Gisela Chelimsky, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
VCU
Richmond, VA, United States

Gisela Chelimsky, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the chief of
Pediatric Gastroenterology at Children’s Hospital of Richmond. She directs the Pediatric Autonomic program.
Dr. Chelimsky was previously Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (2012-2022) and
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland (1999-2012) where she also served as
Director of Pediatric Autonomic Disorders Program. A graduate of Medical School at the University of Buenos
Aires, Argentina, Dr. Chelimsky completed residency in Pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology fellowship
at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland Ohio (1990-1996). Dr. Chelimsky joined the faculty
at Case Western in 1996 and rose to the rank of Professor in 2011. She is also board certified in Autonomic
Disorders.
Dr. Chelimsky is a pioneer in pediatric autonomic disorders and one of the few board certified pediatric
autonomic specialists in the country. She has developed the first autonomic program at Rainbow Babies &
Children’s Hospital. She has now developed the autonomic program at VCU. She has served as the chair of
the pediatric committee and as a board member at the American Autonomic Society (2016-2019). She
currently serves as a member of the UCNS Certification Committee and American Board of Pediatrics writing
the board questions for the autonomic disorders board and sub-board of pediatric gastroenterology.
Dr. Chelimsky has published > 70 original and review articles, contributed to 26 books or chapters, and
made multiple presentations at regional, national and international meeting. Her work has focused on
disorders of gut-brain interaction and understanding the inter-relations between the brain-gut axis and the
comorbid conditions including joint hypermobility and postural tachycardia syndrome that come with these
disorders.

Presentation(s):

• The Broad Applicability and Simplicity of Autonomic Rehabilitation

  Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  1:15 PM - 2:15 PM