Autumn Klein Women's Neurology Program

The Women's Neurology program at Brigham and Women's Hospital is a unique interdisciplinary and interdivisional neurology program that brings together neurologists, neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons who have clinical and research interests in women's health and neurology. The program was established to raise awareness of issues specific to women with neurological disease, to build a clinical resource and referral base for patients and other physicians and to build research collaborations that examine gender differences in neurological disease.

The program aims to meet the unique health care needs of women suffering from neurological disease, and is focused on the gender differences in medical evaluation, diagnosis, implementation of treatment and care. We consider how hormonal and reproductive changes throughout a woman's lifespan, including pregnancy and menopause, as well as use of oral contraceptives and assisted reproduction, impact neurological health and disease. Mary A. O'Neal, MD currently serves as the director of the program.

Our Specialties

• Dementia
• Epilepsy
• Headaches
• Movement Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Neurological Endocrinology
• Neurological Oncology
• Neuropsychiatry
• Neurological Radiology
• Neurosurgery
• Sleep
• Stroke

Our Team

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

• Reisa Sperling, MD

Epilepsy

• Ellen Bubrick, MD
• Barbara Dworetzky, MD

Headache

• Elizabeth Loder, MD

Movement Disorders

• Nutan Sharma, MD

Multiple Sclerosis

• Maria Houtchens, MD

Neuromuscular

• Mohammad Kian Salajegheh, MD

Neurosurgery

• Elizabeth Claus, MD
• Rose Du, MD, PhD
• Alexandra Golby, MD

Psychiatry

• Geena Athappilly, MD
• Melissa Frumin, MD, MS

Oncology

• Eudocia Lee, MD, MPH

Sleep

• Milena Pavlova, MD

Stroke

• Mary A. O'Neal, MD, Director Women's Neurology

Our program is the first of its kind in the United States, if not in the world, looking at gender-specific issues in neurology. This innovative, comprehensive program provides exceptional neurological care for women and evaluates patients as individuals. We are committed to improving the neurological health of women through excellence in clinical care, research and patient and provider education.

To schedule an appointment with any of our physicians, please call: 617-732-7432.

The Women's Neurology department offers two OB clinics. On Tuesday afternoons the clinic is focused on neurological problems in pregnant women who have epilepsy. The second clinic, on Thursday mornings, is for neurological problems associated with pregnancy. The clinic is located in the Connor's Center for Women to schedule an appointment please call: 617-732-4208.