Dr. Bottino joins us after being a primary care pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital and an instructor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, where he received numerous awards for excellence in teaching. Dr. Bottino completed his fellowship in general academic pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and a master’s in public health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with a concentration in clinical effectiveness. Dr. Bottino completed his residency in pediatrics at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University where he received the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award. Dr. Bottino attended medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons where he graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. Dr. Bottino attended college at Stanford University, where he studied human biology and assisted in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Sapolsky.

Dr. Bottino lives in Newton with his wife (a Newton native), their two children, and their lovable chocolate Labrador, Millie. Dr. Bottino enjoys spending free time outdoors and visiting the Newton Free Library. Dr. Bottino practices yoga and completed a 200-hour teacher training with Natasha Rizopoulos at the Down Under School of Yoga in Newton. His practice is open to pediatric patients of all ages.