Pediatric Neurology

Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, Suite 6B
Phone: 617-724-6400 | Fax: 617-724-7860

The Pediatric Neurology Unit diagnoses and treats all neurological disorders in children, infants, and adolescents. These neurological disorders include:

• Autism-PDD
• Behavioral disorders
• Brain tumors
• Developmental neurobiology of cerebrum
• Dystonia and movement disorders
• Epilepsy/surgical epilepsy
• Headache
• Inheritable metabolic disorders
• Learning disorders
• Leukodystrophy disorders
• Mitochondrial disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurofibromatosis
• Neurogenetic disorders
• Neurological care of premature infants throughout childhood
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Pain
• Sleep Disorders
• Specialized and routine neuroimaging (MRI, MRS, MRA, PET)
• Tuberous Sclerosis

Pediatric Learning Disorders Unit

The Pediatric Learning Disorders Unit combines the efforts of Child Neurology, Psychology, and Special Education in the diagnosis and management of a broad spectrum of cognitive deficits in children. 617-726-2664
Florence Lai, MD

MGH Leukodystrophy Center

The Leukodystrophies are a heterogeneous group of brain disorders in which brain and sometimes-peripheral nerve myelin is abnormally produced or destroyed. 617-726-6093
Florian Eichler, MD

Partners Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center

The Partners Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center is dedicated to the care of children and adolescents with Multiple Sclerosis and related demyelinating disorders such as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). 617-726-2664
Tanuja Chitnis, MD, Director
Florian Eichler, MD
David Rintell, EdD, Psychologist
Ellen Braaten, PhD, Neurophysiologist
Jacob Venter, MD

Neonatal and Infant Neurology

The Neonatal and Infant Neurology Follow-Up Program sees children with a wide variety of neonatal and infant neurological problems, including developmental and neuromuscular problems and seizure disorders of infancy. 617-726-6093
Kalpathy S. Krishnamoorthy, MD

Neurofibromatosis Clinic

The Neurofibromatosis Clinic offers a comprehensive initial evaluation to all persons in whom a diagnosis of neurofibromatosis has been suggested or confirmed. 617-724-7856
Scott Plotkin, MD, PhD

Neurogenetics/Mitochondrial Disorders

The Neurogenetics/Mitochondrial Disorders Unit offers diagnostic evaluation, consultative assistance and management for infants, children and adults with neurodevelopmental/neurometabolic disorders including enzyme replacement therapy. 617-726-5732
Katherine Sims, MD
David Holtzman, MD
Marsha Browning MD
Neonatal & Infant Neurology

Pediatric Neurology Resident Continuity Clinic

This clinic evaluates and treats for all neurological diseases and disorders. 617-726-6093
Attendings: Verne Caviness, MD David Holtzman, MD
Robin Jones, MD Kalpathy Krishnamoorthy, MD
Katherine Sims, MD

Pediatric Neuromuscular Service

The Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic (617-840-0528) offers coordinated, multidisciplinary care for infants, children, and adolescents with a wide variety of neuromuscular disorders, including:

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) or Becker Muscular Dystrophy
• Myopathies including limb-girdle muscular dystrophies, myotonic dystrophies, metabolic myopathies, mitochondrial myopathies, inflammatory and toxic myopathies
• Neuromuscular junction disorders including myasthenia gravis
• Peripheral neuropathies including Charçot-Marie-Tooth disease and other hereditary neuropathies, acquired neuropathies such as acute and chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies, etc.
• Friedrich’s Ataxia

Neuro-Oncology Program

The Neuro-Oncology Program provides a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and care of pediatric patients with tumors of the nervous system as well as neurologic complications of cancer. 617-726-2737