Providers MS Center

About the Multiple Sclerosis Center

The Weill Cornell Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with MS through comprehensive, personalized care. We bring together leading clinicians and researchers to improve outcomes today while advancing treatments for tomorrow.

Our mission is to:

  • Provide multidisciplinary care that addresses the medical, cognitive, emotional, and rehabilitative needs of patients and families.
  • Limit disability and restore function through innovative diagnostics, therapies, and clinical trials.
  • Advance clinical, translational, and basic research to identify new multiple sclerosis treatments and regenerative strategies.
  • Translate discovery into real-world impact through collaboration across neurology, imaging, immunology, and genetics.


What We Offer


Personalized, Multidisciplinary Care

Our neurologists develop individualized treatment plans using advanced diagnostic tools and the most current therapies. Care may include disease-modifying treatments, symptom management, and coordinated rehabilitation services tailored to each patient’s needs.

Nurses provide education and ongoing support related to medications, symptom management, and daily living with MS. Clinical social workers offer individualized guidance and help patients and families navigate emotional, cognitive, and practical challenges associated with the disease.

Specialty Services

Patients benefit from coordinated care with specialists in neuro-ophthalmology, rehabilitative medicine, urology, neuropsychology, neuroradiology, and neurosurgery. Physical and cognitive rehabilitation services are integrated into care to support function, independence, and quality of life.

Research and Clinical Trials

Research is a core mission of the MS Center. Our clinical, translational, and basic science programs focus on limiting disability, restoring function, and advancing new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Patients may have opportunities to participate in clinical trials evaluating novel therapies designed to slow disease progression and promote repair.

Our research spans neuroscience, immunology, genetics, and advanced imaging, including efforts to better visualize axons and myelin and to develop regenerative strategies for MS.



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The nurse is so great. She has no problem finding a vein or getting blood. She’s so sweet and happy all the time. She’s fun to talk to. Love her!

Patricia
New

New study addresses the safety of intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) during breastfeeding.

It is well known that the risk of an MS flair increases dramatically in the post-partum period.  As a consequence, women with MS who have recently given birth are faced with the difficult question of should they continue breast feeding while taking steroids (methylprednisolone is a glucocorticoid, a type of steroid) or should they stop breast feeding.  There has been little scientific guidance on this subject in the past leaving women in the difficult position of deciding on their own as to the...
Potential

Potential new medication for progressive MS shows promise in early trial

While the treatment armamentarium for MS has vastly expanded in the last decade and continues to grow, these treatments have been predominantly for the relapsing forms of the disease, and effective treatments for progressive MS remain a glaring need.Ibudilast (MN-166, MediciNova) is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor with anti-inflammatory properties and potentially neuroprotective activity as well, which was tested in a Phase 2 trial of progressive MS patients.Ibudilast has been marketed in Japan...

Events

Oct 24

Pathways to Wellness: Building Resilience & Bridging Neural Networks

Oct 24 to 1:00pm
Friday, October 24 11 AM - 1 PM Location: Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Ave, Floor 2 Conference Room A Presented by Jen Smrtka Board-...

Oct 22

Neurology Grand Rounds

Oct 22 to 9:30am
Lecture Topic: "Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Sclerosis" Aaron Miller M.D. Professor of Neurology Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai