Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD, MSc
- Lab Phone: 617-726-9122
- Neurology Access Center: 1-855-644-6387
Biography
Affiliations
Research Investigator Profile
Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD, MSc
- Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
- Director, MGH MDA ALS Clinic
- Chief, Neurology Service
- Co-Director, Neurological Clinical Research Institute
- Co-Director, Neuromuscular Division
Research Description
My research and clinical activities are dedicated to the study and treatment of patients with neurodegenerative disorders, in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington’s Disease (HD). My lab conducts experimental therapeutic trials of novel agents in a mouse transgenic ALS model; we have tested over 25 different therapies.
I am co-director the MGH Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) clinic and the Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI) at MGH and Partners HealthCare System.
| Research interests | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, experimental therapeutics, Huntington's Disease, clinical trial design, biomarker development and epidemiology |
| Research techniques | Clinical trials design and management |
| Diseases studied | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington's disease |
| Selected publications |
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| NCBI PubMed link | NCBI PubMed Publications |
| Collaborators | Nazem Atassi, MD William David, MD, PhD David Schoenfeld, PhD Anne Marie Wills, MD, MPH |
| E-mail address | mcudkowicz@partners.org |
| Lab mailing address |
Neurological Clinical Research Institute |
| Clinical interests | ALS, Parkinson's disease |
| Clinical address | Neurology, Suite 835 Massachusetts General Hospital Wang Ambulatory Care Center 55 Fruit Street Boston, MA 02114 USA |
| Clinical website address | Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Multidisciplinary Clinic |
Updated 08/10/2012
