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Ann-Christine (Tina) Duhaime, MD

Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Director, Neurosurgical Trauma and Intensive Care

  • Phone: 617-643-9175
Departments
Department of Neurosurgery

Specialties

  • Cancer Center
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Neuro-Oncology (Brain)
  • MassGeneral Hospital for Children
  • Neurofibromatosis Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Epilepsy Service
  • Epilepsy Surgery
Clinical Interests
Pediatric Neurosurgery including Brain and Spine Tumors
Functional Neurosurgery (Epilepsy, Spasticity
Movement & Other Disorders)
Hydrocephalus and brain cysts
Craniosynostosis
Congenital spine and brain malformations including syrinx
Chiari malformation, and Tethered cord surgery
and Acute Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Education
MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency, University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship, Rhode Island Hospital
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Gender
Female
Patient Age Group
Pediatric
Accepting New Patients
Yes

Neurosurgery Program Expands

MassGeneral Hospital for Children has formalized its pediatric neurosurgery program under the leadership of Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD

Research of Ann-Christine ("Tina") Duhaime, MD

Dr. Duhaime is the program director of the Brain Trauma Lab. Her research is focused on understanding the immature brain and its response to injury and other conditions early in life, with the goal of helping human infants and children.

Concussion

When neurosurgeon Tina Duhaime, MD, of the MGH Youth Sports Concussion Clinic, talks with families about concussion, she takes time to explain what is known, and just as importantly, what isn’t known, about this common injury.

Criteria used to diagnose sports head injuries found to be inconsistent

A study of sports programs at three major universities finds that the way the injury commonly called concussion is usually diagnosed – largely based on athletes' subjective symptoms – varies greatly and may not be the best way to determine who is at risk for future problems.

Neurosurgical Associates
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117

Phone: 617-643-9175
Phone 2: 617-643-3399
Fax: 617-724-1866

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