## About

Yasmine H. Elhefnawy, MD, FAAP is a board-certified pediatric neurologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where she directs the Pediatric Headache Program, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Elhefnawy also provides care at BMC’s Pediatric Pain Clinic, which focuses on pharmacological and integrative management of pain in children.

Dr. Elhefnawy graduated magna ...  cum laude from medical school at Cairo University in Egypt. She completed her pediatrics residency training through Michigan State University College of Human Medicine at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. She then completed further training at Boston University/BMC through the Department of Neurology’s three-year pediatric neurology residency program. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) and a member of the Child Neurology Society, American Academy of Neurology, and Newborn Brain Society.

Dr. Elhefnawy’s research interests include patient education; exploring barriers to care and promoting treatment for headache disorders; and concussion. In addition to English, she is fluent in Arabic.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Pediatric Specialty Care](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care), [Neurology (Pediatrics)](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care/neurology-pediatrics), [Pain Clinic (Pediatrics)](/departments/pediatric-specialty-care/pain-clinic-pediatrics)
- ### Specialties
    
    Cerebral palsy; complex care; concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI); epilepsy; headache disorders; migraines; patient education; removing barriers to care/health promotion
- ### Languages
    
    Arabic
- ### Pronouns
    
    She/Her
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.4841](tel:617.414.4841)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Crosstown Center  
    [801 Massachusetts Ave.  
    7th Floor  
    Boston, MA 02119](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=801+Massachusetts+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02119)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Pediatrics, Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Flint, MI, 2016–2019
    
    Pediatric Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
    
    Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Cairo University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 2012
 
 

 

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