Jeanette Callahan, MD

Jeanette Adele Callahan, MD is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and General Pediatrician at Cambridge Health Alliance with a special interest in the use of Botanical medicine in the treatment of Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed the MGH for Children’s Residency Program. Dr. Callahan is the Medical Director of the Justice Resource Institute Northeast Health Service Unit which provides primary health care to detained and committed youth in the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. She is co-founder and Treasurer of The Wellness Collaborative, Inc.

Her volunteer work has taken her to South Africa, Brazil, and Ghana where she provides pediatric consultations and direct care. In her role as a community activist in the areas of affordable housing, criminal justice, healthcare, and education reform. Dr. Callahan serves on the Boards of The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, Urban Edge, and Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center.