
Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Pediatric gastroenterologist, clinician, investigator, and medical and science business executive
- Created and developed the Johns Hopkins Children’s Nutrition Center which he directed for ten years and where he carried out ground-breaking research in the area of enteral microbiota and diarrheal disease
- Former Chief Medical Officer of Nestlé Nutrition, Vevey, Switzerland
- Has an extensive record of publications in the areas of nutrition research, clinical nutrition, intestinal dysfunction, microbiota, and disease-preventive nutritional strategies with a focus on early-life nutrition and long-term health
Articles from this author

Lessons from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study in North America What Children Eat and Implications for Obesity Prevention

Probiotic Agents: Clinical Applications in Infants and Children


Videos from this author

Gut Talk Series: The Infant Microbiome and the Risks of Dysbiosis

Importance of transformative years from 5 to 15 y.o


Video Teaser: Infant Feeding and Opportunities for Obesity Risk Reduction
Publications from this author


The Nest 24: Protein / Iron and Zinc / Probiotics

Prebiotics: Diet–Bacterial–Gut Interactions and Their Impact on Health

The Nest 9: Growth / Renal Immaturity / Probiotics