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Led by internationally-recognized experts in spina bifida and related conditions, our team includes experienced physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners and other clinicians at the top of their fields. At the center, patients have the unique opportunity to meet with many of these specialists in one visit.

 

Medical Providers

Erin McNamara, MD, MPH

Co-Director, Spina Bifida and Congenital Spinal Anomalies Center; Co-Director, Colorectal and Pelvic Malformation Center; Co-Director, Complex Hypospadias Fellowship Program; Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology

Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Carlos R. Estrada Jr., MD, MBA

Urologist-in-Chief

Alan B. Retik Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Lawrence Ira Karlin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Benjamin C. Warf, MD

Director, Neonatal and Congenital Anomaly Neurosurgery

Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Michelle A. Baum, MD

Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program: Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Stacey Cook, MD, PhD

Medical Director, Outpatient Complex Care

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Mary Dubon, MD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Instructor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Harvard Medical School

Rany (Ron) El-Hawary, MD, MSc, FRCS

Orthopedic Surgeon; Medical Director of Musculoskeletal Digital Innovation and Informatics Program (MDI2), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Daniel Hedequist, MD

Chief, Spine Division, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Co-Director, Complex Cervical Spine Program; Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Arda Hotz, MD

Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Christina Jacobsen, MD, PhD

Executive Director, Skeletal Health Center; Attending Physician, Divisions of Endocrinology & Genetics and Genomics

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Edwin Kulubya, MD, MBA

Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery

Clinical Instructor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Claudio Morera, MD

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Weston Northam, MD

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

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Hatim Thaker, MD

Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology

Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Evalynn Vasquez, MD, MBA

Director, Global Urology; Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology

Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical School

Scott Wang, MD, MPH, MBAn

Co-Director, Computational Healthcare Analytics Program (CHAP); Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Colyn Watkins, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Nurse Practitioners

Ann Paris, MS, RN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Conditions Center

Fiona Paul, RN, PhD, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Nurse Coordinator, Colorectal Program

Staff Nurses

Mikayla Lewis, MSN, RN, CPN

Staff Nurse, Spina Bifida and Congenital Spinal Anomalies Center

Abbey Mahan, BSN

Staff Nurse, Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Conditions Center

Neuropsychologist

Jennifer Queally, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Social Workers, Nutritionists, and Therapists

Chelsea Carpenito, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist, Department of Physical Therapy

Megan Dakhlian, PT, DPT, PCS

Manager of Operations, Department of Physical Therapy

Emily Kraft, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist I, Department of Physical Therapy

Eileen Polasky, MSW, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker, Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Conditions Center; Clinical Social Worker, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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