ALS Center Celebrates Opening of New Practice Office

Published:
March 31, 2023

What You Need To Know

  • Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently celebrated the opening of the ALS Center’s new office in the Dr. Robert H. Harris Neuroscience Treatment Center.
  • The center is one of only two Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence in New Jersey and is designated by the ALS Association’s National Office and the Greater Philadelphia Chapter.

Comprehensive Care in One Location, With Leading ALS Experts

The nationally-recognized ALS Center brings together different specialists in one all-inclusive visit, providing patients and families with a comprehensive and convenient health care experience, and is home to experts in several neurological diseases and conditions. They provide advanced diagnostic, medical and surgical treatments at Jersey Shore University Medical Center for multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke, epilepsy and other movement disorders, pediatric neurology, headaches and migraines, sleep medicine and neuro-oncology, among others. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and is a progressive, is a debilitating disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy. It often leads to total paralysis and death within two to five years of diagnosis.

In Collaboration With Leading ALS Experts

The center collaborates with the ALS Association and the Northeast ALS consortium (NEALS), allowing the exchange of research and best care practices with the nation’s leading ALS experts and clinics. Neuroscience services also include the Center for Memory and Healthy Aging, Center for Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery, Center for Advanced Skull Base Surgery, the Craniofacial Center, which is certified as an American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, and a General Neurosurgery Program, including spine surgery.
“Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s services are truly world-class, and growing. The ALS Center is a great example of this excellence.” -- Kenneth N. Sable, M.D., MBA, FACEP, regional president, Southern Market, Hackensack Meridian Health.