Your visit
The Mass General Brigham Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinic is held on Tuesday mornings at the Yawkey Outpatient Building, Unit 6B. During your visit, you will meet with our pediatric MS specialists, child neurologist, pediatric nurse, counselor, rehabilitation team, and neuropsychology team. You will also have an opportunity to meet with our other pediatric MS specialists including family counselor, rehabilitation team and neuropsychology team either during or shortly after your initial appointment.
Financial Assistance for visits and assessments is available for eligible patients. Please contact Rose at 617-726-2664 for more information.
On the day of your visit, please bring the following:
- Copies of any MRI films or CDs
- Medical records
- Patient intake form included in your welcome package
Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork.
People you will meet during your visit
We see patients on Tuesday mornings. Every appointment includes visits with the MS specialist and a child neurologist to monitor disease status and response to treatment. Nurse pediatric MS specialists are available to consult on medications, and other specialists are available as needed.
The patient and family support team includes a family counselor and a child psychiatrist who help patients and families address emotional, social, and family issues associated with MS.
The education team consists of a neuropsychologist and an educational liaison. Between 70-80% of our patients receive neurocognitive assessments. Our education specialists observe children in classrooms and interact with school systems to provide help for children who need additional support.
The rehabilitation team consists of physical, occupational, and speech therapy specialists. In addition, the team facilitates referrals to subspecialty services including urology and neuro-ophthalmology. We have developed close partnerships with clinicians at Mass Eye and Ear and the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network to provide advanced subspecialty care for patients who require these services.