Epilepsy Center | Meet Our Team

At the Boston Children’s Epilepsy Center, you have access to an entire care team dedicated to providing ongoing care and support to your child and your family. Each team member plays an important role in your child’s care.

Directors

Phillip Pearl, MD

Joseph Madsen, MD

Physicians

Ann Marie Bergin, MB, ScM, MRCP (UK)

Jeffrey Bolton, MD

Frank Duffy, MD

P. Ellen Grant, MD

Chellamani Harini, MD

Mark Libenson, MD

Tobias Loddenkemper, MD

Joseph Madsen, MD

Christelle Moufawad El Achkar, MD

Heather Olson, MD

Archana A. Patel, MD, MPH

Jurriaan M. Peters, MD

Annapurna Poduri, MPH, MD

Sanjay Prabhu, MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH, FRCR

Alexander Rotenberg, MD, PhD

Arnold Sansevere, MD

Scellig Stone, MD, PhD

Masanori Takeoka, MD

Melissa Tsuboyama, MD

Edward Yang, MD

Christopher Yuskaitis, MD, PhD

Nursing Team

Cheryl Cahill, RN, MSN, CNRN

Christine Foley, RN, CNRN

Colleen Gagnon, RN, BSN, CNRN

Alex Gelaides, RN, BSN

Elizabeth Gifford, RN, BSN

Heather Grossklaus, MS, RN, CPNP, CPN

Rachael Kubiski, RN, MSN, CNRN

Tracy Mahoney, RN, BSN, MSN, CPNP

Candice Marti, PNP, CNRN

Sabrina Merchant, RN, BSN

Kate Mysak, PNP, CNRN

Ann Paris, MS, CPNP, CNRN

Laura Pixley, CPNP, CNRN

Suzanne Rose, CPN, MSN, BSN

Debra Sousa, RN, BSN

Deborah Shiers, RN, BSN, CNRN

Heather Thompson, MSN, RN, CPNP

Isabella Villani, RN

Neuropsychologists

Katrina Boyer, PhD

Clemente Vega, PsyD

Social Workers

Meghann Soby, MSW

Chris Ryan, LCSW

Dieticians

Stacey Tarrant, RD, LDN

Karen Costas, MPH, RD, LDN

Technical Staff

Jack Connolly, BSIT, R. EEG T. - Director

Sheryl Manganaro, R. EEG T. - Manager

Maria de Burgo, R. EEG T. - Supervisor

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