brodeur, Rachel Weng
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2026-03-01

Journal Articles

High-Throughput Identification of Noncoding Functional SNPs via Type IIS Enzyme Restriction
Soumya Raychaudhuri, Jing Cui, Michael B Brenner, Peter A Nigrovic, Nature

Other

Back pain in children and adolescents: Overview of causes
Nigrovic PA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/back-pain-in-children-and-adolescents-overview-of-causes
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-29
Evaluation of the child with back pain
Nigrovic PA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-of-the-child-with-back-pain
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-25
Overview of hip pain in childhood
Nigrovic PA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-hip-pain-in-childhood
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-30

Press Mentions

Global Rheumatology Summit to Mark Five Years of Sharing Practices From Around the WorldOctober 10th, 2025
Weathering the Cytokine Storm: Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Adults & ChildrenDecember 18th, 2024
Why Arthritis Tends to Affect the Same Joints RepeatedlyNovember 11th, 2021

Grant Support

Bridging the gap between GWAS and mechanism in arthritisBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2018–2030
Bridging the gap between GWAS and mechanism in arthritisBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2018–2030
Emperipolesis as a driver of platelet heterogeneity and functionBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2026–2028
Molecular Basis of Allergic and Immunologic DiseaseBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL1986–2027
Molecular Basis of Allergic and Immunologic DiseaseBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL1986–2027