Meet Our Team
Our CDKL5 Center of Excellence is led by neurologistHeather Olson, MD, in Boston Children’s Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology. Also on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Olson previously trained at Mayo Medical School and completed residencies and fellowships at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's. She has received the Infantile Spasms Award from the Child Neurology Foundation and has multiple publications in the field of epilepsy genetics. She also participates in Boston Children’s Epilepsy Genetics Program and Fetal-Neonatal Neurology Program, broadening her expertise in managing neurologic challenges in children with CDKL5 mutations.
The team also involves physicians from a variety of specialties including: Neurology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, Feeding team, and Genetics.
Attendings
Learn more aboutDavid K. Urion, MD, FAAN
Associate, Department of Neurology; Charles F. Barlow Chair in Neurology; Director, Education; Associate Director, Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Residency Training Programs; Director, Behavioral Neurology Clinics and Programs; Co-Cha
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Learn more aboutElana M. Bern, MD, MPH
Co-Director, ARFID Program; Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Learn more aboutGena Heidary, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Learn more aboutM. Timothy Hresko, MD
Director of Spine Research and Quality Improvement, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Learn more aboutJonathan Picker, MD, PhD
Director, Fragile X Program; Director, Pharmacogenomic Service; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Genetics and Genomics
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Speech-Language Pathologists
Learn more aboutKara Larson, MS, CCC-SLP
Director, Feeding and Swallowing Program; Speech-Language Pathologist; Clinical Coordinator, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
Learn more aboutJennifer Perez, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical Coordinator, Feeding and Swallowing Program
Genetic Counselors
Learn more aboutLindsay C. Swanson, MS, CGC
Licensed Genetic Counselor & Clinical Research Manager, Department of Neurology