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:
University of Iowa Health Care
ALS Clinic
Neurology Department
200 Hawkins Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52242
Contact - Clinic Coordinator: Erin Springer, RN MSN
Medical Director - Andrea Swenson, MD
Phone 1: 319-356-8958
Phone 2: 319-353-7911
Iowa City VA ALS Clinic
601 Highway 6 West (11E)
Iowa City, IA 52246
Contact - Clinic Coordinator: Bryan Hutchinson-Ruess, LISW, ACSW
Medical Director - Heather Bingham, MD
Phone: 319-338-0581 x6878
University of Iowa Health Care
Des Moines ALS Clinic
8605 Chambery Blvd
Johnston, IA 50131
Contact - Clinic Coordinator: Erin Springer, RN, MSN
Medical Director - Andrea Swenson, MD
Phone: 319-384-7292
Central Iowa VA Healthcare System
3600 30th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310
Contact - Clinic Coordinator: Melanie Wenzel, MSW
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
LSU ALS Clinic
2020 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Medical Director - Amparo (Amy) Gutierrez, M.D.
Phone: 504-412-1517
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
Mid Coast Hospital ALS Clinic
Mid Coast Hospital Rehab Center
329 Bath Rd.
Suite 3A
Brunswick, ME 04011
Medical Director - John A. Taylor, DO
Phone: 207-373-6099
University of Maryland ALS Clinic
UMMC Midtown Campus
827 Linden Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Medical Director - James W. Russell, MD, MS and Montserrat Diaz-Abad, MD
Phone: 410-328-3100
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
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
Neurology Associates
MA General Hospital
ACC 835
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114
Medical Director - Merit Cudkowicz, MD
Phone: 617-724-3914
Bronson Neuroscience Center
601 John Street
Suite M-124
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Medical Director - Michelle Crooks, M.D.
Phone: 269-341-7500
Spectrum Health ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic
2750 E. Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Medical Director - Paul Twydell, DO
Phone: 616-267-7104
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
