Department of Neurology | Meet Our Team | Boston Children's Hospital

A variety of practitioners are available to help you and your child. Click these links to jump to the different sections.

Child neurologists
Neurology nursing
Neuropsychologists and psychologists
Social workers

Child neurologists at Boston Children’s Hospital

As you can see, we have many neurologists! Many have expertise in particular conditions. If you need help choosing a physician, please call us at 617-355-6388 and our staff will be happy to advise you.

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Irina A. Anselm, MD

Elizabeth Barkoudah, MD
Nicole Baumer, MD
Viviana Benitez, MD
Leslie Benson, MD
Ann Marie Bergin, MB, BCH, BAO
Miya Bernson-Leung, MD
Jeffrey Bolton, MD

Catherine A. Chapman, MD
Alexander Cohen, MD, PhD
David L. Coulter, MD

Basil T. Darras, MD
Peter Davis, MD

Christopher M. Elitt, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Engle, MD

Michel N. Fayad, MD
Tatiana Filina, MD

Partha Ghosh, MD
Mark P. Gorman, MD

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Jennifer Hanowell, DO
Chellamani Harini, MD
Karameh Hawash-Kuemmerle, MD

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Lauren LaFortune, MD
Kerri LaRovere, MD
Laura Lehman, MD
April Levin, MD
Mark H. Libenson, MD
David Lieberman, MD, PhD
Jonathan Lipton, MD, PhD
Tobias Loddenkemper, MD

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Kiran Maski, MD
Maitreyi Mazumdar, MD, MPH, MSc
Claudio Melo de Gusmao, MD
Anna Minster, MD
Lara Morse, MD
Christelle Moufawad El Achkar, MD

Heather Olson, MD
Judith Owens, MD

Archana Patel, MD, MPH
Phillip Pearl, MD
Carrie Peek, MD, EdM
Jurriaan Peters, MD
Anna Pinto, MD, PhD
Annapurna Poduri, MD
Scott L. Pomeroy, MD, PhD

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Peter Raffalli, MD
Michael J. Rivkin, MD
Michael Robbins, MD
Lance Rodan, MD
Eugene J. Roe, MD
Caitlin Rollins, MD
Cynthia M. Rooney, MD
Paul A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD
Alexander Rotenberg, MD, PhD

Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD
Arnold Sansevere, MD
Janet S. Soul, MD
Sarah Spence, MD, PhD
Karen Spencer, MD
Siddharth Srivastava, MD

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Kinga Tomczak, MD, PhD
Masanori Takeoka, MD
Molly Tracy, MD
Melissa Tsuboyama, MD

Nicole Ullrich, MD, PhD
David K. Urion, MD

Robert R. Wolff, MD

Christopher Yuskaitis, MD, PhD

Neurology nursing

Our highly trained neurology nurses and nurse practitioners provide supportive, science-based care and can help address your day-to-day questions.

Neurology Nurse Practitioners
Carole Atkinson, PNP Sara DelVecchio, PNP Caroline Fitzgerald, BSN, MSN, RN, NP, CPNP-AC Danielle Friedman, PNP Jennifer Gingrasfield, BFA, RN, MSN, PNP Heather Grossklaus, PNP Hillary Horte, PNP Regina Laine, PNP Katelyn Laracy, MSN, PNO-BC Courtney Lewis, PNP Kate Madsen, PNP Tracy Mahoney, RN, BSN, MSN, CPNP	Elizabeth 'Ashley' Maloney, PNP Margaret Marlatt, MS, CPNP, CNRN Paige Marshall, PNP Candice Marti, PNP Maile Moore, RN, PNP Kate Mysak, PNP Ann Paris, MS, CPNP, CNRN Jocelyn Pedrick, PNP Lora Pixley, PNP Pamela Rogers, PNP Suzanne Rose, NP, RN Jen Sant, PNP	Rebecca Sarvendram, PNP Elizabeth Singh, PNP Rasha Srouji, RN, MSN, CPNP Rebecca M. Stevens, MSN, RN, CPNP Heather Thompson, MSN, RN, CPNP
Neurology Nurses
Theresa Arsenault, RN Joanna Booth, RN Marissa Bragdon, RN Meaghan Carr, RN Samantha Carter, RN Catherine Curro-Harrington, RN Debora Demange, RN Patricia Gannon, RN Harold Licon, RN Jacqui Lynch, RN Kerry Matthews, RN Jennifer McCrave, RN	Mildred Mejia, RN Vicki Netzke-Doyle, RN Mary O'Brien, RN Rhonda O'Neil, RN Natalia Pavlova, RN Ellen Sexton, RN Lindsay Simmons, RN Stephanie Tea, RN
Epilepsy Nurses
Cheryl Cahill, RN Christine Foley, RN Colleen Gagnon, RN, BSN Alex Gelaides, RN Elizabeth Gifford, RN Rachel Kubinski, RN Sabrina Merchant, RN Deborah Sousa, RN Catherine Tishel, RN Isabella Villani, RN

Neuropsychologists & Psychologists

Neuropsychologists and psychologists can conduct detailed assessments of a child’s cognitive abilities and brain function.

Katrina Boyer, PhD
Staff Neuropsychologist
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Lois Condie, PhD
Staff Neuropsychologist
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Jackie Martin, PhD
Staff Psychologist
Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Katie Fleischman, PhD, LP
Staff Psychologist

Christine Mrakotsky, PhD
Staff Neuropsychologist
Associate Scientific Clinical, Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Ferne Pinard, PhD
Staff Neuropsychologist
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Rachel Schmitt, PhD
Staff Psychologist
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Alex Taylor, PsyD
Staff Neuropsychologist
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Clemente Vega, PsyD
Staff Neuropsychologist
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Deborah Waber, PhD
Staff Neuropsychologist
Senior Associate in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Learning Disabilities Center
Director, Scientific Review and Behavioral Science Core, Department of Psychiatry

Eric Zhou, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Instructor, Harvard Medical School

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Neurology social workers and child life specialists

Neurology social workers and child life specialists are available to help you access ongoing services in the community, such as early intervention and special education, and to help you during your child’s hospitalization.

Amar Khalsa, LISCSW

Andrea Lerude, MS, CCLS

Christine Monterio, MSW

Chris Ryan, LCSW

Meghann Soby, MSW

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