Massachusetts General Hospital Leukodystrophy Clinic
Core Team
Catie Becker RN/NP
Associate Program Director
Reneé Mendes
Patient Services Coordinator
Paul Caruso MD
Neuro-Radiologist
2021 Hunter's Hope Symposium
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- Albert Misko MD PhD, Pediatric Neurologist
- Kettelie Allien, Clinical Coordinator
- Rachel Duong, Clinical Research Coordinator
- Barb Luby LCSW, Social Work
Conditions Treated
We evaluate and care for adult and pediatric patients with every form of leukodystrophy including, but not limited to:
- 4H Syndrome
- Adult-Onset Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy (ADLD)
- Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome
- Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
- Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN)
- Alexander’s Disease
- Canavan Disease
- Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX)
- GM2 Gangliosidoses (Tay Sachs and Sandhoff Disease)
- Hereditary Diffuse Leukoencephalopathy with Spheroids (HDLS)
- Krabbe Disease
- Leukoencephalopathy with Brainstem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Lactate Elevation (LBSL)
- Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts
- Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)
- Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency
- Mucolipidosis Type IV
- Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease
- Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency
- Vanishing White Matter Disease (VWMD) / Childhood Ataxia and Cerebral Hypomyelination (CACH)
- Zellweger Syndrome
- Leukodystrophies of Unknown Etiology
Appointments
The MGH Leukodystrophy Clinic takes place on Wednesdays in the Yawkey Building, Suite 6B. Some of our providers also see patients on other weekdays.
Appointments are available urgently for patients in need of an initial evaluation or assessment.
To request an appointment or make a referral, please call Reneé Mendes, Patient Services Coordinator, at (617) 724-6510.
If you are an international patient, please register with the MGH International Office.
Location
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 6B
32 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 724-6400
Email: rtduong@partners.org