Research Frontiers

Chapter 3

HDSA Center of Excellence Site Visit:
Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, MO

In December of 2004, HOPES team members Kim Taub and Jia Hou visited Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri to get an inside view of an HDSA Center of Excellence. They met with Melinda Kavanaugh, a social worker in the Department of Neurology Movement Disorders Section, and Dr. Samer Tabbal, a neurologist.

Washington University Medical Center has been named a Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA). The HDSA recognizes those centers that provide excellent care for people with HD, participates in community outreach, and conduct research and clinical trials. Washington University serves more than the people of St. Louis; it reaches out to much of the Midwest.

• Caring for HD
• Community Outreach
• Research at Washington University
• Neurology at Washington University

Last Modified: 02/01/2006

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