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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

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

Instructor 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

Lawrence Ira Karlin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Brian Snyder, MD, PhD

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department

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

Katie Pricola Fehnel, MD

Director, Spinal Cord Tumor Program; Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Weston Northam, MD

Co-Director, Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Center; Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

Instructor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Alfred Pokmeng See, MD

Attending, Department of Neurosurgery

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Physician Assistants

Kate Harpin, PA

Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Center

Nurse Practitioners

Deborah Cranford, BN, RN

Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Center

Paula DeSisto-McElhiney, RN, BSN, CPN

Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Center