Child Development

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Center for Children with Special Needs

The Center for Children with Special Needs works with infants, children and adolescents who have developmental, behavioral and emotional issues that interfere with their growth, learning and family or social functioning.
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Pediatric Primary Care

Find a full range of pediatric primary care services, and physicians with expertise dealing with issues affecting adolescents at Tufts Medical Center's General Pediatrics Practice. Learn more about the services offered and request an appointment today.
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Doctors + Care Team

Karen C. Bresnahan, MD

Karen C. Bresnahan, MD

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Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8100
Fax #: 617-636-5621

Developmental and behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric disorders in children, learning disabilities, attention disorders, autism, ADHD

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Haiyun Gong, MD

Haiyun Gong, MD

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Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Pediatrician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatric Primary Care
Appt. Phone: 617-636-1337
Fax #: 617-636-7719

General pediatrics, adolescent medicine

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Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH

Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine Professor of Community Medicine and Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine; Director, Learning, Education, and Attention in Pediatrics (LEAP) Clinic; Director, Program on Innovations in Pediatric Policy & Practice, ICRHPS; Director, Aligning Researchers and Communities for Health, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Department(s): Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, The Center for Health Solutions, Program on Innovations in Pediatric Policy & Practice
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8100
Fax #: 617-636-5621

Identification and treatment of pediatric mental health and developmental disorders

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Ellen C. Perrin, MD

Ellen C. Perrin, MD

Title(s): Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral
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Developmental-behavioral pediatrics, family functioning, chronic health problems, children in non-traditional families

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Hope E. Schreiber, PsyD, ABPP/CN

Hope E. Schreiber, PsyD, ABPP/CN

Title(s): Neuropsychologist/Psychologist; Director, Neuropsychology Program; Director, College Learning Disorders/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Program; Associate Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5774
Fax #: 617-636-4852

Neurodevelopmental disorders in children, adolescents and adults including autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD, LD and genetic disorders, neuropsychological consequences of medical and metabolic disorders, transplant patients, dementias and other neurodegenerative disorders, infectious disease (HIV, Lyme, etc.), psychiatric disorders and complex differential diagnosis

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Andrew C. Siesennop, MD

Andrew C. Siesennop, MD

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Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Pediatrician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatric Primary Care
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5255
Fax #: 617-636-7719

General pediatrics, adolescent medicine

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Ju Tang, MD, PhD

Ju Tang, MD, PhD

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Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Program and Pediatric EEG Laboratory; Pediatric Neurologist; Epileptologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5356
Fax #: 617-636-8375

Epilepsy, pediatric neurology

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Monica H. Ultmann, MD

Monica H. Ultmann, MD

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Teaching Faculty, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral
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Developmental disabilities, autism, literacy

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Erik von Hahn, MD

Erik von Hahn, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Director of Community Outreach and Education; Interim Director Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and Center for Children with Special Needs, Tufts Medical Center; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Appt. Phone: 617-636-7242
Fax #: 617-636-5621

Working collaboratively with schools, the interface between the health care system and the educational system

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