ALS Clinics and Centers

ALS Greater New York 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.

Our 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 Greater New York liaison.

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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 our Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence.

Columbia University Medical Center, ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, 710 West 168th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10032, Tara Charlton, LMSW, Clinic Coordinator, trc2122@cumc.columbia.edu, (212) 305-6788

Columbia Doctors Tarrytown, Tarrytown, NY (Satellite) 155 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591, (212) 305-6788

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY - ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, 525 East 71st Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10021, Shara Holzberg, SLP Clinic Coordinator, holzbergs@hss.edu, (646) 767-8917

Hospital for Special Surgery, White Plains, NY- (White Plains Clinic- Satellite) 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605, (914) 821-9100

James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY - ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, 130 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10468, Ernest Acheampong, RN, Clinic Coordinator, Ernest.acheampong@va.gov, (718) 584-9000

Mount Sinai Downtown at Union Square, New York, NY- ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, 10 Union Square East, (Bet. 14th & 15th Streets),
New York, NY, 10003, Chelsea Correa, Clinic Coordinator, Chelsea.correa@mountsinai.org, (212) 844-6188

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ - ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, Mary Ann Mertz, RN, Nurse Coordinator, mertzml@rutgers.edu, (732) 235-7331

Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY- ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, 181 N. Belle Mead Rd, E. Setauket, NY 11733, Theresa Imperato, RN Nurse Coordinator, imperato@als-ny.org

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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 of Excellence; however, they may not offer onsite research or opportunities to participate in clinical trials. Learn more about our Recognized Treatment Centers of Excellence.

Hackensack Meridian University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ NY- ALS Association Program, 360 Essex Street, #203, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Contact Josette Alquitran at josette.alquitran@hmhn.org or (551) 996-4139

Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY- ALS Association Program, 611 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, NY 11021, Aimi Tittu, RN, Clinic Coordinator, atittu@northwell.edu, (516) 325-7000