Ataxia Clinics

Ataxia Clinics are specialty clinics committed to providing specialized medical care for people affected with cerebellar ataxia. Clinics are devoted to the diagnosis, treatment and management of ataxias as well as prevention and management of complications affecting this group of patients. Patients with the many types of rare ataxias can benefit from multidisciplinary specialists, which often include genetic counselors, speech therapist, physical therapists and other specialists who are devoted to their care and treatment.

Arizona

• University of Arizona Medical Center - Vertigo and Ataxia Clinic - Dr. Terry Fife

California

• UCLA Ataxia Clinic - Dr. Susan Perlman
• Stanford Movement Disorders Center - Dr. Rosalind Chuang
• UCSF Neurogenetics Cognitive & Movement Disorder Clinic | UCSF Memory and Aging Center - Dr. Sharon Sha

Colorado

• University of Colorado - Dr. Abigail Collins
  To schedule an appointment to see Dr. Abigail Collins please call Holly Williams at 720-848-2132.

Florida

• USF Ataxia Research Center - Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz
• University of Florida Ataxia Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL - Dr. SH Subramony or Dr. Tetsuo Ashizawa

Illinois

• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL – Dr. Puneet Opal
• University of Chicago Ataxia Center - Dr. Christopher Gomez

Maryland

• Johns Hopkins University Ataxia Center - Dr. Ray Dorsey

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurology Ataxia Unit - Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann

Michigan

• Balance Disorders (Ataxia) Clinic at the University of Michigan - Dr. Vikram Shakkottai

Minnesota

• University of Minnesota Ataxia Center - Dr. Khalaf Bushara

New York

• Columbia University Division of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders - Dr. Sheng Han Kuo
• University or Rochester Medical Clinic-Periodic Paralysis, Myotonia and Episodic Ataxia Clinic - Dr. Robert Griggs

Pennsylvania

• The Friedreich's Ataxia Program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA - Dr. David Lynch

Texas

• Clinical Program for Movement Disorders at UT Southwestern - Dr. Pravin Khemani

Utah

• University of Utah Healthcare Movement Disorders Clinic - Dr. Stefan Pulst