ALS Association Certified ALS Center
Hours Of Operation: 11:00am - 3:00pm every Friday
Clinical Team
Elham Bayat, MD- Director of ALS clinic. Neurology
Susan Hasselquist, MD- Co-Director of ALS Clinic. Pulmonology
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine
- Long term consultant to the ALS clinic with special interest in non-invasive ventilation for patients with neuromuscular diseases
Guinevere Que, NP - ALS clinic coordinator
- Adjunct Professor, The George Washington University Nurse Practitioner Program
- Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Clinical experience includes internal medicine for adult primary care at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, Asthma Clinic at Beth Israel Medical Center, bedside nursing care for the neurological step down unit at The George Washington University Hospital
- Clinical interests include headaches, general neurology, motor neuron disease
Erica Doon, Medical Assistant for Dr. Elham Bayat
Dr. Lorenzo Norris, Chief Psychiatrist
Robin Swope, LCSW ALSA patient care director
Ellen Cochrane, ALSA patient service coordinator for Northern Virginia
Mona Faddah, CCC-SLP Speech Pathologist
Kay Nessem, OT Occupational Therapist, Wheelchair Specialist
Carla Vertudes, PT Physical Therapist
Lindsay Stander, LD Registered Dietician
Angela Kelly, Research Coordinator
Program Description
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's or Charcot's disease, is the most common form of motor neuron disorders of adults. Accurate diagnosis, prognosis and treatment implementation require a sophisticated multidisciplinary approach, due to the complexity of ALS syndromes and its variants, which might involve the muscles of the extremities, breathing and voice.
Services Provided
The multidisciplinary ALS/Lou Gehrig Disease Center provides comprehensive care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Center has also a role in family education. Furthermore, state-of-the-art clinical research protocols bring patients new avenues in the fight against ALS.
Integral parts of the team approach include:
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a board-certified neuromuscular neurologist, Elham Bayat, MD
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a board-certified pulmonologist
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neuromuscular nurse practitioner
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a clinical research coordinator
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physical, occupational, speech and nutritional therapists
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an ALS specialized social worker
The Center is open from 8:30am - Noon on Wednesdays