The ALS Association Certified Centers and Clinics
The ALS Association collaborates with some of the best ALS physicians and clinics across the United States to help ensure that people living with ALS have access to specialized care, based on best practices. The ALS Association’s Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence and Recognized Treatment Centers provide compassionate care in a supportive, family-oriented atmosphere.
This multidisciplinary care model brings together a team of health care professionals specially trained to address the needs of people living with ALS, allowing them to receive care from each discipline during a single visit. The care team typically includes a neurologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, respiratory therapist, nurse, dietitian, speech language pathologist, social worker, mental health professional and an ALS Association Chapter liaison.
The ALS Association Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence
Since 1998, The ALS Association’s national network of Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence has provided evidence-based, multidisciplinary ALS care and services in a supportive atmosphere with an emphasis on hope and quality of life. Each ALS clinic must meet The ALS Association’s clinical care and treatment standards, which are based on the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Practice Parameters, participate in ALS-related research and successfully complete a comprehensive site review to be certified as a center of excellence. Achieving certification through successful completion of the program’s robust clinical and administrative reviews confirms to people living with ALS and their family members the validity and comprehensiveness of the Certified Treatment Center of Excellence’s standards of quality and implementation of best practices. Learn more about Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence.
The ALS Association Recognized Treatment Centers
The ALS Association Recognized Treatment Centers have the same high quality approach to multidisciplinary care as The ALS Association Certified Treatment Centers; however, they may not offer onsite research or opportunities to participate in clinical trials. Learn more about Recognized Treatment Centers.
Find a Certified Center or Clinic in your area:
VA Central Iowa Health Care System ALS Clinic
3600 30th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310
Contact - Clinic Coordinator: Heather Kerndt, MSW, LISW
Medical Director - Susan Espeland, MD
Phone: 515-699-5999 ext. 4369
University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Neurology
3599 Rainbow Blvd./MS 2012
Kansas City, KS 66160
Medical Director - Dr. Omar Jawdat
Phone: 913-588-0656
University of Kentucky
KY Neurosciences Institute
740 South Limestone St.
Lexington, KY 40536-0284
Medical Director - Edward J. Kasarskis, MD, PhD
Phone: 859-218-5061
University of Louisville Physicians
Neurology - Health Care Outpatient Center
401 E. Chestnut Street, Suite 510
Louisville, KY 40202
Medical Director - Martin Brown, MD
Phone: Louisville, KY 40202
ALS Multi-Disciplinary Clinic at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
4811 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 4A
Lafayette, LA 70508
Medical Director - Leo deAlvare, M.D.
Phone: 337-470-2000
Ochsner ALS Clinic
1514 Jefferson Highway
7th Floor Clinic Tower
New Orleans, LA 70121
Medical Director - Dan Larriviere, MD, JD, FAAN
Phone: 504-842-0113
University of Maryland ALS Clinic
UMMC Midtown Campus
827 Linden Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Medical Director - Justin Kwan, MD and Montserrat Diaz-Abad, MD
Phone: 410-328-3100
The Curt and Shonda Schilling ALS Clinic at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Department of Neurology
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805
Medical Director - James Russell, DO and Dr. Gisela Held
Phone: 781-744-7273
UMass Medical Center — University Campus Worcester
55 Lake Avenue North
Room AC1-044
Worcester, MA 01655
Medical Director - Robert Brown, M.D.
Phone: 508-856-4147
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Medical Director - Elizabeth Raynor, MD
Phone: 617-667-8130
Neurology Associates
MA General Hospital
ACC 835
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114
Medical Director - Merit Cudkowicz, MD
Phone: 617-724-3914
Spectrum Health
2750 E. Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Medical Director - Paul T. Twydell, M.D.
Phone: 616-267-7104
Bronson Neuroscience Center
601 John Street
Suite M-124
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Medical Director - Dustin Nowacek, M.D.
Phone: 269-341-7500
Mercy Health Hauenstein Neuroscience Center
Outpatient Clinical Services
220 Cherry Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Medical Director - Dr. Melanie Taylor
Phone: 616-685-5114
Fax: 616-685-8945
Harry J. Hoenselaar Clinic at Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital
2799 West Grand Blvd, K11-Neurology
Detroit, MI 48202
Medical Director - Daniel S. Newman, M.D.
Phone: 313-916-2835
The University of Michigan Health System
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Medical Director - Stephen Goutman, MD, Eva Feldman, MD., PhD
Phone: 734-936-9020
University of Minnesota ALS Center
M Health Neurology
909 Fulton Street SE
3rd Floor, MC 2121CJ
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Contact - Leslie Phidd, RN, BSN, Clinic Coordinator
Medical Director - David Walk, MD
Phone: 612-626-6688
Essentia Health, Duluth Clinic Neurology
400 East Third St
Duluth, MN 55805
Medical Director - Dr. Amber Erickson
Phone: 218-786-3930
Spinal Cord Injury Center
VA Health Care System
One Veteran's Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Phone: 612-629-7005
Mayo Medical Center
Department of Neurology
200 First Street, S.W.
Rochester, MN 55905
Medical Director - Dr. Nathan Staff
Phone: 507-538-1037
