Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Robert G. Miller, MD - Dr. Robert G. Miller is Director of the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco; Clinical Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco; Clinical Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences in the Department of Neurology at Stanford University Medical School; and Director of Neuromuscular Research and Chairman of the Department of Neurosciences at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco. He is the author of nearly 200 scientific articles on neuromuscular disease and ALS, and chairs the Medical Advisory Board of the ALS CARE program, a North American ALS patient database project designed to enhance the standard of care for people with ALS. Dr. Deborah Gelinas is the Clinical Director of the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center. She is the principal investigator for several ongoing clinical drug trials in ALS, sponsored by both federally funded agencies and pharmaceutical companies. She has received numerous awards throughout her career that include the Outstanding Physician Scientist Award of the California Pacific Medical Center and an Army Meritous Service Medal. Patricia O'Connor, RN graduated from the City College of New York with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She is the nurse case manager and coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Clinic at the Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center in San Francisco, CA. Ms. O'Connor has extensive experience in the fields of rehabilitation and case management and has specialized in the care of ALS patients since 1997