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
Autism Think Tank Honorary Advisor
Timothy M. Buie, M.D. is an award-winning pediatric gastroenterologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, formerly the Director of Gastrointestinal and Nutrition at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Lurie Center for Autism.
Dr. Buie is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, formerly Associate Pediatrician at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his training in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Yale University School of Medicine.
He has extensive experience in treating children with autism and associated conditions, championing the issues of underlying medical conditions in autism and how they affect behaviors. He has published a variety of papers and book chapters characterizing gastrointestinal problems in children with autism and developmental disorders including clinical presentation and medical findings.
Dr. Buie was a founder and developer of the Autism Treatment Network, now managed by Autism Speaks. This is a multi-center program directed at evaluating medical problems in children with autism. He has been featured in print and broadcast media worldwide including BBC Horizon and the PBS NewsHour, talking about GI symptoms, diet and nutrition and the microbiome differences seen in individuals with autism. He is currently featured on AutismSpeaks.org in an online medical video series he developed and co-produced with Autism Speaks.
Dr. Buie has been honored for his efforts caring for children with autism receiving the Professional of the Year by the Autism Society of America in 2010, the Margaret Bauman Award for Autism Care, and the Partners in Excellence Award 2014.