Why BLT Was Created
BLT was founded by a group of pediatric specialists who believed collaboration could save lives. Faced with complex neurovascular cases and fragmented research, they imagined a space where knowledge, not geography, would define the quality of care. Today, BLT brings together some of the world’s most respected institutions to solve the unsolvable—together.
BOSTON
Boston Children’s Hospital Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center
Based at Boston Children’s Hospital, CSIC provides comprehensive care for blood vessel diseases and disorders in the brain and spine for infants, children, and young adults. Co-directors, Edward Smith, MD, and Darren Orbach, MD, PhD, lead a multidisciplinary team focused on improving care for patients with rare neurovascular diseases. With a strong pipeline of ongoing research and long- standing ties to Harvard Medical School, Boston supports advancing research with imaging and biological repositories.
Key Leaders
LONDON
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Located at Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Neurovascular Team is the largest service for children with blood vessel disorders of the brain and spine (such as AVM, moyamoya, stroke, aneurysm, cavernoma and vein of Galen malformation) in the UK. The team, along with the University College of London, focuses on research in the biology of neurovascular conditions in the developing brain.
Key Leaders
TORONTO
Paediatric Neurovascular Program at SickKids
Centered at SickKids Hospital, the Paediatric Neurovascular Program comprises a team of specialists dedicated to providing care to children with neurovascular diseases. Leaders of the International Pediatric Stroke Study, the Toronto team supports advancing research with disease modeling, genomics and tissue banking and collaboration.
