Alessio Fasano
Medical doctor and researcher on celiac disease
Alessio Fasano is an Italian-born physician, scientist and academic recognized for his contributions to pediatric gastroenterology, mucosal immunology, and the study of celiac disease. He is a professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a professor of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, both in Boston, Massachusetts.2
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Born Jul 9, 1956.1
About
Fasano is director of the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center (MIBRC) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and scientific director of the European Biomedical Institute of Salerno in Salerno, Italy. At Mead Johnson Nutrition in Evansville, Indiana, Fasano is Chief Science and Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Research and Development.
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Naples Federico II3
Fasano was born and educated in Italy. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Naples School of Medicine, where he completed training in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, emergency medicine and pediatric social medicine. In 1993, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the United States, where he established a career in pediatric gastroenterology and biomedical research.
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Career
Occupation: gastroenterologist, researcher, physician.7
At the University of Maryland, he founded the Center for Celiac Research in 1996, helping to transform the understanding of celiac disease in North America.
In 2013 the center moved to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he continued as its director until 2025. He also became chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and director of the MIBRC at MGH in 2013.
Fasano's research spans translational medicine, autoimmune diseases, host-microbe interactions, and the role of the intestinal barrier in human health and disease. He has maintained an active clinical practice while leading multidisciplinary research programs focused on gastrointestinal disorders and immune-mediated diseases.
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Personal life
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsAlessio Fasano photo by Lauraolivieri, CC BY-SA 4.0