Associate Director, Crohn's and Colitis Center; 2020 Sherman Prize Emerging Leader Recipient
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Jessica Allegretti is a gastroenterologist and serves as the Associate Director of the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She also serves as the hospital’s Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Program Director. Dr. Allegretti’s research focuses on the intestinal microbiome and the consequences of its derangement, with the goal of understanding the role dysbiosis plays in microbial associated diseases, with a particular interest in c. difficile infections (CDI) and its effect on patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Additionally she has lead several clinical trials investigating the role of FMT in other chronic diseases including obesity and primary sclerosis cholangitis. Dr. Allegretti is the winner of the 2020 Sherman Prize for the Emerging Leader in IBD.
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