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Office
Fegan 11
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 857-218-4794Fax+1 617-730-0285
Education & Training
Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, 2011 - 2013- Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 2008 - 2011
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2008
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2024
ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 71 citationsAcute flaccid myelitis: cause, diagnosis, and management.Olwen C. Murphy, Kevin Messacar, Leslie Benson, Riley Bove, Jessica L. Carpenter
Lancet. 2021-01-23 - 251 citationsRadiological differentiation of optic neuritis with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies, aquaporin-4 antibodies, and multiple sclerosisSudarshini Ramanathan, Kristina Prelog, Elizabeth H Barnes, Esther M Tantsis, Stephen W. Reddel
Multiple Sclerosis. 2016-04-01 - 350 citationsOverlapping demyelinating syndromes and anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis.Maarten J. Titulaer, Romana Höftberger, Takahiro Iizuka, Frank Leypoldt, Lindsey McCracken
Annals of Neurology. 2014-03-01
Press Mentions
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: What Parents Need to KnowNovember 29th, 2018
5 Questions and Answers About Acute Flaccid Myelitis, the Polio-like Illness Confirmed in Two Mass. ChildrenOctober 19th, 2018
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