Dr. Jennifer Haile
Primary Care Pediatrician & Medical Director, Lead Treatment Center
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Biography
Dr. Jennifer Haile is a primary care pediatrician at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and has served as the Medical Director of the Connecticut Children's Lead Treatment Center for the past 10 years. She is deeply committed to education and collaboration, working closely with healthcare providers across Connecticut as well as local health departments to improve the prevention, identification, and management of childhood lead exposure. Dr. Haile has played a key leadership role in statewide public health initiatives. She served on the task force that helped advance legislation lowering Connecticut's blood lead reference value to 3.5 µg/dL. She also contributed to policy changes that lowered the blood lead levels requiring environmental inspections and supported the implementation of prenatal lead screening initiatives. Dr. Haile has authored multiple publications related to childhood lead poisoning, reflecting her ongoing commitment to advancing clinical practice, public health policy, and medical education in this field. In addition, Dr. Haile is an associate program director for the UCONN/CT Children's pediatric residency program.