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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Medical School

University of Minnesota Medical School

2003, Twin Cities, MN

Residency

Pediatrics

University of Minnesota

2005, Twin Cities, MN

Residency

Neurology

Northwestern University, Lurie Children's Hospital

2008, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital

2009, Boston, MA

Certifications

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

Professional History

I am a pediatric neurologist with interest in epilepsy and EEG. I started my clinical practice through Boston Children's in North Dartmouth in April 2017. I previously practiced for seven years at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI, where I cared for children with a wide range of Neurologic issues.

During college and medical school I worked as a daily applied behavior analysis (ABA) worker and personal staff for individuals with autism and epilepsy. This work guided and inspired my career path and decision to work with patients with neurodevelopmental disorders. I obtained my MD in 2003 and followed it with a residency in Pediatrics and two fellowships, the first in Child Neurology and the second in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology. I served as Medical Director for the Bright Minds Institute New England for 5 months before joining the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University as an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics.

Publications

  1. Septo-optic dysplasia complicated by infantile spasms and bilateral choroidal fissure arachnoid cysts. J Neuroimaging. 2011 Jan; 21(1):89-91. View Abstract

  2. Clinical correlations of midline spikes in children. Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Aug; 18(4):460-5. View Abstract

  3. Graded response to thymectomy in children with myasthenia gravis. J Child Neurol. 2009 Apr; 24(4):454-9. View Abstract

I look forward to participating in clinical care of children with epilepsy and general neurologic concerns in southern Massachusetts and the Cape. Neurodevelopmental disabilities have implications beyond the clinic and hospital setting and I enjoy assisting my patients and families as they integrate into their schools and communities.

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