The Partners Pediatric MS Center is committed to increasing awareness and knowledge about childhood-onset MS and demyelinating diseases amongst Healthcare professionals and the community. Below are a list of talks, presentations and publications from the staff of the Partners Pediatric MS Center. If you are interested in having our staff speak to your group, please call 617-726-2664.
Educational Talks for Health Professionals
Upcoming Talks:
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2018:
Pediatric MS and Demyelinating Disorders. Grand Rounds, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Overview of Therapeutics for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. American Academy of Neurology, Course 2018. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
The Comparison of the Immunopathophysiology of Pediatric and Adult CNS Inflammatory Demyelinating Diseases. 10th Clinical Neuroimmunology Symposium, Cyprus. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Sclerosis in Children. Guest lecturer: Professor Yukio Fukuyama Memorial Lecture, The Taiwanese Child Neurology Society, Taipei, Taiwan. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Pediatric NMO-Spectrum and MOG Antibody-Associated Disorders. BCTRIMS, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Updates in Therapeutics for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. BCTRIMS, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Advances in the Management of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Australia-New Zealand Child Neurology Society, Perth, Australia. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2017:
MOG Antibodies in Adults and Children. Neuroimmune Seminar Series, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Clinical Trials and New Therapeutic Agents in Pediatric MS – Current Challenges and Next Steps. CMSC Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Overcoming Challenges for Children and Adolescents with MS. American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, IL. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
A Comprehensive Review for Pediatric Clinicians of MS. MS Comprehensive Care Symposium (CMSC), Saddlebrook, NJ.
NMO Through the Lifespan. NYU NMO Patient Day, New York, NY. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Progress and Challenges in Clinical Trials for Pediatric MS. IPMSSG meeting at the ECTRIMS Congress, Paris, France. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
PARADIGMS: A Randomized Double-Blind Study of Fingolimod Versus Interferon β-1a in Paediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Platform presentation, ECTRIMS Congress, Paris, France. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Progress in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. MENACTRIMS Congress, Dubai, UAE. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2016:
Update on Pediatric MS: Diagnosis and Treatment. Grand Rounds, Child Neurology, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Progress in Pediatric MS. UK Childhood Inflammatory Demyelination Meeting/IPMSSG Meeting, London, UK. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Pediatric MS and Related Disorders: Insights into Immunopathogenesis. International Society for Neuroimmunology, Jerusalem, Israel. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Approach to Management in Pediatric MS. Second Conference on Pediatric & Adolescent MS, Athens, Greece. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2015:
Management of MS in Children and Young Adults. Grand Rounds, Child Neurology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Clinical Features of Pediatric NMO. Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation NMO Roundtable Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
New Oral Therapies and Second-Line Drugs in Children, Current and Future Recommendations. Pediatric MS and Related Disorders Symposium, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Impact of Age in Multiple Sclerosis. MSXchange, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2014:
Pediatric Onset MS and Related Disorders in Minorities. CMSC Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Immunological Insights into Pediatric MS. CMSC Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Pediatric MS and Related Demyelinating Disorders, an Overview. Grand Rounds, Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric NMO. BCTRIMS Annual Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Emerging Therapies and Clinical Trials in Pediatric MS. Teaching Course, MS Boston 2014 (A/ECTRIMS). Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Clinical Trials in Pediatric MS and the IPMSSG Response. IPMSSG Global Meeting, Boston, MA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
First and Second Line Therapies in Pediatric MS. First Conference on Pediatric & Adolescent MS, Athens, Greece. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases: An Overview. MGH Pediatrics Lecture Series, Boston, MA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2013:
Clinical Features of NMO in Children: report from the U.S. Network of Pediatric MS Centers of Excellence. Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation, International Research Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Advances in Pediatric MS. MS Outcomes Assessment Committee/FDA Inaugural Meeting, Washington, D.C. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Treating Pediatric MS, is it different from adults?. Integrated Neurosciences Session, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2012:
Unique Features of Pediatric MS. Grand Rounds, Department of Neurology – Child Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Next Steps in Clinical Trial Design in Pediatric MS. CMSC Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
Neuromyelitis Optica in Children. Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation, International Research Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2011:
Issues in Clinical Trial Design in Pediatric MS. European Pediatric MS Meeting, London, UK. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
International Consensus on Clinical Trial Design in Pediatric MS Consortium of MS Centers Meeting. Symposium on Pediatric MS, Montreal, Quebec. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2010:
Therapeutics in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Universoty of Bochjum Medical Center, Germany. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis, M.D.
