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The Pediatric SMA Clinic – Columbia University
Harkness Pavilion, Floor 5180 Fort Washington Ave
New York, New York, United States
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The Pediatric SMA Clinic is committed to providing comprehensive multidisciplinary patient care, supporting translational research into the cause and cure for spinal muscular atrophy, educating tomorrow’s health care professionals, and reaching out to the community we serve. The SMA clinic offers expertise, education, resources, and guidance to families affected by SMA. We aim to facilitate access to state of the art comprehensive care by working with a network of specialists with expertise in pediatric neuromuscular disease. This multidisciplinary care will allow patients and their families to minimize trips to medical appointments. We will create a plan of care in a compassionate, child friendly environment with the goal of maintaining the highest level of independence and function possible.
The clinic offers special expertise in SMA and other neuromuscular disorders, and provides access to highly skilled neurologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, physiatrists, orthopedists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, and therapists who work collaboratively to deliver the utmost compassionate, high quality care to each of the patients we serve. Our specialized SMA Clinic has been established, with the generous support of the SMA Foundation.
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