ALS Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
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About Us
The ALS Center at Hackensack University Medical Center is a nationally recognized leader in the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Our program collaborates with ALS United Greater New York, ensuring that people living with ALS have access to specialized, compassionate care in a supportive, family-oriented atmosphere.
Living with ALS presents unique and evolving challenges. Our interprofessional team works collaboratively under one roof to provide a convenient, all-inclusive experience, ensuring that every aspect of your health is addressed and our partnerships mean our patients have access to FDA approved as well as experimental medications.
We are dedicated to developing a personalized treatment plan that meets your physical, cognitive, and emotional needs, with the goal of maximizing your independence and quality of life.
Key Services
- Neurological evaluation
- Pharmacological treatment
- Physical and occupational and swallow and speech therapy
- Nutritional guidance and support
- Nursing care
- Palliative care
- Respiratory care
- Psychological care
- Social services
- Clinical Trials
What Sets Us Apart?
Early diagnosis and treatment for Lupus can help ensure the best outcome. We provide easy access to highly trained physicians with specific expertise in lupus and related conditions. Hackensack University Medical Center is a major academic hospital, allowing us to leverage close collaborations with specialists across our network. Our team is also helping to develop a patient registry and collaborating closely with researchers to develop new treatments and understand which treatments work best.
Our expert team provides many strategies to help control lupus flares and progression, including:
- Timely access to care and treatments by highly trained lupus specialists
- Coordination and management of complex care, including collaboration with other specialists
- Access to Clinical Trials and innovative treatments
Our Team
Because our lupus center is located at Hackensack University Medical Center, you will have access to specialists across the hospital who can help manage all your Lupus symptoms. Our multidisciplinary team includes both adult and pediatric specialists, and includes:
- Adult and Pediatric Rheumatologists who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of all aspects of Lupus, and work to coordinate all your Lupus care.
- Adult and Pediatric Dermatologists to treat skin conditions associated with Lupus.
- Cardiac specialists to support your heart health and cardiac complications from Lupus.
- Nephrologists to diagnose and coordinate treatment of Lupus kidney-related issues.
- Pulmonologists to treat lung conditions related to Lupus
- Neurologists to diagnose and treat brain and nervous system complications due to Lupus
- Maternal fetal high-risk OB specialists to monitor and help treat patients with Lupus when pregnant
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Meet Our Team
Your care team will consist of board-certified neurologists led by co-directors Florian P. Thomas, M.D., Ph.D. and Robert D. Connors, M.D. as well as nursing, psychology, physical therapy, sleep medicine, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, cognitive neurology, social work, nutrition, speech/language pathology, and palliative care professionals as needed.
The care team collaborates, under one roof, making sure your experience is as comprehensive and convenient as possible.