West Virginia Univ School Med

Morgantown, West Virginia

Academic MS Center
Large Center
3 MS centers statewide
What kind of place is this?
Comprehensive Care TeamResearch FocusedPart of Major Health System

You’ll find an academic MS clinic that focuses on multiple sclerosis and autoimmune neurological care. You can expect specialty evaluation, symptom management, and help with disease-modifying therapies from a neurologist-led team. You may need to schedule by phone or email, and this is a focused specialty clinic rather than a broad primary care practice.

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Direct Doctor Access2/5
Support Services3/5
Clinical Trials & Research4/5
Insurance & Navigation Help2/5
Scheduling & Virtual Care2/5

About West Virginia Univ School Med

This center combines MS care with a neuroimmunology focus, so you can be seen for a broad range of autoimmune diseases affecting the brain and spine. It also carries National MS Society Comprehensive MS Care Center recognition and is connected to WVU Medicine and West Virginia University.

This Morgantown clinic provides specialty care for people living with multiple sclerosis and related autoimmune neurological conditions. You can come here for evaluation, diagnosis, symptom management, and ongoing management of disease-modifying therapies. The clinic also treats conditions such as neuromyelitis optica, MOG antibody disease, optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, and autoimmune encephalitis. It is part of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and holds National MS Society Comprehensive MS Care Center recognition.

WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Clinic in Morgantown offers specialty care for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune conditions that affect the brain and spine. You can get evaluation, diagnosis, symptom management, and help with disease-modifying therapies in one place. The clinic is part of WVU Medicine and West Virginia University, and it is recognized as a National MS Society Comprehensive MS Care Center. Care is led by a neurologist-focused team, including Melanie Ward, MD.

Featured Care Team Members

Melanie Ward, MD
Division Chief, Multiple Sclerosis and Other Autoimmune Neurological Disorders
Neurology

Specialized Programs

Multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology clinic

Services & Treatments

What They Treat
Multiple sclerosisNeuromyelitis optica (NMO)MOG antibody diseaseOptic neuritisTransverse myelitisNeurosarcoidosisParaneoplastic disorders of the central nervous systemAutoimmune encephalitisCentral nervous system vasculitisNeurologic complications of lupus and other systemic autoimmune diseases
How They Treat It
Multiple sclerosis diagnosisEvaluation of autoimmune neurological disordersSymptom managementDisease-modifying therapy managementComprehensive evaluation and treatmentReferral and appointment schedulingDisease-modifying therapies
Diagnostics
Comprehensive evaluationDiagnosis of multiple sclerosisDiagnosis of autoimmune diseases of the brain and spine

Research & Clinical Trials

Insurance & Access

Insurance & Support

FAQs from West Virginia Univ School Med

The clinic treats multiple sclerosis and a wide range of autoimmune neurological conditions. These include neuromyelitis optica, MOG antibody disease, optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, neurosarcoidosis, autoimmune encephalitis, central nervous system vasculitis, and neurologic complications of lupus and other systemic autoimmune diseases.

You can get multiple sclerosis diagnosis, comprehensive evaluation and treatment, symptom management, and disease-modifying therapy management. The clinic also evaluates autoimmune neurological disorders that can affect the brain and spine.

You can request an appointment by phone at 855-WVU-CARE or by email at RockefellerNeuroscienceInstApptRequest@wvumedicine.org. Referrals and appointment scheduling are handled directly by the clinic.

Melanie Ward, MD serves as Division Chief, Multiple Sclerosis and Other Autoimmune Neurological Disorders. The clinic is built around a neurologist-led, multidisciplinary care team.

This clinic is recognized by the National MS Society as a Comprehensive MS Care Center. It is also part of WVU Medicine, West Virginia University, and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.

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