ALS Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Free Virtual Event - Hope For Tomorrow: Advancements in ALS Treatments

Join Mary Sedarous, M.D., Medical Director of the ALS Center at the Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, for an informative virtual event focused on the latest advancements in ALS treatments.

Topics will include tofersen, the groundbreaking therapy for familial ALS, and how the offerings of comprehensive ALS Centers can benefit patients and caregivers. The event will conclude with an interactive Q&A session.

Register Now: events.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/als23

At the ALS Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, our comprehensive team of ALS experts is dedicated to providing the best possible care for our patients and supporting the unique needs of the entire family. Our specialists care for more than your immediate medical symptoms.

Our highly skilled medical team will assess your health history, symptoms and neurological condition and work with you and your family to develop an individualized treatment plan that best targets your physical, cognitive and emotional needs.

Because we are actively involved in ALS-related research, you will have access to the newest, most promising treatments and therapies.

Services Offered

• Infusion therapy
•  Neurological evaluation
•  Neuromuscular evaluation 
•  Nursing care
•  Nutritional guidance and support
•  Pharmacological treatment
•  Physical and occupational therapy
•  Psychological well-being and health behavior
•  Social services
•  Swallow and speech therapy
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluation
• Clinical Trials

Why Choose Us?

Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s ALS Center is a certified  treatment Center of Excellence and is only the second hospital in the state to achieve this prestigious status from the ALS Association’s National Office and the Greater Philadelphia Chapter. Our board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons are specially trained to care for the most intricate ALS cases. 

The ALS Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is a member of the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS), where we exchange research and best care practices with the nation’s leading ALS experts and clinics.

Additionally, we collaborate with the ALS Association and the Joan Dancy & PALS Foundation, which allows us to provide additional support, services and assistive devices needed to optimize independence in our patients’ daily lives.

Meet the Team

At the ALS Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, we bring together all of the specialists a patient and family may need in one clinic, during one visit. Our center is led by Director Mary Sedarous, M.D.