Seattle - MDA/ALS Center at the University of Washington Medical Center
- University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, Washington 98195-6115
- Phone: 206-598-4590
- Fax: 206-598-2813
- E-mail: seattleservices@mdausa.org
- Website: http://www.washington.edu/medical/
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- Medical Co-directors:
- Dr. Michael Weiss and Dr. Greg Carter
- Specialty:
- Neurology and physical medicine & rehabilitation
- Other medical specialists:
- Catherine Warms, PhD, ARNP, ALS Nurse Practitioner
- Dr. Josh Benditt, Pulmonary Medicine
- Other diseases treated:
- All forms of motor neuron disease
- Other information:
- The clinic is sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association
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- Research emphasis:
- The role of inflammation, oxidation, and growth factors
in ALS
- Quality of life in ALS
- Clinical trials:
- Modafinil for ALS-related fatigue (anticipated start: fall of 2006)
- ALS DNA Banking Study (anticipated start: late summer 2006)
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- Contact person: Alex Diffenbach, Healthcare Services Coordinator
- Phone: 206-283-2106
- Fax: 206-285-2938
- Email: seattleservices@
mdausa.org
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- Record last reviewed:
- 07 Jul 2006
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Seattle - Virginia Mason Medical Center ALS Clinic
- Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
- Phone: 206-341-0420
- Fax: 206-625-7240
- Website: http://www.virginiamason.org
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- Medical Director:
- John Ravits, M.D.
Director of ALS Clinical Services
- Specialty:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and motor neuron disorders
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Clinical neurophysiology
- Other medical specialist:
- Michael Elliott, M.D.
- Specialty:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- General neurology including headache and stroke
- Clinical neurophysiology
- Other diseases treated:
- Neuromuscular diseases, (post polio syndrome, Guillain Barre syndromes, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy etc), and full scale general neurology services by other neurologists (MS, Parkinson's Disease, brain tumors, Alzheimers, headache, stroke, etc.)
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- Research emphasis:
- Clinical trials / Clinical research
- Clinical trials:
- Minocycline
- Viral studies
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- Contact person: Michelle Handler, RN, and Piper Parks, RN, Clinic Nurses
- Phone: 206-341-0420
- Fax: 206-625-7240
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- Record last reviewed:
- 19 Jan 2004
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