Eileen Costello | Profiles RNS

Eileen M. Costello, MD

Clinical Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Pediatrics

Ambulatory Care Services

MD, Northwestern University Medical School

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	Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
	BMC Names Eileen Costello, MD, Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics

Eileen Costello, MD, Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and social relations from Harvard University and her medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Boston City Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital; she served as chief resident at Boston City Hospital from 1989-1990 and did her fellowship at BMC in the developmental and behavioral pediatrics division with a focus on autism. Also an author, Costello’s well-known book, Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In, highlights her creative and innovative approaches to both clinical care and specifically to children with neuro-developmental challenges.

Costello has been honored throughout her career as the recipient of numerous awards, including the Thayer Academy Humanitarian Award for Community Service, the Portraits of Inspiration Award by the Asperger’s Association of New England, a Boston Children’s Hospital Excellence in Community Pediatrics Award, and a two-time recipient of the Partners Healthcare Partners in Excellence Award.

Chief
Boston Medical Center
Ambulatory Pediatrics

2009 Children’s Hospital Medical Center Award for service to Pediatrics and the Community

2008 Partners Health Care/Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Partners in Excellence Award for Commitment to Excellence and Outstanding Performance

2006 Spiral Foundation/Occupational Therapy Associates: Award in recognition of exceptional work in raising awareness of Sensory Processing Disorder

2006 Asperger’s Association of New England: Portraits of Inspiration Award

2004 Pediatrics; Partners Health Care/Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Partners in Excellence Award for Commitment to Excellence and Outstanding Performance

1999 Thayer Academy: Humanitarian Award for Community Service

1989 Neighborhood Health Center : Northwestern University Medical School

1986 Northwestern University: Frederick Stenn Award for Compassion in Clinical Medicine Medical School Graduation

1986 Northwestern University Medical School: Class Speaker at Commencement: The Challenge of the Medically Uninsured

1981 Henry Luce Scholars Program Fellowship

1980 Harvard College Commencement: Ames Memorial Award – “for courage, leadership, and self-reliance”

1980 Harvard College: Harriet Boynton Thompson Scholarship

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Stulac S, Bair-Merritt M, Wachman EM, Augustyn M, Howard C, Madoor N, Costello E. Children and families of the opioid epidemic: Under the radar. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2019 08; 49(8):100637.View Related Profiles.

Costello, Eileen
Wachman, Elisha
Augustyn, Marilyn
Bair-Merritt, Megan
Stulac, Sara

PMID: 31494050

Costello EM. Primary care on the spectrum. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2013 Jan; 43(1):17-8. PMID: 23332399; DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2012.07.006;

Costello E. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care (Arthur H. Fierman, MD ed.). Primary Care on the Spectrum. 2013; 43(1):1-18.
Costello E. Centers for Disease Control Publication with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH, Carol Weitzman, MD and Jana Thomas, MPH eds.). 2012.
Costello E. Safe, Lifesaving Vaccines (Opinion Editorial). The Boston Globe. 2010.
Costello E. You Mean It’s Not ADD?. ADDitude Magazine. 2010.
Caronna E, Costello E. The Zuckerman Parker Handbook of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics for Primary Care (Marilyn Augustyn, Elizabeth Caronna, and Barry Zuckerman eds.). Treatments for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. 2010.
Santosuosso J, Costello E. The Zuckerman Parker Handbook of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics for Primary Care (Marilyn Augustyn, Elizabeth Caronna, and Barry Zukerman eds.). Alternative Treatments for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. 2010.
Costello E. Double Talk, The Real Life of a Pediatrician (Perri Klass, MD ed.). Kaplan Publishing. 2009; 115-122.
Costello E. The Facts and Myths of Asperger Syndrome (Opinion Editorial). The Boston Globe. 2007.

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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 12 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2010

Bar chart showing 12 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2010

Year	Publications
2003	1
2005	1
2007	1
2009	1
2010	4
2012	1
2013	2
2019	1

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