Our Team
Robert Thompson-Stone, M.D.
Clinic Director
Dr. Thompson-Stone is pediatric neurologist who specializes in MS and related disorders in children. He is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine, and did residency training in adult and child neurology at the University of Rochester. He is the director and founder of the Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center. He is a member of the international pediatric MS study group (IPMSSG), a junior investigator in the US Network of Pediatric MS Centers (NPMSC), and has published a medical chapter on pediatric MS in Neurology in Practice.
Heather Adams, Ph.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Heather R. Adams is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics. Her research interests are centered on evaluation and care of children with inherited neurodegenerative diseases, including Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease), Tourette Syndrome, and cognitive features of pediatric hypertension. She is involved in projects to characterize the natural history and neurobehavioral phenotype of Batten Disease, evaluate the psychosocial impact upon children with Tourette Syndrome, and characterize the incidence of tics in an ethnically diverse sample in the Rochester community.
David Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
Collaborating Pediatric Rheumatologist
Dr. Siegel's interests include Prevention of High Risk Sexual Behavior in Adolescents and Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Adolescents.
Michelle Seaman, L.P.N.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Emmanuelle Smith, L.M.S.W.
Social Worker
Emmanuelle obtained her master’s degree in social work through the former GRC (Brockport and Nazareth Colleges) Social Work Program in 2012. Prior to joining the Child Neurology Department, Emmanuelle was a social worker on the Child and Adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit at Strong Memorial Hospital for 5 years.