Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center | Meet Our team

The Pediatric Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center and the associated Moyamoya Disease Program at Boston Children’s Hospital brings together specialists in neurosurgery, neurointerventional radiology and medical experts from our Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center. We also work with specialists in vascular anomalies, genetics, radiology, neurology and hematology to develop the best possible treatment plan.

Center Co-Directors

Edward Robert Smith, MD

Edward Robert Smith, MD

Director, Pediatric Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery; Co-Director, Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center; Co-Director, Head, Neck and Skull Base Surgery Program; Associate, Department of Neurosurgery; R. Michael Scott Chair in Neurosurgery Professor, Harvard Medical School
Darren B. Orbach, MD, PhD

Darren B. Orbach, MD, PhD

Chief, Neurointerventional Radiology; Co-Director, Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center; Sage Schermerhorn Chair in Image-Guided Therapy Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Team Members

Robert Tasker

Robert Tasker, MBBS, MD

Senior Associate, Critical Care Medicine; Director, Pediatric NeuroCritical Care Program Professor of Anaesthesia (Pediatrics), Harvard Medical School Multi-Select Instructions
Michael Rivkin, MD

Michael Rivkin, MD

Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center, Director, Intensive Neurology Care Service; Associate, Department of Neurology Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Lissa Baird, MD

Lissa Baird, MD

Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Craig McClain

Craig McClain, MD, MPH

Co-director, Neuroanesthesia Program; Director, Global Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship; Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Mary Landrigan-Ossar

Mary Landrigan-Ossar, MD, PhD, FAAP

Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Richard L. Robertson, MD

Richard L. Robertson, MD

Chair, Department of Radiology; Radiologist-in-Chief; Staff Neuroradiologist Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
R. Michael Scott, MD

R. Michael Scott, MD

Neurosurgeon-in-Chief-emeritus; Christopher K. Fellows Family Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery Professor, Harvard Medical School

Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Klein, MSN-FNP

Jennifer Judge, MSN-FNP

Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurosurgery