Alan Woolf

Dr. Alan Woolf is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician at Boston Children’s Hospital. He serves as Director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center at BCH and Co-Director of the Region 1 PEHSU. His work focuses on clinical toxicology, childhood poisoning epidemiology, and environmental health policy.

• BS, Stanford University (1972)
• MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1976)
• MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1982)

Dr. Woolf's research examines heavy metal poisoning in children, particularly lead and aluminum toxicity, with emphasis on epidemiological patterns, diagnostic challenges, and policy-driven prevention. He investigates herbal/dietary supplement safety and environmental exposure mechanisms through international collaborations.

His 15 most recent publications (2019-2025) reveal consistent focus on telemedicine applications in lead poisoning, private well water risks, pediatric environmental health education, and poison control center partnerships. Research trends emphasize toxic exposure prevention and policy implementation.

• Gerber Foundation Grant (2012-2015) for aluminum exposure studies
• EPA/ATSDR Grant 1U61TS000118-05 (2013-2014) for PEHSU development

Dr. Woolf leads ACGME-accredited graduate medical education at BCH and directs HMS's Pediatrics segment of Patient-Doctor II. He serves on multiple FDA advisory panels and has shaped national poison control policy through leadership roles in AAPCC and AACT.