Conditions We Evaluate and Treat

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Autism
• Brain tumors
• Cerebral palsy
• Developmental delay
• Epilepsy
• Feeding disorders
• Headaches
• Intellectual disability
• Metabolic disorder
• Muscular dystrophy
• Neurodevelopmental disabilities
• Seizures
• Spina bifida
• Tic disorders

The Children's Neurodevelopment Center (CNDC) at Hasbro Children's Hospital provides evaluation and treatment of children with neurological, genetic, developmental, metabolic and behavioral disorders. The center incorporates multidisciplinary care with pediatric urology, orthopedics, neurosurgery and craniofacial programs.


The center is located on Prairie Avenue, in an area designed to be particularly spacious, comfortable and welcoming to children and their parents, who are essential partners in their children's care.

Urology, Orthopedic and Neurosurgical care for children with Spina Bifida

Contact for information on the Neuromuscular and Muscular Dystrophy Clinic's. 

The Children's Neurodevelopment Center (CNDC) at Hasbro Children's Hospital provides evaluation and treatment of children with neurological, genetic, developmental, metabolic and behavioral disorders. The center incorporates multidisciplinary care with pediatric urology, orthopedics, neurosurgery and craniofacial programs. 

The Complex Care Clinic, caring for our patients with spina bifida, has relocated. Please visit us at our new location, 2 Dudley Street, Suite 200.

The following Hasbro Children's divisions and programs now have additional clinics at the East Greenwich location:

• Cardiology
  401-444-4612

• Endocrinology
  401-444-5504

• Gastrointestinal Medicine
  401-444-8306

• Nephrology
  401-444-5672

• Psychiatry 
  401-444-4515

• Pulmonology
  401-444-6540

• Rehabilitation
  401-444-2050

• Treatment for Child and Adolescent
  Eating Disorders
  401-444-5980

For more information about appointments or referrals to any of the Hasbro Children’s Hospital Specialty Practices, call 401-444-5437 (KIDS).

For the convenience of our patients and their families, our integrated team of practitioners are available at specialty practices in communities in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts.

Our family-friendly clinical spaces offer easy access and free parking for all families, patients and visitors.

The following Hasbro Children's Hospital divisions and programs have additional offices at the Warren Avenue location:

The following Hasbro Children's Hospital divisions and programs have additional offices at the 900 Warren Avenue location:

Adolescent Healthcare Center
401-444-5980

Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases
401-444-8306

Nephrology
401-444-5672

Pulmonary Medicine
401-444-6540

Sleep Disorders Clinic
401-444-1614

Our clinical space at 900 Warren Avenue in East Providence offers our patients and their families care with added convenience.

This family-friendly clinical space offers easy access and free parking for all families, patients and visitors.

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Pediatric Neurology

Languages: Spanish, French

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology

HERSCOT CENTER
It is important for all individuals with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) to be monitored throughout their life for possible medical complications from the disorder. The Herscot Center offers coordinated care by providing access to a wide range of physicians who specialize in treating TSC.
Features:
Nurse Care Coordination
Social worker
Specialists in neurology, radiology, psychiatry,ophthalmology, skin,heart,lung and eyes.

The Carol and James Herscot Center for Children and Adults with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex at Massachusetts General Hospital delivers specialized care for individuals suffering from Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.
For more information about tuberous sclerosis complex, visit the Herscot Center's Living with TSC website. [https://www.massgeneral.org/tsc/]

Pediatric Neurology

Expertise in Epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

William D. Brown, MD, FAAP, is medical director of pediatric neurology at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. He has served as a clinical associate professor of neurology and pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University for 11 years. He has been an attending physician of pediatrics and neurology at Rhode Island Hospital since 1995.

Areas of Expertise:
Neonatal Neurology
Neuro Oncology
Neuropathology

Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist

Rachit Patil, MD, is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist at Rhode Island and Hasbro Children’s hospitals. He is an assistant professor of pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Patil’s clinical interests include seizures in newborns and young children along with neurogenetics. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Dr Patil is board-certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with special qualifications in child neurology.

Pediatric Neurology

Ana C. Albuja Ponce, MD, is a pediatric neurologist at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Her clinical interests include functional neurological disorders and epilepsy.

We evaluate children of all ages and abilities, from premature infants to adolescents, and our technologists provide skilled, compassionate care for each child.

The Epilepsy Center at Boston Children's Hospital offers evaluation, testing, treatment and counseling for children with epilepsy and seizures. We offer a full range of epilepsy care, including medication-based treatment for seizures and comprehensive evaluation for epilepsy surgery, when needed.

Our goal at the Boston Children’s Hospital Epilepsy Center is to treat your whole child and provide support and guidance to your family. We are here to offer support in navigating the complex world of epilepsy.

Dr. Ramocki is board certified in neurology with additional fellowship training in otoneurology, and she sees children and adults who have dizziness, vertigo, or balance symptoms.

Services

Our group of pediatric epileptologists, led by director John N. Gaitanis, has extensive expertise in treating children with epilepsy, and they see outpatients in the child friendly environment of the Children's Neurodevelopmental Center (CNDC).

The Comprehensive Epilepsy Program (CEP) at Rhode Island Hospital treats patients with seizures and epilepsy through a multidisciplinary team approach, using the latest diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Our team of experts includes neurologists (epileptologists), neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiatrists, neuroradiologists, and specialized nursing and technical teams, who work together to provide integrated, expert care that is unique in our region.

Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist

Dr. Duyu Nie, MD, PhD is a board-certified pediatric neurologist and board-eligible epileptologist. 

Dr. Nie completed a combined residency training in both pediatrics and neurology at Tufts Medical Center. He completed a one-year fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH).

Dr. Nie is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society (AES), the Child Neurology Society (CNS), the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) and the Rhode Island Medical Society.

Pediatric Neurology

Epilepsy

Anthony C. Rodrigues, MD, PhD, is a pediatric neurologist at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Previously, he was the program director of the child neurology fellowship at the Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts Medical Center, and an assistant professor of child neurology at Tufts University School of Medicine, both in Boston.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Rodrigues specializes in pediatric neurology and epilepsy, with a focus in diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders of the neonatal period, infancy, early childhood, and adolescence.

Pediatric Neurology

Tomo Tarui, MD, is a pediatric neurologist at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. He specializes in fetal-neonatal neurology and neurogenetics, and is a researcher of developmental neuroimaging and genomics.