13 Active TrialsVirtual CareLarge Center
15 MS centers statewide · Ranked #2 in Ohio for clinical trials
What kind of place is this?
Comprehensive Care TeamResearch FocusedPart of Major Health System
You’ll find an academic MS center where your care is shaped by a multidisciplinary team and a wide range of MS-specific services. You can expect advanced testing, specialty treatments, wellness classes, and help coordinating bills, insurance, and referrals. Because this is a large academic center, your care may involve coordination across several specialists.
Facility Profile
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Direct Doctor Access2/5
Support Services5/5
Clinical Trials & Research5/5
Insurance & Navigation Help3/5
Scheduling & Virtual Care3/5
About The Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis
This center combines major academic neurology expertise with a strong wellness and integrative medicine program. It also supports research participation and offers virtual group medical visits for people living with MS.
The Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis provides care for MS and a broad range of related neurologic conditions, including optic neuritis, NMOSD, MOGAD, and transverse myelitis. You can access advanced testing such as AI-supported MRI, lumbar puncture, VEP, OCT, and blood-based studies. The center also offers disease-modifying therapies, steroids, plasma exchange, and select advanced treatments like aHSCT and CAR T-cell therapy through its research and specialty programs. Patients can also join wellness offerings such as yoga, Tai Chi, mindfulness meditation, art therapy, and acupuncture.
Good to know
- Cares for more than 3,000 people with MS
- Offers care across four locations
- Provides virtual group medical visits for people with MS
- Includes billing, insurance, and financial assistance support
- Offers wellness programs such as yoga, Tai Chi, mindfulness meditation, art therapy, and acupuncture
The Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis in Cincinnati is an academic MS center within UC Health and the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute. You'll find care from a multidisciplinary team with MS and neuroimmunology expertise. The center cares for more than 3,000 people with MS and also supports related autoimmune and neuroinflammatory conditions. It pairs medical treatment with wellness programs, research participation, and practical help such as billing and insurance support.
Featured Care Team Members
Aram Zabeti, MD
Director and Endowed Chair
Neurology / Multiple Sclerosis
Dan Chapman, DO, PharmD
Neurologist
Multiple Sclerosis
Specialized Programs
integrative medicine
wellness-focused classes
movement-based therapies
rehabilitation support
virtual group medical visits for MS patients
Partnerships & Referral Network
- UC Health Integrative Medicine
- UC Foundation
Services & Treatments
What They Treat
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS)Primary-progressive MS (PPMS)Secondary-progressive MS (SPMS)Progressive-relapsing MSAcute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)Autoimmune EncephalitisBehcet Syndrome (Neuro-Bechet)CNS VasculitisIgG4-Related Disease Involving CNSImmune-related neurological complications from CAR T-cell therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitorsMyelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease (MOGAD)Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)Optic NeuritisParaneoplastic Syndromes of the Nervous SystemSarcoidosis (Neurosarcoidosis)Sjogren's Syndrome (Neuro-Sjogren)Stiff-Person SyndromeSystemic Lupus Syndrome (CNS-Lupus)Transverse Myelitis
How They Treat It
multidisciplinary MS careadvanced diagnosticsclinical trialsresearch participationintegrative health supportyoga classes and support programsbilling and insurance helppatient referral supportdisease-modifying therapiessteroidsplasma exchange (PLEX)autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT)CAR T-cell therapyocrelizumabacupunctureyogaTai Chimindfulness meditationart therapy
Diagnostics
high-resolution MRI empowered by AIlumbar puncturevisual evoked potentials (VEP)optical coherence tomography (OCT)MS serum biomarkersblood testseye examvisual fields testing
Research & Clinical Trials
This center is currently involved in 13 clinical trials — ranked #2 in Ohio for active trials
A Study to Evaluate Ocrelizumab Treatment in Participants With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Hoffmann-La Roche
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE3
Ocrelizumab
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fenebrutinib Compared With Ocrelizumab in Adult Participants With Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Hoffmann-La Roche
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE3
FenebrutinibOcrelizumabPlacebo matched to ocrelizumabPlacebo matched to fenebrutinib
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BMS-986368 in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity
Celgene
RECRUITINGPHASE2
BMS-986368Placebo
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, and Drug Levels of CC-97540 in Participants With Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis, Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis or Refractory Myasthenia Gravis (MG) (Breakfree-2)
Juno Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
RECRUITINGPHASE1
CC-97540FludarabineCyclophosphamide
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Processing by the Body of Intravenous and Subcutaneous RO7121932 Administration in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis
Hoffmann-La Roche
RECRUITINGPHASE1
RO7121932 IVRO7121932 SC
Best Available Therapy Versus Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Multiple Sclerosis (BEAT-MS)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
RECRUITINGPHASE3
Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationBest Available Therapy (BAT)
Determining the Effectiveness of earLy Intensive Versus Escalation Approaches for RRMS
The Cleveland Clinic
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE4
Early Highly Effective Therapies GroupEscalation Therapies Group
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
Efficacy and Safety of Remibrutinib After Switching From Ocrelizumab in Participants Living With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
RECRUITINGPHASE3
Remibrutinib oral treatmentOcrelizumab
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety and Tolerability of a New Maintenance Dosing Regimen of Ofatumumab
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE3
Ofatumumab approved doseOfatumumab new dose
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fenebrutinib Compared With Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)
Hoffmann-La Roche
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE3
FenebrutinibTeriflunomidePlacebo
Traditional Versus Early Aggressive Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis Trial
Johns Hopkins University
ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGNA
Natalizumab/natalizumab-sztn, Alemtuzumab, Ocrelizumab, Rituximab/rituximab-arrx/rituximab-abbs/rituximab-pvvr, Cladribine, Ofatumumab, Ublituximab-xiiy, Ocrelizumab and hyaluronidase-ocsqGlatiramer acetate, Interferons (intramuscular, subcutaneous, pegylated) Teriflunomide, Fumarates (dimethyl, diroximel, monomethyl) Fingolimod, Siponimod, Ozanimod, Ponesimod
Insurance & Access
Insurance & Support
Financial Counseling
Care Coordinator
Related MS Research
Recent studies relevant to this center's focus areas
FAQs from The Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis
You can receive multidisciplinary MS care, advanced diagnostics, disease-modifying therapies, steroids, and plasma exchange. The center also supports integrative medicine and rehabilitation-focused services.
Yes. The center supports clinical trials and research participation, including specialty studies in advanced MS and immune-related neurologic care.
Testing options include high-resolution MRI with AI support, lumbar puncture, visual evoked potentials, optical coherence tomography, MS serum biomarkers, blood tests, eye exams, and visual field testing.
Yes. The center offers integrative health support, yoga classes, Tai Chi, mindfulness meditation, art therapy, acupuncture, and other movement-based therapies.
The center lists Aram Zabeti, MD, as Director and Endowed Chair, and Dan Chapman, DO, PharmD, as a neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis.
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The Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis Cincinnati | Academic MS Center | — | ✓ | 3.6/5 |
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