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The Neuroimmunology Center at Boston Children’s Hospital brings together a multidisciplinary team of specialists who provide expert medical care and comprehensive support for your child and family.

Our program is led by child neurologist Mark Gorman, MD, Leslie Benson, MD, and Jessiree Pena is the office coordinator/scheduler.

Attendings

Mark P. Gorman, MD

Director, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis & Related Disorders Program; Co-Director, Pediatric Neuroimmunology Center; Neurologist, Department of Neurology

Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Leslie Benson, MD

Assistant Director, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Program; Co-Director, Pediatric Neuroimmunology Center; Neurologist, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Milena Andzelm, MD, PhD

Neurologist, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Rebecca MacRae, MD

Neurologist, Neuroimmunology Center; Department of Neurology

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Coral Stredny, MD

Neurologist, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Molly Wilson-Murphy, MD

Neurologist, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Clinical Fellows

Celia Greenlaw, MD

Clinical Fellow, Neuroimmunology Center

Quinton Mandle, MD

Clinical Fellow, Department of Neurology

Rachel Walsh, MD

Clinical Fellow, Department of Neurology

Nurse Practitioners

Sara DelVecchio, MSN, FNP

Director of Advanced Practice Nursing, Neuroscience Center

Claire Sinai, DNP, RN, CPNP

Nurse Practitioner, Neuroimmunology Center

Neuropsychologists

Sydney Jacobs, PhD

Attending Neuropsychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Staff Nurses

Lily Misener, RN

Staff Nurse, Department of Neurology

Natalia Pavlov, RN, BSN, CNRN

Staff Nurse, Department of Neurology

Nutrition Specialists

Ester Awnetwant, MS, RD, LDN

Clinical Nutrition Specialist II, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine

Speech-Language Pathologists

Nicole Chandler, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Physical & Occupational Therapists

Jolie Berke, PT, DPT, MHA

Physical Therapist III, Department of Physical Therapy

Allison McGuinness, MS, OTR

Occupational Therapist, Department of Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Quality Improvement Consultants

Rhea Patel, BDS, MPH

Quality Improvement Consultant, NeuroImmunology Center and Department of Neurosurgery

Clinical Social Workers

Taylor Gonzalez, LICSW, MSW

Clinical Social Worker, Neuroimmunology Center

Administrative

Kitty Petty, MA, MEd, LMHC

Education Support, Department of Neurology

Jessiree Pena

Program Coordinator, Neuroimmunology Center and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Program

Shante Smith

Case Management Coordinator, Neuroimmunology Center

Emma True, BA

Patient Family Educator, Neuroimmunology Center

Research

Hie Kim, MS

hie.kim@childrens.harvard.edu

Clinical Research Specialist, Neuroimmunology Center

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