Autism Healthcare Collaborative: Think Tank Experts
The Autism Think Tank specialists are leading experts in their clinical subspecialty areas and actively research, diagnose, and treat the complicated medical comorbidities of autism.
By sharing their knowledge and resources through our Autism Think Tank Telehealth Consultations, families and community practitioners in rural and underserved areas around the globe have access to distinguished physicians from premier academic medical centers.
Dr. Timothy Buie, M.D.
Award-Winning Pediatric Gastroenterologist - Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Harvard Medical School
Founder/Developer- Autism Treatment Network
Dr. Margaret Bauman, M.D.
Pediatric Neurologist
Associate Professor of Pathology - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology - Boston University School of Medicine
Awarded "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the International Society for Autism Research Editor: "The Neurobiology of Autism"
Dr. Lonnie Zeltzer , M.D.
Pediatric Pain Specialist
Distinguished Research Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences -
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAAuthor: "Chronic Pain in Children and Young Adults: The Journey to Normal," Zeltzer LK and Zeltzer PM, Shilysca Press, Inc; 2016
Founder and President of non-profit: Creative Healing for Youth in Pain (CHYP)
Dr. Raffi Tachdjian, M.D.
Allergy/Immunologist
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics - Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology - UCLA School of Medicine
Founder: "Children's Music Fund"
Dr. Charles Henry, M.D.
Clinical Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist/ Psychopharmacologist
Assistant Clinical Professor - Harvard Medical School
Dr. Talin Babikian, PhD, ABPP
Neuropsychologist
Associate Clinical Professor - Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Harland Winter, M.D.
Gastroenterologist - Massachusetts General Hospital For Children
Recipient of The Harvard Medical School Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service for more than 30 years of working with children and adults with disabilities
Recipient of the Excellence in Treatment Guided Research Award from the Autism Society of America
Dr. Blake Windsor, M.D.
Pediatric Pain Specialist
Chief, Division of Pediatric Pain Medicine - Children’s Hospital of Prisma Health, Greenville, South Carolina
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology - University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Kelly Dorfman, M.S., LND
Licensed Clinical Nutritionist
Adjunct Professor, John’s Hopkins University
Co-founder, Developmental Delay Resources
Author: “Cure Your Child with Food-The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and Childhood Ailments”
Featured on CNN’s American Morning, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Oprah magazine
Dr. Ricki Robinson, M.D., MPH
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Co-director of Descanso Medical Center for Development and Learning in La Canada, California
Medical Director, Profectum Foundation
Author: “Autism Solutions-How to Create a Healthy and Meaningful Life for Your Child”
Appearances on the Today Show, The Talk, Larry King Live and Good Morning America
Dr. David Ziring, M.D.
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Associate Director, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, California
Medical Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America’s National Team Challenge half marathons
Volunteer Physician for CCFA’s Camp Oasis for 120 children annually with IBD
Primary Investigator/UCLA Representative for CCFA’s research network-PROKIIDS