Meet your Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease (VEO-IBD) Program team
Your child's team includes doctors from several areas of the hospital who collaborate to provide the best possible care for children with VEO-IBD. Gastroenterologists work closely with experts in immunology, genetics and the gut microbiome.
Appointments and referrals
Chief of Immunology and Co-director of the VEO-IBD Program

Kathleen E. Sullivan, MD, PhD
Chief of the Division of Rheumatology

Edward M. Behrens, MD
Director of VEO-IBD Program

Judith R. Kelsen, MD
VEO-IBD Attending Physicians

Brooke E. Boyer, MD

Máire Abraham Conrad, MD, MS

Trusha Patel, MD
Division of General Surgery

Peter Mattei, MD, FACS, FAAP
Pathology

Pierre A. Russo, MD
Advanced Practice Nurse

Megan Canavan, MSN, CPNP-PC
Social Work

Muzna Gulamali
Clinical Dietitian

Natalie L. Stoner, RD, LDN
Nurse Coordinators

Janine McDermott, BSN, RN, CPN

Jamie Scaramuzzi, BSN, RN, CPN
Lead Biostatistician for VEO-IBD
