Caitlin Melissa Neri, MD, MPH Hear my name
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Pediatric Subspecialties (Pediatric Hematology)

MD, Ross University School of Medicine
MPH, George Washington University
BS, Georgetown University

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Caitlin Neri, MD, MPH, Pediatrics, is a clinician-educator who focuses on the care of children with sickle cell disease, management of painful conditions in childhood, interdisciplinary pediatric care, social determinants of health, and medical education. She is a clinical hematologist providing inpatient and outpatient care to children with sickle cell disease, and other blood disorders. Dr. Neri is the co-founder and medical director of the interdisciplinary Pediatric Pain Clinic at BMC, founded in 2015. This unique program uses a team approach to provide comprehensive medical, psychosocial, and integrative therapies to pediatric patients with chronic pain. She is a medical educator in pre-clerkship sciences where she was involved in the recent curriculum redesign and now serves as co-course director for Principles Incorporating Science Clinical Medicine and Equity (PISCEs) as well as directing the PISCEs hematology module.

Member
Boston University
Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


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  1. Coomer CA, Levin RA, Neri CM. Death from S. pneumoniae in HbSC Disease: Was Expanded Pneumococcal Vaccination Too Late? Hemoglobin. 2025 May; 49(3):213-217.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40229224; DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2025.2489635;
     
  2. 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. View Publication
  3. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39228213
     
  4. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38896013; PMCID: PMC11394287; DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31142;
     
  5. 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; DOI: 10.1177/13591045221145425;
     
  6. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34101983
     
  7. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32649593
     
  8. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32640830
     
  9. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29857885
     
  10. 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; PMCID: PMC4756782; DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.101;
     
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Helping Kids Cope With Chronic Pain

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