ALS MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE CENTER: ALS Neurologist

ALS Neurologist	MDA Patient Services
ALS Nurse	Counselor
Physical Rehabilitation	Pulmonologist
Orthotist	Gastroenterologist
Speech-Language Pathologist	Physiatrist
Dietitian

ALS Neurologist

• Has special expertise in diagnosing, evaluating, and managing patients with ALS and other neuromuscular disorders
  
  
• Has access to state-of-the art diagnostic laboratories, such as electromyography, neuroimaging, and neuropathology
  
  
• Is able to thoroughly explain the disease, the purposes and side effects of all treatments and medications, and progress in ALS research
  
  
• Directs the ALS Multidisciplinary Care Center and multidisciplinary team
  
  
• Provides maximum symptomatic and proactive treatment plans, such as enteral feeding and noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV)
  
  
• Investigates scientifically sound clinical trials
  
  
• Is able to discuss alternative, unproven, or unorthodox treatments