Welcome

    The Partners Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center is dedicated to the care of children and adolescents with Multiple Sclerosis and related demyelinating disorders such as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). We are located at one of the world's leading clinical and research hospitals, the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston, Massachusetts. Our staff specializes in the treatment of children with MS, and is dedicated to providing our patients with state of the art care. Our clinical facilities are customized for the care of children, and include a new pediatric outpatient unit located at the Yawkey Outpatient Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Many of our personnel are also on staff at our partner institution, the adult MS Center located at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is itself a leader in MS treatment and research, and provides continuity of care for our patients. We are conducting several research studies to better understand the causes and effects of MS and demyelinating diseases in children, and we have established collaborations with other national and international Centers to study these conditions.  

    We have been selected as one of six regional Pediatric MS Centers of Excellence by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and we work with the other Centers and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as part of a network to provide comprehensive care and to conduct clinical research related to childhood multiple sclerosis.

 

Partners Pediatric MS Center Staff: (left to right):

BACK ROW
Dr. David Rintell (family counselor), Dr. Mark Gorman (child neurology fellow).

FRONT ROW
Catherine Becker (pediatric nurse), Gretchen Timmel (educational liaison), Dr. Ellen Braaten (pediatric neuropsychologist), Rose Fratarcangeli (clinic coordinator), Karen Sullivan (psychology intern), Dr. Tanuja Chitnis (MS neurologist), Dr. Florian Eichler (child neurologist).