Welcome to the UCSF BCH Oakland Child Neurology Division, which is dedicated to improving the lives of children with neurological disorders. Child neurology in Oakland is a core part of the cross-bay Pediatric Brain Center at UCSF, established to bring together all specialists involved in the care of children with nervous systems disorders, from neurological surgeons to neuropsychologists, and from neurocritical care physicians to physiatrists. We bring a multidisciplinary approach to all of our core missions: clinical care, teaching, and education.
We offer integrated clinical care to children across a wide range of neurological disorders. Our clinical programs aim to improve the lives of children with neurological disorders today, while our research and training programs aim to improve the lives of affected children of tomorrow. We offer neurocritical care and traumatic brain injury care within our Oakland hospital as well as robust inpatient and outpatient neuro-rehab services. We offer a broad range of neurological subspecialty clinics in our outpatient center in Oakland. We also have satellite clinics located in Walnut Creek, San Ramon, and Brentwood.
Clinics and Services
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland offers more than 30 pediatric specialties, including a nationally recognized epilepsy treatment center.
Pediatric Epilepsy Center of Excellence
Pediatric Brain Center Neurology Program
UCSF Faculty at BCH OAK Neurology
Alexander Fay, MD, PhD
Neuromuscular disease and neurogenetics
Marisa Gardner, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Division Chief
Pediatric neurologist, neonatal neurology, and epilepsy specialist
Mary Jeno, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Pediatric Neurologist
Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD
Pediatric Neurologist and Neuro-Rehab
Jennifer Martelle Tu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Pediatric Neurohospitalist and Rett Syndrome specialist
Ali Mostajelean, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Neurologist and epilepsy specialist
Lauren Shin, MD
Pediatric Neurologist
Roxanne Simmons, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Neurologist and epilepsy specialist
Sharon Orbach Wietstock, MD, MSc
Pediatric Neurohospitalist
Jennifer Yuen, DO
Associate Professor, Neurology
Pediatric Neurologist