ALS Research Centers - Ohio

General Information Research and Trials
Cleveland - Center for ALS and Related Disorders
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Phone: 216-444-8638
Fax: 216-445-1778
E-mail: spikem@ccf.org or wheelet@ccf.org
 
Medical Director:
Erik P. Pioro, M.D., PhD
Specialty:
Neuromuscular neurology
Other medical specialists:
Neuromuscular neurology, pulmonary and critical care medicine, gastroenterology, palliative care. Extensive ALS care team (in addition to medical specialties above): speech and language pathology, occupational and physical therapy, dietitian, social worker, clinical and basic research, psychology, home care and hospice management. ALS care manual.
Other diseases treated:
Kennedy's disease, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Muscular Atrophy, Progressive Bulbar Palsy, Post-Polio Syndrome, General and Focal Motor Neuron Disease.
Contact person: Terese Wheeler (Research Coordinator)
Phone: 216-445-1741
E-mail: wheelet@ccf.org
or
Marlene Spike, RN (Clinical Nurse Coordinator)
Phone: 216-445-6044
E-mail: spikem@ccf.org
Columbus - MDA/ALS Center at Ohio State University
1580 Dodd Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614-293-4981
Fax: 614-293-6111
E-mail: kissel.2@osu.edu or nash.46@osu.edu
 
Directors:
John T. Kissel, M.D.
Steven Nash, M.D.
Specialty:
ALS
Research emphasis:
ALS
Current clinical trials:
NA
 
Contact person: John T. Kissel or Steven Nash
Phone: 216-445-1741
E-mail: kissel.2@osu.edu or nash.46@osu.edu
 
Record last reviewed:
30 May 2006