In July 2008, HOPES researcher Tiffany Wang visited the Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence located at the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Center of Excellence serves approximately four hundred Huntington's Disease (HD) patients and families from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Northern Iowa and Western Wisconsin. Although it was not formally designated as a Center of Excellence at its start, the HD clinic at HCMC has provided care to HD patients since it was founded in 1978. For more about HDSA Centers of Excellence please click here. Today, under the direction of Medical Director and neurologist Dr. Martha Nance, the HD clinic continues to provide patient care through an expanded program. The clinic is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of specialists, some of whom have worked with the HD clinic for over a decade. HOPES had the opportunity to speak with several of the staff members:
Susan Braun-Johnson, P.T. Physical Therapist
Sally Gorski, M.A. Speech-Language Pathologist
Carol Ludowese, M.S. Genetic Counselor
Mary Morgan LaGorio O.T.R. Occupational Therapist
Stacey Payerl, R.D. Clinical Dietician
Dawn Radtke, R.N. Clinical Research Coordinator
Lena Ross, M.S.W. Social Worker
David Tupper, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist
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