Our Team at the Herscot Center for TSC

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 from more than 46 specialists throughout the hospital to help treat the wide range of symptoms that TSC can cause.

Core Herscot Center Team

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, Director
Jan L. Paolini, RN, MS, Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Leigh Horne-Mebel, LICSW, Social Worker
Robyn Bluestein, Program Manager
Erin Fonseca, Research Nurse
Dawn Budgell, Administrative Coordinator

Brain Specialists: Seizures and Neurological Disorders

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, Epileptologist, Neurologist

Brain Specialists: Learning

Margaret B. Pulsifer, PhD, Neuropsychologist

Dermatology (Skin) Specialist

Julia A. Siegel, MD

Dietician

Yingyi “Wing” Zhong

Endocrinologist

Gilbert Daniels, MD

Gastrointestinal Surgeon

Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD

Heart Specialists

Ignacio Inglessis-Azuaje, MD, Cardiologist

Ana Maria Rosales, MD, Pediatric Cardiologist

Neurosurgeons

William E. Butler, MD

Mark Richardson, MD, PhD

Kristopher Kahle, MD, PhD

Ophthalmologist

Nimesh Patel, MD

Psychiatrist

Robert Doyle, MD

Radiologists

Michael Gee, MD, PhD

Mukesh Harisinghani, MD

Zubin Irani, MD, MBBS

Amita Sharma, MD

Ashraf Thabet, MD

Raul Uppot, MD

Renal (Kidney) Specialists

Elahna Paul, MD, Director, MGH Herscot Center for TSC Kidney Care

Andrew Lundquist MD, PhD

Urology Specialist

Adam Feldman, MD, MPH