Partners in Health & Research
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
The JMSCTR team works with partners across disciplines to provide the best care possible for our patients. Below are some of the trusted members we work with for your care.
Diet/Nutrition Counseling:
Noelle Citarella, MS, RDS, CDN
Buffalo Nutrition & Dietetics
Physical Therapy:
Bennett Rehabilitation Institute
Neuro-ophthalmology:
Norah Lincoff, MD
Professor of Neurology, University at Buffalo
Neuropsychology:
Ralph H. Benedict, PhD
Director of Neuropsychology, UBMD Neurology; Professor of Neurology, University at Buffalo
Joy Parrish, PhD
Director of Pediatric Neuropsychology, UBMD Neurology; Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, University at Buffalo
PARTNERS IN RESEARCH
Multiple Sclerosis Laboratory:
Murali Ramanathan, PhD
Director; Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD
Director; Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Informatics, University at Buffalo
Niels Bergsland, PhD
Director of Integration; Assistant Professor of Neurology, University at Buffalo
Michael Dwyer, PhD
Director of Informatics; Associate Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Informatics, University at Buffalo
Ferdinand Schweser, PhD
Director of Sequence Development; Associate Professor of Neurology, University at Buffalo
New York State Multiple Sclerosis Consortium (NYSMC):
NYSMC is a regional affinity group of 15 multiple sclerosis centers throughout New York State, organized to assess demographic and clinical characteristics of MS patients attending the centers. Ongoing since 1996 with prospective data of over 10,000 patients, providing patient reported data and provider evaluation that can help in better understanding and managing our patients.