MEDICAL SERVICES

Specialties

Departments

Programs

Languages

  • English

  • Spanish

EDUCATION

Undergraduate Degree

  • Haverford College , 2000 , Haverford , PA

Medical School

  • Harvard Medical School , 2005 , Boston , MA

Residency

Pediatrics
  • Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP) , 2008 , Boston , MA

Residency

Chief Resident
  • Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP) , 2009 , Boston , MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Boston Children's Hospital , 2012 , Boston , MA

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Dr. Ari Wassner is Medical Director of the Thyroid Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned his MD from Harvard Medical School, and he completed his residency and chief residency in Pediatrics followed by his fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital. In addition to practicing general pediatric endocrinology, Dr. Wassner’s clinical specialties are in pediatric thyroid disease and pediatric endocrine tumors, and he is actively engaged in clinical research in these areas.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology

PUBLICATIONS

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  1. Zhu J, Feldman HA, Chordas C, Wassner AJ, Manley PE, Cohen LE. Undernutrition and Pubertal Timing in Female Survivors of Medulloblastoma and Other Embryonal Tumors. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Oct 01; 105(10). View abstract
  2. Wassner AJ. Unraveling the Genetics of Congenital Hypothyroidism: Challenges and Opportunities. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Sep 01; 105(9). View abstract
  3. Wassner AJ. MCT8 deficiency: collaborative rare disease phenotyping for care and research. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 07; 8(7):555-557. View abstract
  4. Cherella CE, Wassner AJ. Update on congenital hypothyroidism. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2020 02; 27(1):63-69. View abstract
  5. Richman DM, Benson CB, Doubilet PM, Wassner AJ, Asch E, Cherella CE, Smith JR, Frates MC. Assessment of American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) for Pediatric Thyroid Nodules. Radiology. 2020 02; 294(2):415-420. View abstract
  6. Hillier K, Hughes A, Shamberger RC, Shusterman S, Perez-Atayde AR, Wassner AJ, Iafrate AJ, Dubuc A, Janeway KA, Rothenberg SM, Cox MC, Randolph GW, Wirth LJ, Tsai H, Church A, DuBois SG. A Novel ALK Fusion in Pediatric Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid. 2019 11; 29(11):1704-1707. View abstract
  7. Lhamu U, Wassner AJ, Topor LS. COINCIDENT SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS AND GRAVES DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH INFECTED BRANCHIAL CLEFT CYST. AACE Clin Case Rep. 2019 Nov-Dec; 5(6):e365-e368. View abstract
  8. Cherella CE, Angell TE, Richman DM, Frates MC, Benson CB, Moore FD, Barletta JA, Hollowell M, Smith JR, Alexander EK, Cibas ES, Wassner AJ. Differences in Thyroid Nodule Cytology and Malignancy Risk Between Children and Adults. Thyroid. 2019 08; 29(8):1097-1104. View abstract
  9. Bauer AJ, Wassner AJ. Thyroid hormone therapy in congenital hypothyroidism and pediatric hypothyroidism. Endocrine. 2019 10; 66(1):51-62. View abstract
  10. Cherella CE, Feldman HA, Hollowell M, Richman DM, Cibas ES, Smith JR, Angell TE, Wang Z, Alexander EK, Wassner AJ. Natural History and Outcomes of Cytologically Benign Thyroid Nodules in Children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 09 01; 103(9):3557-3565. View abstract
  11. Richman DM, Benson CB, Doubilet PM, Peters HE, Huang SA, Asch E, Wassner AJ, Smith JR, Cherella CE, Frates MC. Thyroid Nodules in Pediatric Patients: Sonographic Characteristics and Likelihood of Cancer. Radiology. 2018 08; 288(2):591-599. View abstract
  12. Wassner AJ. Congenital Hypothyroidism. Clin Perinatol. 2018 03; 45(1):1-18. View abstract
  13. Daga A, Majmundar AJ, Braun DA, Gee HY, Lawson JA, Shril S, Jobst-Schwan T, Vivante A, Schapiro D, Tan W, Warejko JK, Widmeier E, Nelson CP, Fathy HM, Gucev Z, Soliman NA, Hashmi S, Halbritter J, Halty M, Kari JA, El-Desoky S, Ferguson MA, Somers MJG, Traum AZ, Stein DR, Daouk GH, Rodig NM, Katz A, Hanna C, Schwaderer AL, Sayer JA, Wassner AJ, Mane S, Lifton RP, Milosevic D, Tasic V, Baum MA, Hildebrandt F. Whole exome sequencing frequently detects a monogenic cause in early onset nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis. Kidney Int. 2018 01; 93(1):204-213. View abstract
  14. Cherella CE, Wassner AJ. Congenital hypothyroidism: insights into pathogenesis and treatment. Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2017; 2017:11. View abstract
  15. Wassner AJ, Della Vecchia M, Jarolim P, Feldman HA, Huang SA. Prevalence and Significance of Thyroglobulin Antibodies in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 09 01; 102(9):3146-3153. View abstract
