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Meet Our Team

Pediatric Neurogenetics Experts

Our pediatric neurogeneticists are neurologists with specialized training and expertise in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric genetic disorders that affect the brain. They include:

Irina A. Anselm, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Nicole Baumer, MD, MEd

Director, Down Syndrome Program; Assistant, Department of Neurology and Developmental Medicine Center

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Basil Darras, MD

Associate Neurologist-in-Chief; Chief, Division of Clinical Neurology; Director, Neuromuscular Center and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Program

Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Peter Davis, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari, MD, PhD

Director, Movement Disorders Program

Elizabeth Engle, MD

Senior Associate, Department of Neurology

Professor, Harvard Medical School

Christelle Moufawad El Achkar, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Heather Olson, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Anna Pinto, MD, PhD

Assistant, Department of Neurology; Co-Director, Sturge Weber Clinic

Lecturer of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH

Associate Chief for Academic Development, Department of Neurology; Diamond Blackfan Chair in Neuroscience Research, Boston Children's Hospital; Director, Neurogenetics Program; Director, Epilepsy Genetics Program

Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Lance Rodan, MD

Staff Physician, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD

Associate Chief of Research, Department of Neurology; Managing Director, Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center; Director, Translational Research Program

Rosamund Stone Zander Chair Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Nicole Ullrich, MD, PhD

Associate, Department of Neurology; Director, Neurologic Neuro-Oncology; Associate Director, Clinical Trials, Neurofibromatosis Program

Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Kellen Winden, MD, PhD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Christopher Yuskaitis, MD, PhD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Genetic Counselors

Kira (Apse) Dies, ScM, CGC

Executive Director, Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center

Elicia Estrella, MS, LCGC

Senior Genetic Counselor, Neurogenetics Program

Zoe Frazier, MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor and Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Neurology

Abbe Lai, MS, CGC

Licensed Genetic Counselor, Department of Neurology

Sonal Shah, MD, MPH

Associate Physician in Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Beth Sheidley, MS, CGC

Lacey Smith, MS, CGC

Genetic Counseling Program Manager, Epilepsy Genomics

Lindsay C. Swanson, MS, CGC

Licensed Genetic Counselor & Clinical Research Manager, Department of Neurology