Meet Our Team

Meet our team of experts in the Complex Cervical Spine Program at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Co-Directors

Daniel Hedequist , MD

Chief, Spine Division, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Co-Director, Complex Cervical Spine Program; Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Mark Proctor , MD

Neurosurgeon-in-Chief; Director, Brain Injury Center; Co-Director, Complex Cervical Spine Program
Professor, Harvard Medical School

Orthopedic Surgeons

John B. Emans , MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Craig Birch , MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Grant Hogue , MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

M. Timothy Hresko , MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Director of Spine Research and Quality Improvement, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Neurosurgeons

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

Weston Northam , MD

Co-Director, Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Center; Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Physician Assistants

Nurse Practitioners