The ALS Treatment and Research Center at UCSF provides comprehensive treatment for patients with neurodegenerative diseases, including motor neuron diseases (MNDs) including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease") and its variants (PLS, PMA, PBA, FTD)  

Our multi-disciplinary ALS clinic team includes neurologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, nurses, social workers, a dietitian, a genetic counselor, a communication specialist, and occupational, physical, speech and respiratory therapists. They work together to identify your treatment needs and control your symptoms. 

Our patients also have access to an orthotist who specializes in braces and other devices to support weak muscles and joints; as well as representatives from local patient advocacy organizations. Patients may be eligible to participate in clinical trials, which are studies to test promising new medications or other types of treatment.

We are a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence of The ALS Association Golden West Chapter and a MDA/ALS Care Center of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The ALS Center at UCSF is a part of the UCSF Department of Neurology and the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.