Meet the Pediatric Diabetes Care Team

Pediatric Diabetes Experts

When you visit Joslin Diabetes Center's Pediatric Clinic, you can trust that your child is in the best hands. Our center is internationally recognized for diabetes care, and our practice is exclusively devoted to caring for children and teens with the condition. Our clinical team includes board-certified pediatric endocrinologists and nurse practitioners who specialize in treating the disease in children.

Not only do we offer expert diabetes care, but we also treat a range of other health conditions caused by disorders of the endocrine gland and its hormones. Our clinical team is on top of the latest research and techniques to treat any disorder that affects growth, the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, lipids and reproductive organs.

Lori Laffel, MD, MPH
Lori Laffel, MD, MPH Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Section
Section Head, Clinical, Behavioral and Outcomes Research
Director, Clinical Translational Research Core
Specialty Pediatric Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Sanjeev Mehta, MD, MPH
Sanjeev Mehta, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medical Information Officer
Specialty Pediatric Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes Research Interest Genetics and Epidemiology
Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH
Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH Specialty Pediatric Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes Research Interest Integrative Physiology and Metabolism
Bharti Deswal, MD
Bharti Deswal, MD Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Louise Ambler-Osborn, MS, PNP
Louise Ambler-Osborn, MS, PNP Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Debbie Butler, MSW, LICSW, CDE
Debbie Butler, MSW, LICSW, CDE Director, Behavioral Health and Pediatric Programs Specialty Behavioral Health, Pediatric Diabetes Research Interest Clinical Behavioral and Outcomes
Persis Commissariat, PhD, CDCES
Persis Commissariat, PhD, CDCES Specialty Behavioral Health, Pediatric Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Young Adult Diabetes Research Interest Clinical Behavioral and Outcomes
Emily (Flint) Freiner, MSN, FNP-C
Emily (Flint) Freiner, MSN, FNP-C Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Julie Griffith, MSN, RN, PNP
Julie Griffith, MSN, RN, PNP Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Laurie Higgins, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
Laurie Higgins, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Joyce Keady, RN, MSN, CPNP
Joyce Keady, RN, MSN, CPNP Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Ashley Keating-Atkins, MSN, CPNP
Ashley Keating-Atkins, MSN, CPNP Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Kerry Milaszewski, BS, RN, CDE
Kerry Milaszewski, BS, RN, CDCES Specialty Pediatric Diabetes
Christine Turcotte, MS, RN, MSN, CPNP
Christine Turcotte, MS, RN, MSN, CPNP Specialty Pediatric Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Katherine Wentzell, MSN, PNP
Katherine Wentzell, MSN, PNP Specialty Pediatric Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes

Pediatric Diabetes

Joslin Diabetes Center's Pediatric Care Program provides expert diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes for children.