Caregiver Profile: Michael Rivkin, MD | Boston Children's Hospital

“Stroke is a tremendously cataclysmic moment in both a child’s and a family’s life. It feels good to be able to be there to try to help both the child and the family at this critically important moment.” Meet Michael Rivkin, MD, pediatric neurologist and director of the Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. Learn why he says that early assessment and treatment can help mitigate a stroke’s effects later on.

As the only multidisciplinary pediatric stroke center in the northeastern U.S., the Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center sees children at every stage of stroke, from acute care in the emergency department through long-term follow-up, rehabilitation and planning for each child’s educational needs.