Lissa Baird, MD
Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center; Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery; Christopher K. Fellows Family Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery; Attending Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Blood Disorders Center
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Lissa Baird, MD
Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center; Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery; Christopher K. Fellows Family Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery; Attending Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Blood Disorders Center
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Brigham Young University
1999
Provo
UT
Medical School
Columbia University
2004
New York
NY
Internship
University of California San Diego Medical Center
2005
San Diego
CA
Residency
University of California San Diego Medical Center
2011
San Diego
CA
Fellowship
Skull Based Neurosurgery
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
2010
Shreveport
LA
Fellowship
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Boston Children's Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
Media
Patient Story
From Florida to Boston: Aydan’s brain tumor journey
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Professional History
Dr. Lissa Baird is the Director of Neurosurgical Oncology in the Department of Neurosurgery. She specializes in the care of children with neurological disorders of the brain and spine, with specific expertise in brain and spinal cord tumors, cerebrovascular malformations, and skull base neurosurgery. Dr. Baird has expertise utilizing neuro-endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques to treat brain tumors, hydrocephalus, and cerebral cysts. She also cares for children with complex spine disorders. She was previously Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Director of Pediatric Surgical Neuro-Oncology at Oregon Health & Science University/Doernbecher Children's Hospital before returning to Boston to join the Department of Neurosurgery and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Dr. Baird received her medical degree from Columbia University, followed by residency and chief residency at UC San Diego Medical Center. She completed fellowship training in skull base and cerebrovascular neurosurgery at LSU Health Science Center and pediatric neurosurgery at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Baird is board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. Her scientific research has focused on neuro-oncology and clinical outcomes of children with brain tumors. She is an author for several national clinical guidelines for the practice of pediatric neurosurgery, is actively involved in national scientific and leadership committees, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Publications
Cellular hierarchies of embryonal tumors with multilayered rosettes are shaped by oncogenic microRNAs and receptor-ligand interactions. View Abstract
Dissecting the immune landscape in pediatric high-grade glioma reveals cell state changes under therapeutic pressure. View Abstract
Neuroimmune-competent human brain organoid model of diffuse midline glioma. View Abstract
Consistent cerebellar pathway-cognition associations across pre-adolescents & young adults: a diffusion MRI study of 9000+ participants. View Abstract
Preservation of Olfactory Function After Pediatric Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery with Nasoseptal Flap Reconstruction. View Abstract
Pediatric Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Skull Base Approach and Closure: Technique and Technical Tips. View Abstract
Clinical utility of DNA methylation profiling for choroid plexus tumors. View Abstract
H3K27-altered diffuse midline gliomas with MAPK pathway alterations: Prognostic and therapeutic implications. View Abstract
AI rapidly diagnoses brain tumours during surgery. View Abstract
Contemporary Knowledge Update of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Management: An Overview for Neurosurgeons. View Abstract
Molecular profiling of pre- and post-treatment pediatric high-grade astrocytomas reveals acquired increased tumor mutation burden in a subset of recurrences. View Abstract
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization: predictors of long-term success and comparison with shunt placement for primary treatment of infant hydrocephalus. View Abstract
Perioperative management of pediatric patients undergoing juvenile angiofibroma resection. A case series and educational review highlighting patient blood management. View Abstract
Positioning Transclival Tumor-Treating Fields for the Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas. View Abstract
Machine Learning in the Classification of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors: A Systematic Review. View Abstract
Immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of diffuse midline gliomas. View Abstract
Pediatric Cranial Dog Bite Injuries: More than Meets the Eye. View Abstract
Variables Associated With Shunt Failure in Children With Cerebrospinal Fluid Diverting Shunts. View Abstract
Optic nerve compression in craniopharyngioma by taut anterior cerebral arteries visualized in frontal and transsphenoidal exposures: illustrative cases. View Abstract
Socioeconomic and demographic factors in the diagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia. View Abstract
Extradural decompression versus duraplasty in Chiari malformation type I with syrinx: outcomes on scoliosis from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. View Abstract
In Reply: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Treatment of Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Update of the 2014 Guidelines. View Abstract
Management strategies for recurrent pediatric craniopharyngioma: new recommendations. View Abstract
Occipital-Cervical Fusion and Ventral Decompression in the Surgical Management of Chiari-1 Malformation and Syringomyelia: Analysis of Data From the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. View Abstract
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Treatment of Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Update of the 2014 Guidelines. View Abstract
Postoperative MR imaging surveillance of pediatric craniopharyngioma: new institutional guidelines. View Abstract
Infant High-Grade Gliomas Comprise Multiple Subgroups Characterized by Novel Targetable Gene Fusions and Favorable Outcomes. View Abstract
Measure Twice: Promise of Liquid Biopsy in Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas. View Abstract
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Pediatric Myelomeningocele: Executive Summary. View Abstract
Radiological and clinical predictors of scoliosis in patients with Chiari malformation type I and spinal cord syrinx from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. View Abstract
Prospective feasibility and safety assessment of surgical biopsy for patients with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. View Abstract
Complications following pediatric cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy: a multicenter retrospective study. View Abstract
Incidence of symptomatic tethered spinal cord in pediatric patients presenting with neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2. View Abstract
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline for the Diagnosis of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: The Role of Imaging. View Abstract
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on the Management of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: The Role of Repositioning. View Abstract
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: The Role of Physical Therapy. View Abstract
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on the Role of Cranial Molding Orthosis (Helmet) Therapy for Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly. View Abstract
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: Executive Summary. View Abstract
Guidelines: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline for the Diagnosis of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: The Role of Imaging. View Abstract
Guidelines: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on the Management of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: The Role of Repositioning. View Abstract
Guidelines: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly: The Role of Physical Therapy. View Abstract
Guidelines: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on the Role of Cranial Molding Orthosis (Helmet) Therapy for Patients With Positional Plagiocephaly. View Abstract
First Treatment in Infants With Hydrocephalus: The Case for Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy/Choroid Plexus Cauterization. View Abstract
Foreword: Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. View Abstract
Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 6: Preoperative antibiotics for shunt surgery in children with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. View Abstract
Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 4: Cerebrospinal fluid shunt or endoscopic third ventriculostomy for the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. View Abstract
Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 5: Effect of valve type on cerebrospinal fluid shunt efficacy. View Abstract
Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 7: Antibiotic-impregnated shunt systems versus conventional shunts in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. View Abstract
Moyamoya syndrome associated with Alagille syndrome: outcome after surgical revascularization. View Abstract
Spontaneous regression of an epidermoid cyst of the cavernous sinus. View Abstract
Results of a North American survey of rapid-sequence MRI utilization to evaluate cerebral ventricles in children. View Abstract
Third-ventricular neurocysticercosis: hydraulic maneuvers facilitating endoscopic resection. View Abstract
A single spinal lesion arising from an intradural meningioma contiguous with an extradural lymphoma. View Abstract
Discovery of asymptomatic moyamoya arteriopathy in pediatric syndromic populations: radiographic and clinical progression. View Abstract
Craniofacial reconstruction as a treatment for elevated intracranial pressure. View Abstract
Concussions in soccer: a current understanding. View Abstract
Mortality resulting from head injury in professional boxing. View Abstract
Mortality resulting from head injury in professional boxing: case report. View Abstract
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in patients with autism spectrum disorder and intractable epilepsy: results from the vagus nerve stimulation therapy patient outcome registry. View Abstract
The tumor microenvironment. View Abstract
Minimally disruptive decompression and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. View Abstract
A gene for primary congenital glaucoma is not linked to the locus on chromosome 1q for autosomal dominant juvenile-onset open angle glaucoma. View Abstract
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