Mayo Clinic Florida MS Program

Jacksonville, Florida

Academic MS Center
7 Active TrialsLarge Center
27 MS centers statewide · Ranked #5 in Florida for clinical trials
What kind of place is this?
Comprehensive Care TeamResearch FocusedPart of Major Health SystemFull-Service Support

You’re in an academic MS center where your care is shaped by a multispecialty team focused on complex neurologic conditions. You can expect detailed testing, treatment planning, and access to specialists across neurology, rehabilitation, urology, psychiatry, and neuro-ophthalmology. This is a large regional program, so it may feel less like a small community practice and more like a major referral center.

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About Mayo Clinic Florida MS Program

This program brings together a multispecialty team for multiple sclerosis and autoimmune neurology care, including experts in rehabilitation, urology, psychiatry, and neuro-ophthalmology. It also serves both adults and children and is part of Mayo Clinic's nationally recognized Jacksonville neurology program.

Mayo Clinic Florida MS Program cares for adults and children with multiple sclerosis and related conditions such as neuromyelitis optica, optic neuritis, and transverse myelitis. You can receive diagnostic evaluation with MRI, spinal fluid analysis, blood tests, and optical coherence tomography, along with treatment planning tailored to your needs. The team includes neurologists plus specialists in rehabilitation, urology, psychiatry, and neuro-ophthalmology. This center is part of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and offers both routine MS care and research participation.

Mayo Clinic Florida MS Program in Jacksonville offers specialized care for multiple sclerosis and related autoimmune neurologic conditions. You are seen by a multispecialty team that can combine diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up care in one academic setting. The program is part of Mayo Clinic, whose Jacksonville neurology and neurosurgery program ranks among the best in U.S. News & World Report. You also have access to a pediatric multiple sclerosis center and research participation opportunities.

Featured Care Team Members

Sean J. Pittock, M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurology
Neurology
Eoin P. Flanagan, M.B., B.Ch.
Neurologist
Neurology
Oliver Tobin, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., Ph.D.
Neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Samantha A. Banks, M.D.
Neurologist
Multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, autoimmune encephalitis

Specialized Programs

Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center
Multidisciplinary care team

Services & Treatments

What They Treat
Multiple sclerosisAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisCentral nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseasesNeuromyelitis opticaOptic neuritisTransverse myelitis
How They Treat It
Multiple sclerosis careMultispecialty neurology careDiagnostic evaluationTreatment planningResearch participationAppointment requestsCorticosteroidsPlasmapheresisPlasma exchangeMedications to prevent MS attacksPhysical medicine and rehabilitationUrology consultationPsychiatry consultationNeuro-ophthalmology consultation
Diagnostics
MRI of the brainMRI of the spinePhysical examinationSpinal fluid analysisBlood testsOptical coherence tomography (OCT)

Research & Clinical Trials

This center is currently involved in 7 clinical trials — ranked #5 in Florida for active trials

AMT-260 Gene Therapy Study in Adults With Unilateral Refractory Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
UniQure Biopharma B.V.
RECRUITINGPHASE1, PHASE2
AAV9-hSyn1-miGRIK2
AMX0114 in Adult Participants With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
RECRUITINGPHASE1
AMX0114Placebo
Efficacy and Safety Studies of Frexalimab (SAR441344) in Adults With Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis
Sanofi
RECRUITINGPHASE3
FrexalimabTeriflunomidePlacebo infusionPlacebo tabletMRI contrast-enhancing agentsCholestyramineActivated charcoal
Efficacy and Safety Study of Frexalimab (SAR441344) in Adults With Nonrelapsing Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Sanofi
RECRUITINGPHASE3
FrexalimabPlaceboMRI contrast-enhancing agents
Evaluation of MN-166 (Ibudilast) for 12 Months Followed by an Open-label Extension for 6 Months in Patients With ALS
MediciNova
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE2, PHASE3
MN-166placebo
PHENOGENE-1A (Cromolyn) Treatment in Patients With Mild to Moderate ALS
PhenoNet, Inc.
RECRUITINGPHASE2
Cromolyn Sodium (34.2 mg BID)Cromolyn Sodium (17.1 mg BID)PlaceboRiluzole (100 mg)
Safety, PK and Biodistribution of 18F-OP-801 in Patients With ALS, AD, MS, PD and Healthy Volunteers
Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc.
RECRUITINGPHASE1, PHASE2
18F-OP-801

Insurance & Access

Contact
4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224
Insurance & Support

FAQs from Mayo Clinic Florida MS Program

The program treats multiple sclerosis and related inflammatory demyelinating conditions, including acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, neuromyelitis optica, optic neuritis, and transverse myelitis.

You may receive MRI of the brain and spine, a physical examination, spinal fluid analysis, blood tests, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). These tests help the team evaluate your symptoms and plan care.

Your care can include neurologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, urologists, psychiatrists, and neuro-ophthalmologists. This team approach is designed to support different parts of MS care.

Yes. Treatments mentioned include corticosteroids, plasmapheresis or plasma exchange, medications to help prevent MS attacks, and rehabilitation, along with specialty consultations when needed.

Yes. Research participation is one of the services offered, and the center has clinical trials activity through Mayo Clinic neurology.

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