Meet Our Team

Led by internationally-recognized experts in spina bifida and related conditions, our team includes experienced physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners and other clinicians at the top of their fields. At the center, patients have the unique opportunity to meet with many of these specialists in one visit.

 

Medical Providers

Erin McNamara , MD, MPH

Co-Director, Spina Bifida and Congenital Spinal Anomalies Center; Co-Director, Colorectal and Pelvic Malformation Center; Co-Director, Complex Hypospadias; Fellowship Program Director; Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Michelle A. Baum , MD

Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program: Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Mary Dubon , MD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Instructor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Harvard Medical School

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

Arda Hotz , MD

Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Christina Jacobsen , MD, PhD

Executive Director, Skeletal Health Center; Attending Physician, Divisions of Endocrinology & Genetics and Genomics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Weston Northam , MD

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

Hatim Thaker , MD

Director, Urodynamics and Neuro-urology; Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Scott Wang , MD, MPH, MBAn

Co-Director, Computational Healthcare Analytics Program (CHAP); Pediatric Urologist, Department of Urology
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Colyn Watkins , MD

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

Nurse Practitioners

Staff Nurses

Neuropsychologist

Jennifer Queally , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Social Workers, Nutritionists, and Therapists

Eileen Polasky , MSW, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker, Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Conditions Center; Clinical Social Worker, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition