Lowcountry Huntington's Disease Group

Huntington's Disease Clinics:

Georgia:	South Carolina:
Atlanta	Columbia
Augusta

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HDSA Center of Excellence at Emory University - Click here for driving directions.
Wesley Woods Health Center
1841 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta , GA 30329

For appointments, call Cherita Turnerat 404-728-4953. Meets second and fourth Thursdays of the month. (Some insurance companies may require a referral.)

Clinic meets on the first Thursday afternoon of the month.

Studies enrolling: cohort
Studies planned: Prequel, 2Care, Dimond

Clinical Director	Clinical Co-Director
Randi Jones, PhD	Claudia Testa, MD, PhD
404-728-6849	404-728-4957
404-728-4892 FAX

Emory has had an HD clinic for many years and in 1997 was selected by HDSA as the first Center of Excellence for Huntington’s Disease in the United States.
Services include neurological evaluations, presymptomatic genetic counseling and testing, social services, nursing follow up and medical management, community education (nursing home in-services, talks to civic groups, health fairs), education of families either in person, by phone or mail.

Support Group:
Meets on the second Saturday at 11:57 a.m. at the Wesley Woods Health Center in the 3rd floor conference room. It is for HD persons, HD families and caregivers.

Center Staff:
Jim Greene, MD, PhD
Neurologist
404-728-4957

Joan Harrison, GNP
Nurse Practitioner
404-728-6822

Ami Rosen, MS
Genetic Counselor
404-728-4956

Christy Winter, LMSW
Social Worker
(Leads support group for HD persons.)

Gail Wails, NP
Nurse Practitioner

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA

Huntington’s Disease/Parkinson’s Disease Clinic - Click here for driving directions.
Movement Disorder Clinic
Medical College of Georgia
1429 Harper Street
Augusta, GA 30912

For appointments call Chantel Carrerasat 706-721-2798.
For the long-term observational study call Buff Dill at 706-721-0619

Meets fourth Thursday of the month.
(Some insurance companies may require a referral, but in starting this new clinic patients currently will be seen without referral or insurance approval.)

Studies:
Currently enrolling for a long-term observational study for HD persons and HD at-risk. It requires an annual FREE appointment and evaluation. Call Lisa Woodward at 706-721-2798 for an appointment.

Clinic Director
John C. Morgan, MD, PhD
706-721-2798
706-721-1115 FAX

Established in 2004 by Dr. John Morgan who was affiliated with the HDSA Center of Excellence in Virginia. Services include neurological evaluations, genetic counseling and testing, psychological evaluation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and nursing follow-up.

Support Group:
A new Augusta support group is in the process of being formed.
Call Chantel Carreras for information about the support group at 706-721-2798.

Clinic Staff:
Jo Albritton, MD
Psychiatrist

David Flannery, MD
Geneticist

Carolyn diDonato, MSN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Mailing Address:
HD Test and Clinical Services Center
W.S. Hall Psychiatric Institute
P.O. Box 119
Columbia, SC 29202

Physical Address:
W.S. Hall Psychiatric Institute – Cottage C - Click here for driving directions.
1800 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC 29203

For appointments call Dr. Ruth Abramson at 803-898-2344 or 803-898-2343 (answering machine).
Meets every Thursday.
(Some insurance companies may require a referral. As a part of the Department of Mental Health, fees are based on a sliding scale.)

Studies:
Enrolling for HD-MAPS study.

Clinic Director
Ruth Abramson, PhD, FACMG
803-898-2344
803-898-23-2343 (answering machine)

The clinic was established in 1989 and is active in HD research. Services include neurological evaluations, presymptomatic genetic counseling and testing, psychiatry, family education and counseling, and speech pathology.

Support Group:
The group meets quarterly. Call 803-898-2344 for information.

Nursing Home Unit:
They have a 15-bed nursing home unit for individuals with Huntington’s Disease within the Department of Mental Health. Currently it has a waiting list, and is available primarily for South Carolina residents and their relatives. All of the staff has been trained to work with HD persons and receive monthly education updates.

Clinic Staff:
Miroslav Cuturic, MD
Neurologist

Elaine Frank, PhD
Speech and Language Pathology,
Augmentative Communication

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