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Meet Our Team

Our Rett Syndrome Program brings together a team of professionals from all over Boston Children’s Hospital who have expertise in working with patients with Rett syndrome. We are dedicated to providing the best possible care for your child and to helping her reach her full potential.

Clinic and Research Leadership

Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD

Mustafa Sahin , MD, PhD

Neurologist-in-Chief, Department of Neurology; Managing Director, Rosamund Stone Zander and Hansjoerg Wyss Translational Neuroscience Center; Director, Translational Research Program
Rosamund Stone Zander and Hansjoerg Wyss Translational Neuroscience Center Chair Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
David K. Urion, MD, FAAN

David K. Urion , MD, FAAN

Director of Education, Department of Neurology; Director of Behavioral Neurology Clinics and Programs, Department of Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Clinic Staff

Affiliated Physicians

Mark Alexander, MD

Mark Alexander , MD

Director, Exercise and Sports Cardiology; Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Elizabeth Barkoudah, MD

Elizabeth Barkoudah , MD

Neurologist, Department of Neurology; Co-Director, Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Center; Director, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Residency Training Program
Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
David Fogelman, MD

David Fogelman , MD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Chellamani Harini, MD

Chellamani Harini , MD

Director, Infantile Spasms Program; Neurologist, Department of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Bridget Hron, MD, MMSc

Bridget Hron , MD, MMSc

Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Associate Director, Center for Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Umakanth Katwa, MD

Umakanth Katwa , MD

Director, Sleep Center; Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary Medicine; Director, Sleep Laboratories; Director; Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Donna Nimec, MD

Donna Nimec , MD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation Program
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Andrea Pettinato, MD

Andrea Pettinato , MD

Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Jonathan Picker, MD, PhD

Jonathan Picker , MD, PhD

Director, Fragile X Program; Director, Pharmacogenomic Service; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Genetics and Genomics
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Benjamin Shore, MD, MPH, FRCSC

Benjamin Shore , MD, MPH, FRCSC

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Co-Director, Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Center; Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship; Director, Cerebral Palsy Program
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Research Staff

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Claire MacKay, BA

Research Coordinator, Rett Syndrome Program