  16. Wassner AJ. Pediatric Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis and Treatment. Paediatr Drugs. 2017 Aug; 19(4):291-301. View abstract
  17. Wassner AJ, Jugo RH, Dorfman DM, Padera RF, Maynard MA, Zavacki AM, Jay PY, Huang SA. Myocardial Induction of Type 3 Deiodinase in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Thyroid. 2017 05; 27(5):732-737. View abstract
  18. Gee HY, Jun I, Braun DA, Lawson JA, Halbritter J, Shril S, Nelson CP, Tan W, Stein D, Wassner AJ, Ferguson MA, Gucev Z, Sayer JA, Milosevic D, Baum M, Tasic V, Lee MG, Hildebrandt F. Mutations in SLC26A1 Cause Nephrolithiasis. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 06 02; 98(6):1228-1234. View abstract
  19. Paone L, Fleisch AF, Feldman HA, Brown RS, Wassner AJ. Liothyronine Improves Biochemical Control of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Patients with Central Resistance to Thyroid Hormone. J Pediatr. 2016 08; 175:167-172.e1. View abstract
  20. Braun DA, Lawson JA, Gee HY, Halbritter J, Shril S, Tan W, Stein D, Wassner AJ, Ferguson MA, Gucev Z, Fisher B, Spaneas L, Varner J, Sayer JA, Milosevic D, Baum M, Tasic V, Hildebrandt F. Prevalence of Monogenic Causes in Pediatric Patients with Nephrolithiasis or Nephrocalcinosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Apr 07; 11(4):664-72. View abstract
  21. Wassner AJ, Brown RS. Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Infancy: To Treat or Not to Treat, That Is the Question. J Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 170:17-9. View abstract
  22. Wassner AJ, Brown RS. Congenital hypothyroidism: recent advances. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2015 Oct; 22(5):407-12. View abstract
  23. Halbritter J, Baum M, Hynes AM, Rice SJ, Thwaites DT, Gucev ZS, Fisher B, Spaneas L, Porath JD, Braun DA, Wassner AJ, Nelson CP, Tasic V, Sayer JA, Hildebrandt F. Fourteen monogenic genes account for 15% of nephrolithiasis/nephrocalcinosis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Mar; 26(3):543-51. View abstract
  24. Castroneves LA, Jugo RH, Maynard MA, Lee JS, Wassner AJ, Dorfman D, Bronson RT, Ukomadu C, Agoston AT, Ding L, Luongo C, Guo C, Song H, Demchev V, Lee NY, Feldman HA, Vella KR, Peake RW, Hartigan C, Kellogg MD, Desai A, Salvatore D, Dentice M, Huang SA. Mice with hepatocyte-specific deficiency of type 3 deiodinase have intact liver regeneration and accelerated recovery from nonthyroidal illness after toxin-induced hepatonecrosis. Endocrinology. 2014 Oct; 155(10):4061-8. View abstract
  25. Shumer DE, Thaker V, Taylor GA, Wassner AJ. Severe hypercalcaemia due to subcutaneous fat necrosis: presentation, management and complications. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2014 Sep; 99(5):F419-21. View abstract
  26. Gupta A, Ly S, Castroneves LA, Frates MC, Benson CB, Feldman HA, Wassner AJ, Smith JR, Marqusee E, Alexander EK, Barletta J, Muyide F, Doubilet PM, Peters HE, Webb S, Modi BP, Paltiel HJ, Martins Y, Burmeister K, Kozakewich H, Hollowell M, Cibas ES, Moore FD, Shamberger RC, Larsen PR, Huang SA. How are childhood thyroid nodules discovered: opportunities for improving early detection. J Pediatr. 2014 Mar; 164(3):658-60. View abstract
  27. Starmer AJ, Sectish TC, Simon DW, Keohane C, McSweeney ME, Chung EY, Yoon CS, Lipsitz SR, Wassner AJ, Harper MB, Landrigan CP. Rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events among hospitalized children following implementation of a resident handoff bundle. JAMA. 2013 Dec 04; 310(21):2262-70. View abstract
  28. Wassner AJ, Modi BP. Endocrine physiology in the newborn. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2013 Nov; 22(4):205-10. View abstract
  29. Wassner AJ, Brown RS. Hypothyroidism in the newborn period. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2013 Oct; 20(5):449-54. View abstract
  30. Gupta A, Ly S, Castroneves LA, Frates MC, Benson CB, Feldman HA, Wassner AJ, Smith JR, Marqusee E, Alexander EK, Barletta J, Doubilet PM, Peters HE, Webb S, Modi BP, Paltiel HJ, Kozakewich H, Cibas ES, Moore FD, Shamberger RC, Larsen PR, Huang SA. A standardized assessment of thyroid nodules in children confirms higher cancer prevalence than in adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Aug; 98(8):3238-45. View abstract
  31. Wassner AJ, Cohen LE, Hechter E, Dauber A. Isolated central hypothyroidism in young siblings as a manifestation of PROP1 deficiency: clinical impact of whole exome sequencing. Horm Res Paediatr. 2013; 79(6):379-86. View abstract
  32. Wassner AJ, Hurt JA, Lear JD, Akerfeldt KS. Synthesis and ion conductance behavior of a tetrameric alamethicin ion channel. Org Lett. 2002 May 16; 4(10):1647-9. View abstract