Brain Center

Brain Center physicians

For a comprehensive look at physicians within the Brain Center, view each team on its respective program page.  If you're looking for a specific physician, you can use our Find a Doctor feature.

Physician pages for select departments and divisions:

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Access to Children’s network of pediatric experts

• Boston Children's Hospital ranked #1 in more specialties than any other pediatric hosptial in the United States, which means our physicians have access to the world's best network of care for your child.

Global leadership

• Boston Children’s has established the first Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program in the United States, dedicated to protecting and treating the brains of critically ill children.
   
• Our experts in ophthalmology, genetics and neurology have identified the genes responsible for congenital strabismus, and offer one of the leading programs in the country to treat this condition.
   
• Children’s psychiatrists have a 50-year history of tending to the mental health of children, adolescents and their families by caring for patients and advocating on their behalf.
   
• The developmental behavioral pediatricians and psychologists at Children’s are regarded as national leaders for their expertise in, and research on, the most common conditions affecting a child’s brain.
   
• All of our doctors are also members of the Harvard Medical School faculty

Brain Center nurses and staff by department

For a comprehensive list of nurses and staff within the Brain Center, view each team on its respective program page.  

Nurses and staff pages for select departments and divisions:

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Experienced neuroscience nursing professionals and support staff

Neurosciences nurses with special training in caring for young patients with brain conditions oversee our inpatient care areas, as well as work in our outpatient clinics.

• Nurses and staff members run special services within our treatment programs, such as the Ketogenic Diet Service, which teaches children and families to control epileptic seizures by following a special diet. 
• Child Life specialists, social workers and many other staff members provide additional care, so all of your child and family’s physical, emotional and mental needs are met.