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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

Director, Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Conditions Center; Fellowship Program Director; Associate Director, Colorectal and Pelvic Malformation Center; Co-Director, Complex Hypospadias Program

Instructor of 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: Attending, 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

Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Specialist, 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, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Daniel Hedequist, MD

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

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, Bone Health Program; Attending Physician, Divisions of Endocrinology & Genetics and Genomics

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Claudio Morera, MD

Attending. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Weston Northam, MD

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

Instructor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Rebecca Siegel, MD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

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

Hatim Thaker, MD

Attending, Department of Urology

Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Scott Wang, MD, MPH, MBAn

Director, Computational Healthcare Analytics Program (CHAP); Physician Analytics Manager, Health Affairs; Affiliated faculty, Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP)

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

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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