People | Pediatric Neurorecovery

Heather Fullerton, MD, MAS

Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics

Dr. Heather J Fullerton is the Kenneth Rainin Chair in Pediatric Stroke Care, Chief of Child Neurology at UCSF Department of Neurology, and medical director of Pediatric Brain Center at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Dr. Fullerton recognized that our pediatric stroke and traumatic brain injury patients have a difficult time transitioning back to school, thus the Brain Recovery Education Initiative was born.

Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD

Program Director, UCSF Pediatric Neurorecovery Clinic

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Dr. Johnson-Kerner is the program director for the Pediatric Neurorecovery Clinic. Her passion for child neurology and education drives her work for the clinic, researching and innovating tailored educational programs for children recovering from acute brain injury to maximize their cognitive outcomes.

Mary Jeno, MD

HS Asst Clinical Professor

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Maria Kuchherzki

Program Manager, UCSF Pediatric Neurorecovery Clinic

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Rachel Vassar, MD

Asst Prof Clinical Neurology

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I am a pediatric neurologist with a focus on cerebrovascular diseases and acute brain injury. My research over the past decade has focused on how neuroimaging can inform prognostication after acute brain injury. I am also interested in the genetics of cerebrovascular disease. I have established the world's first clinic dedicated to individuals with COL4A1/2 variants who are at risk for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke across the lifespan.