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Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

Undergraduate School

Harvard College

2006, Cambridge, MA

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

2010, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2015, Boston, MA

Graduate School

Harvard Graduate School of Education

2017, Cambridge, MA

Fellowship

Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders

Boston Children's Hospital

2017, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Medical Education

Boston Children's Hospital

2017, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Neurology)

Professional History

I have long been fascinated by the brain and chose to major in neuroscience as an undergraduate. I also always knew I wanted to work with children. When I was introduced to pediatric neurology as a medical student, I knew it would be the perfect blend of the science of the brain and the demonstration of some of the brain's most important functions: how the developing brain allows children to talk, move, and learn. As a resident, I became particularly interested in pediatric stroke and cerebrovascular disorders because of their profound impact on the child and the family, and the multidisciplinary nature of caring for them both emergently and in long-term follow up.

My parallel interest is medical education. My year as the Department of Neurology’s Chief Resident for New Educational Initiatives cemented my desire to make medical education the focus of scholarship and leadership for my career. I completed a Master's in Education (EdM) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with support from the Zuckerman Fellowship for cross-disciplinary public service leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership. I now direct the Child Neurology Residency Training Program, as well as serving as the Medical Director of Continuing Education for the hospital. I teach and lead educational programming for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians promote better care for children.

Media

Caregiver Profile

Meet Dr. Miya Bernson-Leung

Publications

  1. Big Assumptions in Online and Blended Continuing Professional Development: Finding Our Way Forward Together. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2024 Jul 01; 44(3):211-216. View Abstract

  2. Case 40-2021: A 9-Year-Old Boy with Transient Weakness, Facial Droop, and Slurred Speech. N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 30; 385(27):2563-2572. View Abstract

  3. Training in Neurology: Rapid implementation of cross-institutional neurology resident education in the time of COVID-19. Neurology. 2020 11 10; 95(19):883-886. View Abstract

  4. Stroke After Cardiac Catheterization in Children. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 11; 100:42-48. View Abstract

  5. Shared Care: Using an Electronic Consult Form to Facilitate Primary Care Provider-Specialty Care Coordination. Acad Pediatr. 2018 Sep - Oct; 18(7):797-804. View Abstract

  6. Placental Pathology in Neonatal Stroke: A Retrospective Case-Control Study. J Pediatr. 2018 04; 195:39-47.e5. View Abstract

  7. The Child Neurology Trainee-as-Teacher: A Clinical Teaching Curriculum Tailored to Learners' Needs and Developmental Roles. Pediatr Neurol. 2018 01; 78:41-45. View Abstract

  8. Workup for Perinatal Stroke Does Not Predict Recurrence. Stroke. 2017 08; 48(8):2078-2083. View Abstract

  9. Transient Focal Neurologic Symptoms Correspond to Regional Cerebral Hypoperfusion by MRI: A Stroke Mimic in Children. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Nov; 38(11):2199-2202. View Abstract

  10. Education on the Brain: A Partnership Between a Pediatric Primary Care Center and Neurology Residency. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Jan; 57(1):46-51. View Abstract

  11. Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Pediatric stroke and cerebrovascular disorders. Neurology. 2016 11 01; 87(18):e219-e222. View Abstract

  12. Stroke in Neonates and Children. Pediatr Rev. 2016 Nov; 37(11):463-477. View Abstract

  13. Cerebrovascular Complications of Pediatric Pneumococcal Meningitis in the PCV13 Era. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Jun; 6(6):374-9. View Abstract

  14. Teaching video neuroimages: nonepileptic myoclonus in a neonate following severe hypoxic-ischemic injury. Neurology. 2015 Mar 24; 84(12):e90. View Abstract

  15. Increased pediatric functional neurological symptom disorders after the Boston marathon bombings: a case series. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Nov; 51(5):619-23. View Abstract

  16. Neuroblastoma presenting as facial nerve palsy and bulging tympanic membrane. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Feb; 54(2):183-5. View Abstract

  17. Journal club: pretreatment EEG in childhood absence epilepsy. Neurology. 2014 May 06; 82(18):e158-60. View Abstract

  18. Functional neurological symptom disorders in a pediatric emergency room: diagnostic accuracy, features, and outcome. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Aug; 51(2):233-8. View Abstract

  19. Synthetic cannabis and acute ischemic stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014 May-Jun; 23(5):1239-41. View Abstract

  20. Central dopamine deficiency in pure autonomic failure. Clin Auton Res. 2008 Apr; 18(2):58-65. View Abstract

  21. Tyrosine hydroxylase cells appearing in the mouse striatum after dopamine denervation are likely to be projection neurones regulated by L-DOPA. Eur J Neurosci. 2008 Feb; 27(3):580-92. View Abstract

My goal is to provide comprehensive, compassionate, collaborative care to children and families with neurological illness including stroke and cerebrovascular disorders. I believe in physicians working together to care for children with complex needs, and in empowering and supporting families. I am dedicated to advancing neurology education by incorporating advances in learning science and reaching across disciplinary boundaries, and to training the next generation of pediatric neurologists to be knowledgeable, professional, creative, and caring.

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