Erlanger opens Huntington’s Clinic

The Erlanger Huntington’s Disease Clinic, a Level I Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) Center of Excellence, is now open at the Erlanger Medical Mall in Chattanooga.

The clinic is a partnership with Vanderbilt Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Knoxville Medical Center and is funded through a grant from the HDSA. Services include clinical, social and clinical research opportunities along with physical, occupational and speech therapy. The goal is to increase access to the multidisciplinary clinical care and services for those affect by Huntington’s disease (HD).

“We want our patient’s to receive the most comprehensive care and are excited to be able to provide that care closer to home,” said Dr. Elizabeth Ferluga, director of Erlanger’s Huntington’s Disease Clinic. “Previously, our HD patients had to travel or just did not have access to the level of care we are now providing at Erlanger. It is important that we help our patients and their families to live with this debilitating disease.”

For more information about HD or the Erlanger Huntington’s Disease Clinic, please visit www.erlanger.org/ HDClinic or call 423-778-9001.