Tucson - MDA/ALS Center at the Mucio F. Delgado Clinic for Neuromuscular Disorders
- University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
1501 N. Campbell Avenue
Box 24-5023
Tucson, Arizona 85724
- Phone: 520-626-6609
- Fax: 520-626-6925
- E-mail: lstern@u.arizona.edu
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- Medical director:
- Lawrence Z. Stern, M.D.
- Specialty:
- Neuromuscular disorders, emphasis on ALS
- Other specialties in the clinic:
- Neuromuscular fellow, physical therapist
- Other diseases treated:
- Motor Neuron diseases, muscular dystrophies,
myopathies, myasthenia gravis; peripheral neuropathies.
The Neuromuscular Disorders Clinic at the University of Arizona focuses on
an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. As a teaching institution,
the facility offers the patient leading technology in diagnosis and
treatment. A strong emphasis is placed on patient education in dealing with
his/her illness. Staff and faculty are very involved in ALS reasearch and
treatment options for the ALS patient, keeping patients and families
informed of all options for care.
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- Research emphasis:
- Diagnostic Markers in ALS: using magnetic resonance
spectroscopy as an objective measure of neuronal dysfunction.
- Clinical trials in progress:
- 1. In vivo Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of
the brain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- 2. ALS CARE DataBase
- Other research projects:
- Southwestern ALS Treatment Group Database
- Exercise in ALS
- Exercise Video for PALS, available
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- Contact person: Betsy Lindsey, PT or Lawrence Stern
- Phone: 520-694-6609
- Fax: 520-626-6925
- E-mail: blindsey@u.arizona.edu or lstern@u.arizona.edu
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- Record last reviewed:
- 30 May 2006
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Phoenix - MDA/ALS center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
- Neuromuscular Research Center
Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
500 West Thomas Road, Suite 720
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
- Phone: 602-406-4922
- Fax: 602-406-3434
- E-mail: tmuench@chw.edu
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- Medical director:
- Richard S. Burns, M.D.
- Specialty:
- Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
- Other specialties in the clinic:
- Speech and swallowing, respiratory therapy, nutrionist, physical and occupational therapy, social worker and patient representative, linked gastroenterologist and pulmonologist
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- Research emphasis:
- Molecular genetics, diagnosis of ALS, clinical care in ALS
- Clinical trials in progress:
- Molecular genetics of motor neuron disease.
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- Contact person: Tracy Meunch
- Phone: 602-406-6360
- Fax: 602-406-6365
- E-mail: tmuench@chw.edu
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- Record last reviewed:
- 30 May 2006
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