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Meet the Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Team
Roger Packer
Senior Vice President, Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine
Director, Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Institute
Director, Brain Tumor Institute
Elizabeth Wells
Vice President, Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
Neurologist
Justin Burton
Division Chief, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist
William D. Gaillard
Division Chief, Epilepsy and Neurophysiology
Division Chief, Neurology
Director, Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program
Associate Director, Center for Neuroscience Research
Adré J. du Plessis
Division Chief, Prenatal and Transitional Pediatrics
Director, Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
Director, Prenatal Brain Program
Gerard Gioia
Division Chief, Neuropsychology
Director, Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery and Education (SCORE) Program
Andrea Gropman
Division Chief, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics and Neurogenetics
Robert Keating
Division Chief, Neurosurgery
Adelaide Robb
Division Chief, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Randi Streisand
Division Chief, Psychology and Behavioral Health
Vice Chair, Institutional Review Board
Psychologist
Marvin Alexander
Advanced Clinical Psychiatric Social Worker
Tayyba Anwar
Neurologist
Neurophysiologist
Neonatal Neurologist
Kathleen Atmore
Developmental Neuropsychologist,
Autism Specialist
Rebecca Begtrup
Medical Director, Eating Disorder Treatment Program
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Miriam Bornhorst
Clinical Director, Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Institute
Neuro-Oncologist
Tara Brennan
Director, Child Development Program
Psychologist
Yaphet Bryant
Director, Mental Health Services for HIV Prevention and Treatment Program
Psychologist
David Call
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program
Medical Director, Gender Development Program
Psychiatrist
Taeun Chang
Director, Neonatal Neurology and Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program
Neonatal and Prenatal Neurologist
Irene Chatoor
Director, Infant and Toddler Mental Health Program
Psychiatrist
Lauren Clary
Director, Endocrine and Diabetes Clinical Psychology Services
Psychologist
Kathleen Connell
Manager, Psychiatry and Social Work
Social Worker
Gretchen Cruz Figueroa
Psychologist, HIV Prevention and Treatment Program
Bhavin Dave
Co-Director, Early Childhood Behavioral Health Program
Psychiatrist
Marc DiFazio
Vice President, Ambulatory Services
Neurologist
Past President, Medical Staff
Marc DiSabella
Director, Headache Program
Program Director, Child Neurology Fellowship
Medical Director, Neurology Education
Neurologist
Melissa Dvorsky
Director, ADHD & Learning Differences Program
Psychologist
Lisa Efron
Director, Training in Professional Psychology
Psychologist
Nancy J. Elling
Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic Nurse Coordinator
Melissa Fleming
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
Taha Gholipour
Neurologist
Neurophysiologist
Epileptologist
Leandra Godoy
Co-Director, Early Childhood Behavioral Health Program
Psychologist
Steven Hardy
Director, Psychology and Patient Care Services for CCBD
Psychologist
Dana Harrar
Director, Pediatric Stroke Program
Co-Director, Critical Care Neurology
Neurologist
Neurophysiologist
Amanda Hastings
Director, Behavioral Development
Psychologist
Linda Herbert
Director, Psychosocial Clinical Program, Allergy and Immunology
Psychologist
Eugene Hwang
Associate Division Chief, Oncology
Neuro-Oncologist
Anne Inge
Clinical Director, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Psychologist
Ilana Kahn
Clinical Director, Neuroimmunology
Director, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Options
Faith Kelley
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Medical Director, Mood Disorders Clinic
Psychiatrist Consultant
Lauren Kenworthy
Director, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Neuropsychologist
Youssef Kousa
Neonatal Neurologist
Director, Zika Genetics Consortium
Raquel Langdon
Assistant Director, Headache Program
Neurologist
Bennett Lavenstein
Co-Director, Movement Disorders Program
Neurologist
Eleanor Mackey
Associate Director, Training in Professional Psychology
Psychologist
Donna Marschall
Director, Whole Bear Care, Primary Care Behavioral Health Services Psychologist
Juma Mbwana
Director, Neuroscience Medical Unit
Neurologist
Aisha Meertins
Family and Individual Therapist
Michael Mintz
Associate Director, Child Development Program
Psychologist
Jeffrey Moak
Director, Electrophysiology Program Electrophysiologist
Olga Morozova
Director, Education and Fellowship Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist
Lilia Mucka Andrew
Director, Research in Anxiety Disorders Program
Psychologist
Sarah Mulkey
Co-Director, Congenital Infection Program
Director, Prenatal and Neonatal Fellowship
Prenatal and Neonatal Neurologist
John Myseros
Vice Chief, Neurosurgery
Neurosurgeon
Kierre Nelson
Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consult Liaison Service
Associate Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program
Psychiatrist
Nasima Nusrat
Medical Director, Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit
Psychiatrist
Jeffrey Rabin
Vice-Chair, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist
Chronic Pain Specialist
Kelly Register-Brown
Medical Director, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Brian Reilly
Co-Director of the Cochlear Implant Program
Otolaryngologist
Gemyta Robinson
Advanced Clinical Psychiatric Social Worker
Brian Rood
Director, Clinical Neuro-Oncology
Medical Director, Brain Tumor Institute
Neuro-Oncologist
Oncologist
Mi-Young Ryee
Co-Director, Anxiety Disorders Program
Psychologist
Erin Sadler
Co-Director, Mood Disorders Program
Director, CPP Services
Psychologist
Ayman Saleh
Medical Director, Ambulatory Psychiatry and Takoma Theatre Outpatient Clinic
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Jacqueline Sanz
Co-Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Program
Neuropsychologist
Cathy Scheiner
Neurodevelopmental Specialist
Sarah Schlatterer
Director, Neurocardiac Critical Care
Prenatal and Neonatal Neurologist
Meghan Schott
Medical Director, Psychiatric Emergency Services
Child Psychiatrist
John Schreiber
Director, Epilepsy Genetics Program
Associate Director, Electroencephalography
Neurophysiologist
Peter Shibuya
Nurse Practitioner, Stroke
Mi Ran Shin
Associate Fellowship Program Director, Rehabilitation Medicine
Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist
Sharon Singh
Psychologist
Healthy Steps Specialist
Olivia Soutullo
Director, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Services
Psychologist
John Strang
Director, Gender and Autism Program
Neuropsychologist
Jeffrey Strelzik
Associate Director, Child Neurology Fellowship Program
Director, Headache Infusion Program
Medical Director, Neurology Education
Neurologist
Laura Tochen
Co-Director, Movement Disorders Program
Co-Director, Myelin Disorders Program
Neurologist
Tammy Tsuchida
Neurophysiologist
Neonatal Neurologist
Sinan Turnacioglu
Neurodevelopmental Specialist
Pediatrician
Ryan Uy
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician
Medical Director, Fragile X Clinic
L. Gilbert Vezina
Director, Neuroradiology Program
Neuroradiologist
Alyssa Weinstein
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Laura Willing
Co-Director, Anxiety Disorders Program
DCMAP Children's National Hospital Site Lead
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Sarah Wyatt
Neuromuscular Program Coordinator