2009:
September 30, 2009- Harvard Medical School, Child Neurology Course, Boston MA- Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Diseases. Speaker: Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
May 28, 2009 – Symposium on Pediatric MS: Consortium of MS Centers, National Meeting 2009, Atlanta, Georgia – Chair and Speaker, Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
May 15-16 – Pediatric MS – A Neurologist’s Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Central New England Chatper of the NMSS, Boston, MA. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
January 13, 2009 – Grand Rounds – New horizons in Pediatric MS. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
2008
November 3, 2008 – CME Program for Health Care Professionals and Educators: Childhood MS; diagnosis and management. South Shore Hospital, Quincy, MA. – Molly Colvin-Putnam Ph.D., Gretchen Timmel M.Sc., Catherine Becker R.N., Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
October 2, 2008 – Grand Rounds – Pediatric MS and Demyelinating Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment, Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
October 1, 2008 – Grand Rounds – Childhood MS: What have we learned, and what do we need to know? Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
May 15, 2008 – Grand Rounds – Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders, Department of Neurology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
May 12, 2008 – Invited Speaker – Pathophysiology of Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases, Inaugural MS Research Symposium, Stonybrook, SUNY. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
March 11, 2008 – Grand Rounds – Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders, Department of Neurology and Child Neurology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
February 6, 2008 – Grand Rounds – Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders, Department of Neurology and Child Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
February 5, 2008 – Grand Rounds – Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders, Department of Neurology and Child Neurology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
January 10, 2008 – Medical Grand Rounds – Update in Adult and Pediatric-onset MS, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
2007
December 12, 2007 – Grand Rounds – Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders. Department of Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, NJ. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
November 15, 2007 – Grand Rounds – Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
September 6, 2007 – Grand Rounds – Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders. Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
October 10, 2007 -Invited lecturer – The Pathophysiology of Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders, Child Neurology Society. 36th Annual meeting. Quebec City, Canada. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
August 1, 2007 – Grand Rounds – Childhood Demyelinating Disorders, South Shore Hospital, Quincy, MA. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
May 31, 2007 – Invited lecturer – Pediatric MS Case Series. Consortium of MS Centers: Washington D.C. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
May 10, 2007 – Invited lecturer – Pathophysiology of Childhood-onset Demyelinating Disorders, Stonybrook University Medical Center: Clinical and Research Opportunities in Pediatric MS, Cold Spring Harbor Research Facility, NY. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
2006
September 7, 2006 – Grand Rounds: Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis, Department of Child Neurology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT. Tanuja Chitnis M.D.
Articles and Reviews:
Chitnis T (2006) Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis, The Neurologist. Nov;12(6):299-310. Review.
Chitnis T, Khoury SJ (2007) Eds. Cohen J and Rudick R. T cell based Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis in Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics 3rd Edition. Chapter.
Tenembaum S, Chitnis T, Ness J, Hahn JS (2007) International Pediatric MS Study Group. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Neurology. Apr 17;68(16 Suppl 2):S23-36. Review.
Belman AL, Chitnis T, Renoux C, Waubant E; International Pediatric MS Study Group. (2007) Challenges in the classification of pediatric multiple sclerosis and future directions. Neurology. 68(16 Suppl 2):S70-4. Review
Pohl D, Waubant E, Banwell B, Chabas D, Chitnis T, Weinstock-Guttman B, Tenembaum S. (2007) International Pediatric MS Study Group. (2007) Treatment of pediatric multiple sclerosis and variants. Neurology. 68(16 Suppl 2):S54-65. Review
Tenembaum S, Chitnis T. (2008) Eds. Russell RC, Vincent A. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; in Inflammatory and autoimmune disorders of the nervous system in children. Chapter. In press.
Chitnis T, Pirko I. (2009) Sensitivity versus Specificity: Progress and Pitfalls in defining MRI criteria for Pediatric MS. Neurology. Editorial, Mar 17;72(11):952-3.
Chitnis T, Glanz B, Jaffin S, Healy BC. (2009) Demographics of Pediatric-onset Multiple Sclerosis in an MS Center population from the Northeastern United States. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 15(5):627-31.
Gardener H, Munger KL, Chitnis T, Spiegelman D, Ascherio, A. (2009) The relationship between handedness and risk of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 15(5):587-92
Gardner H, Munger KL, Chitnis T, Michels, KB, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A. (2009). Prenatal and perinatal factors and risk of MS. Epidemiology. Epub Mar 27.
Gorman MP, Healy BC, Polgar-Turcsanyi M, Chitnis T. (2009) Higher relapse rate in pediatric compared to adult-onset multiple sclerosis. Archives of Neurology. Jan;66(1):54-9.
Makhani N, Gorman MP, Branson H, Stazzone L, Banwell B, Chitnis T. (2009) Cyclophosphamide therapy in pediatric multiple sclerosis. Neurology. ePub May 13.
Vishwas M, Chitnis T, Pienaar R, Healy BC, Grant PE. (2009). Tract Based Analysis of callosal Projection and Association Pathways in Pediatric Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. AJNR. In press.