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Autism Spectrum Center Leadership

From left to right: Carol Weitzman, MD, Sarah Spence, MD, PhD, and Nancy Sullivan, PhD

Our intake team will guide you to the first available appointment that best meets your needs and can also facilitate visits with our specialty providers. In addition to the providers below, many of our specialists in psychiatry, gastroenterology, nutrition, genetics, sleep, epilepsy and occupational therapy have expertise in working with children with ASD. We also have a great family support team that helps you connect with resources in your community.

Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

Jennifer Aites, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine; Medical Director, Advocating Success for Kids Program

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Lisa Albers Prock, MD, MPH

Associate Chief, Division of Developmental Medicine; Director, Developmental Medicine Center

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

William Joseph Barbaresi, MD

Chief, Division of Developmental Medicine

T. Berry Brazelton Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Ronald Becker, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Julie Bickel, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Eugenia Chan, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Wendy Chung, MD, PhD

Chief, Department of Pediatrics

Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Meredith Close, MD

Director, Down Syndrome Program; Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Alexander Cohen, MD, PhD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Emily Davidson, MD, MPH

Physician in Pediatrics, Care for Children with Medical Complexity

Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Peter Davis, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Christopher M. Elitt, MD, PhD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Tatiana Filina, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Harstad, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Tuba Rashid Khan, MBBS, MPH, EdM

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Jung Kim, MD

Attending Psychiatrist, Outpatient Psychiatry Service

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

April Levin, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

David Lieberman, MD, PhD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Lara Morse, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Lianna Lipton, MD, MS

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Alisa Mo, MD, PhD

Attending, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Kerim Munir, MD, MPH, DSc

Attending Clinical Psychiatrist, Division of Developmental Medicine

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Demetra Pappas, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Peter Raffalli, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology; Director, Bullying And Cyberbullying Prevention Advocacy Collaborative (BACPAC)

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Leonard Rappaport, MD, MS

Chief Emeritus, Division of Developmental Medicine; Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Mary Deming Scott Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Marie Reilly, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Eugene J. Roe, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Caitlin Rollins, MD, SM

Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program; Assistant, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Sabrina Sargado, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Aanchal Sharma, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Matthew Siegel, MD

Chief of Clinical Enterprise, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Franciscan Children's Hospital

Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

Janet Soul, MDCM

Director, Fetal-Neonatal Neurology Program

Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Sarah Spence, MD, PhD

Assistant, Department of Neurology; Co-Director, Autism Spectrum Center

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Siddharth Srivastava, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Molly Tracy, MD

Child Neurologist and Epileptologist, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

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

Laura Weissman, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Carol Weitzman, MD

Co-Director, Autism Spectrum Center; Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Carol Wilkinson, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Leah Cohen, MSN, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Clinical Coordinator, Division of Developmental Medicine

Katherine Cook, MSN, PPCNP-BC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Developmental Medicine Center

Sara Del Vecchio, MSN, FNP

Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology

Maria DeMeo, MSN, RN, C-PNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology

Katelyn Laracy, MSN, PNP-BC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology

Jocelyn Pedrick, MSN, RN, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology

Sherry Tsai, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Developmental Medicine

Psychologists

Lois B. Condie, PhD

Neuropsychologist, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Katherine Driscoll, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Susan Faja, PhD

Research Associate; Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine; Carolyn Bridgemohan Chair in Developmental Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Jason Fogler, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Emily Holding, PhD

Attending Clinical Neuropsychologist, Developmental Medicine Center

Instructor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Kate Linnea, PhD

Attending Clinical Neuropsychologist; Director of Psychology; Co-Director of Fellowship Training, Division of Developmental Medicine

Instructor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Virginia Peisch, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine

Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Rachel Schmitt, PhD

Staff Psychologist, Department of Neurology

Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Nancy Sullivan, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Psychology

Center for Communication Enhancement

Hannah Brown, MS

Speech-Language Pathologist, Autism Language Program

Laurie Krantz Chorev, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Kyra Connelly, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Kara Corley, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Hope Dickinson, MS, CCC-SLP

Director, Speech-Language Pathology Program; Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Maria Galassi, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Autism Language Program

Kayla Hennigan, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Chelsea Jones, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Anne Kirschner, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Toby Loewenstein, MEd, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Carla MacGibbon, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Brittany Schaefer, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Lisa Schonberger, MS, CCC-SLP

Site Coordinator; Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Howard Shane, PhD

Director, Autism Language Program

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Victoria Sharaga, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement

Leigh Anne White, MEd, MS, SLP-CCC

Speech-Language Pathologist, Autism Language Program

Christina Yu, CCC-SLP

Clinical Coordinator, Autism Language Program; Speech-Language Pathologist, Autism Language Program & Augmentative Communication Program

Family Support Team

Lily Altshuler, MS Ed

Patient Family Educator, Autism Spectrum Center Program

Tricia Cunningham

Patient and Family Educator, Autism Spectrum Center

Maria Dare, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker, Autism Spectrum Center

Emily Langello, MS, CCLS

Child Life Specialist, Autism Spectrum Center

Theresa McCarthy, MS, CCLS

Child Life Specialist, Autism Spectrum Center

Emily O'Neill, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker, Autism Spectrum Center

Matthew Snell, MSW, LICSW, LABA

Clinical Social Worker, Autism Spectrum Center

Kylee Ponzani

Jessica Roumbakis

Program Administration Manager II, Autism Spectrum Center

Paige Sinsebox

Patient Family Educator, Autism Spectrum Center