Meet Our Neuroscience Center Team

At our Neuroscience Center, you and your child will receive care from one of the largest and most accomplished teams of neurological and neurosurgical experts in the world. Our interdisciplinary team includes nurses, therapists, psychologists, genetic counselors, EEG technologists, dietitians, and child life specialists, as well as specialists from Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, Developmental Pediatrics, Neuroradiology, Neuropathology, Critical Care Medicine, Neonatology, Oncology and Cardiology. This collaborative approach to diagnosis and treatment yields the best possible care for your child.

Neuroscience Center Leadership

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Brenda L. Banwell, MD
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Phillip B. Storm, MD

Neurologists

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Nicholas S. Abend, MD, MSCE
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Laura Adang, MD, PhD, MSTR
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Sonika Agarwal, MBBS, MD, FAAN
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Samuel Alperin, MD
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Marissa Anto, MD, MSc
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Caren Armstrong, MD, PhD
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Jennifer M. Avallone, DO
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Natali Baner, MD
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Danielle Barber, MD, PhD
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Mariko L. Bennett, MD, PhD
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Christina Bergqvist, MD
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Lauren A. Beslow, MD, MSCE, FAHA
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John Brandsema, MD
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Laura Caligiuri, MD
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Eva Catenaccio, MD
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Ana G. Cristancho, MD, PhD
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Vishnu Cuddapah, MD, PhD
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Danielle deCampo, MD, PhD
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Marissa P. DiGiovine, MD
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Dennis Dlugos, MD, MSCE
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Colin Ellis, MD
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Mark P. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
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Lawrence E. Fried, MD
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France W. Fung, MD
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Ethan Goldberg, MD, PhD
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Ingo Helbig, MD
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Sarah Hopkins, MD, MSPH
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Rebecca N. Ichord, MD
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Sudha K. Kessler, MD, MSCE
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Elizabeth Kichula, MD, PhD
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Steven L. Kugler, MD
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Naomi Lewin, MD, PhD
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David Lynch, MD, PhD
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Eric Marsh, MD, PhD
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Shavonne L. Massey, MD, MSCE
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Susan Matesanz, MD
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Jennifer McGuire, MD, MSCE
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Jillian McKee, MD, PhD
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Margarita Meehan, MD
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Sara Molisani, MD
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Sona Narula, MD
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Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez, MD, PhD
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Carlyn Patterson Gentile, MD, PhD
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Pamela Pojomovsky McDonnell, MD
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Marisa S. Prelack, MD
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Craig A. Press, MD, PhD
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Alyssa R. Rosen, MD
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Uzma Sharif, MD
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Sonal Sharma, MD
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Donna Stephenson, MD
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Christina Szperka, MD, MSCE
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Katherine S. Taub, MD
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Nivedita Thakur, MD
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Adeline Vanderver, MD
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Joseph Vithayathil, MD PhD
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Amy Waldman, MD
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Donald P. Younkin, MD
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Sabrina Yum, MD
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Jason L. Ziplow, MD

Neurosurgeons

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Shih-Shan Lang Chen, MD
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Tracy Ma Flanders, MD, MSCE
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Gregory Heuer, MD, PhD
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Paul M. Kanev, MD, MS, FAANS

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Benjamin C. Kennedy, MD
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Peter J. Madsen, MD, MBE
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Alexander Tucker, MD

Advanced Practice Providers

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Danielle Barth, CRNP
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Alexandra Buonomo, MSN, RN, CRNP, CPNP-PC
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Yong Collins, MSN, CRNP
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Caitlin Davenport, PA
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Kathleen Galligan, MS, PA-C
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Rachael M. Huber, PA-C
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Jocelyn Kalkbrenner, MSN, CRNP
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Alexandra Kirchner, MSN, RN, CRNP, CPNP-AC
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Susan E. Melamed, MSN, CRNP, RN
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Caitlyn Mulvihill, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC
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Bridget Noel, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN
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Erin O'Connor Prange, MSN, CRNP
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Andrea O’Brien, MSN, CRNP
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Afrodite Patounas, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-AC
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Allison Rodman, MPAS, PA-C
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Alessandra Scavitto, MSN, CRNP, CNRN
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Kim Schadt, MSN, CRNP, CCRP
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Sarah Tefft, MSN, CRNP
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Kathleen E. Walsh, CRNP, MSN
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Katelyn Young, MSN, RN, CRNP, CPEN

Residents and Fellows

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Ashley Bach, MD, MPH
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Mariko Bennett, MD, PhD
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Gina Chang, MD, MPH
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Anna Dabrowski, MD, PhD
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Whitney Fitts, MD
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Claudia Gambrah-Lyles, MD
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Michelle Han, MD
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Charmaine Jenkins, MD
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Bianca Kapoor, MD
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Dennis Keselman, MD
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Riley Kessler, MD
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Patrick Lawlor, MD, PhD
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Kelly Markwalter, MD, PhD
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Laura M. McGarry, MD, PhD
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Nehali Mehta, MD
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Giulia Porcari, MD
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Maya R. Silver, MD

Genetic Counselors

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Amanda Back, MS, LCGC
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Brianna Berlin
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Stacey R. Cohen, MS, LCGC
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Holly A. Dubbs, MS, LCGC
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Natalie Ginn, MGC, LCGC
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Brianna N. Gross, MS, CGC
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Alicia Harrison
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Laina Lusk, MMSc, LCGC
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Livija Medne, MS, LCGC
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Sarah M. Ruggiero, MS, LCGC
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Katie Rose Sullivan, MS, LCGC

Researchers

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Douglas A. Coulter, PhD
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Judith B. Grinspan, PhD
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Thornton B. A. Mason, MD, PhD, MSCE
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Hajime Takano, PhD

Psychologists

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Amanda C. Riisen, PsyD
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Maya Mosner, PhD
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Carinna Scotti-Degnan, PhD