Meet Our Team

The Neuroimmunology Center at Boston Children’s Hospital brings together a multidisciplinary team of specialists who provide expert medical care and comprehensive support for your child and family.

Our program is led by child neurologist Mark Gorman, MD, Leslie Benson, MD, and Jessiree Pena is the office coordinator/scheduler.

Attendings

Mark P. Gorman , MD

Director, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis & Related Disorders Program; Co-Director, Pediatric Neuroimmunology Center; Neurologist, Department of Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Leslie Benson , MD

Assistant Director, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Program; Co-Director, Pediatric Neuroimmunology Center; Neurologist, Department of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Clinical Fellows

Nurse Practitioners

Neuropsychologists

Sydney Jacobs , PhD

Attending Neuropsychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Staff Nurses

Nutrition Specialists

Speech-Language Pathologists

Physical & Occupational Therapists

Quality Improvement Consultants

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Rhea Patel, BDS, MPH

Rhea Patel, BDS, MPH

Quality Improvement Consultant, NeuroImmunology Center and Department of Neurosurgery

Clinical Social Workers

Administrative

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Jessiree Pena

Jessiree Pena

Program Coordinator, Neuroimmunology Center and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Program
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Shante Smith

Case Management Coordinator, Neuroimmunology Center
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Emma True, BA

Patient Family Educator, Neuroimmunology Center

Research

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Hie Kim, MS

Clinical Research Specialist, Neuroimmunology Center