Jeffrey Lo

Jeffrey Lo, MD is an Attending Physician in the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department at Boston Children's Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in providing comprehensive musculoskeletal care with a focus on young athletes requiring expertise in both sports medicine and pediatric rheumatology.

Education:

• Undergraduate: Brown University (2007, Providence, RI)
• Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (2014, Oklahoma City, OK)
• Internship & Residency: Pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics (2014-2017, Kansas City, MO)
• Fellowships: Sports Medicine (2023) and Pediatric Rheumatology (2021) at Boston Children's Hospital

Dr. Lo has specialized expertise at the intersection of sports medicine and pediatric rheumatology. His clinical interests include caring for athletes with autoimmune diseases, hypermobility syndromes, and exertional leg pain. He provides comprehensive musculoskeletal care recognizing that young athletes have distinct injury patterns, healing processes, and psychological responses compared to adults.

His research portfolio demonstrates a focus on inflammatory conditions affecting young athletes, with publications examining Kawasaki disease, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and congenital disorders of glycosylation. These works reveal his commitment to understanding complex immunological processes that impact athletic performance and recovery.

As part of Boston Children's Hospital Sports Medicine Division - the first and largest pediatric sports medicine practice in the country - Dr. Lo contributes to specialized care for athletes from local leagues to international competitors, with emphasis on injury prevention, evidence-based treatment, and safe return-to-sport protocols tailored to growing bodies.