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Our team includes a range of specialists skilled in treating the most complex conditions of the cervical spine.

Co-Directors

Daniel Hedequist, MD

Chief of Spine Division, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Mark Proctor, MD

Neurosurgeon-in-Chief; Director, Brain Injury Center

Professor, Harvard Medical School

Orthopedic Surgeons

John B. Emans, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Center

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Craig Birch, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Center

Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Grant Hogue, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Center

Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

M. Timothy Hresko, MD

Director of Spine Research and Quality Improvement, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Lawrence Ira Karlin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Center

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Brian Snyder, MD, PhD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Center

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Neurosurgeons

Lissa Baird, MD

Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center; Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery; Christopher K. Fellows Family Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery; Attending Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Blood Disorders Center

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Katie Pricola Fehnel, MD

Director, Spinal Cord Tumor Program; Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Weston Northam, MD

Co-Director, Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Center; Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

Instructor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Alfred Pokmeng See, MD

Attending, Department of Neurosurgery

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Physician Assistants

Kate Harpin, PA

Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Center

Nurse Practitioners

Deborah Cranford, BN, RN

Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Center

Paula DeSisto-McElhiney, RN, BSN, CPN

Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Center