Arielle H. Spellun, MD

Arielle H. Spellun, MD, is a board-certified developmental and behavioral pediatrician at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Health and Wellbeing at the Deaf Center of the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.

Dr. Spellun conducts developmental assessments and evaluations and provides care over the long-term for children with developmental differences and disabilities. She specifically focuses on caring for children who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and their families.

Dr. Spellun studied American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Studies during her undergraduate education. She earned her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and completed her pediatrics residency through the Boston Combined Residency Program of Boston Children’s Hospital and BMC. She subsequently completed a fellowship in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, also at Boston Children’s.

Dr. Spellun’s research focuses on supporting DHH children and their families within general pediatrics, and educating clinical providers on how to care for DHH children from a Deaf health equity perspective in order to improve linguistic and developmental outcomes. She also serves as the Massachusetts Co-Chapter Champion for the American Academy of Pediatrics Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, helping to support Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention (EI) efforts for DHH children both locally and nationally.