List of neurofibromatosis clinics

The following clinics provide specialized treatment and research on neurofibromatosis:

France

• Centre de Référence labellisé NEUROFIBROMATOSES
• The Neurosurgery Clinic of the Hôpital Beaujon in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, in collaboration with the Black Laboratory at Harvard University focusses on meningioma research, Michel Kalamarides focuses on mouse modeling of NF2 meningioma

Poland

• Instytut Onkologii im. M. Curie w Gliwicach, Krakowie, Warszawie

United Kingdom

• England: Neurofibromatosis Service of Guy's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital.

St Marys Children's hospital Manchester

United States

• California:
  • House Ear Institute in Los Angeles is a CTF NFPC focussing on NF2 schwannoma and meningioma.
  • The NF/Ras Pathway Clinic at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. This is a CTF NFPC focusing on NF1 myeloid leukemia.
• Florida:
• The Neurofibromatosis Multidisciplinary Clinic at Florida Hospital for Children is the 2nd largest NF Clinic in the United States.
  • The Wallace Lab and Muir Lab at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida focus on the molecular study of benign Schwann cell tumors and the development of new therapies for NF1.
  • The Neurofibromatosis Center at Miami Children's Hospital.
• Illinois: The Neurofibromatosis Program at University of Chicago Medical Center.
• Illinois: The Loyola University of Chicago. Clinical director: Dr. Nikolas Mata-Machado MD (Neurology)
• Indiana: The Neurofibromatosis Clinic at Indiana University. This clinic has pioneered the use of Imatinib to treatneurofibromas.^[1]
• Maryland: The Hopkins Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Massachusetts:
  • The Center for Neurofibromatosis and Allied Disorders at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. This is a CTF NFPC focussing on NF2 schwannoma and meningioma.
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School is a CTF NFPC focussing on NF1 malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors.
  • The Center for Human Genetics at Boston University School of Medicine provides genetic testing laboratory service for Neurofibromatosis type I and Legius syndrome. Testing includes DNA sequencing and Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification.
• Missouri: The NF Clinical Program at St. Louis Children's Hospital through the Washington University Neurofibromatosis Center.^[2] This is a CTF NFPC focusing on NF1 optic pathway glioma. They maintain a comprehensive list of current NF research studies.
• New Jersey: The Neurofibromatosis Center of New Jersey and Institute of Genomic Medicine at University Hospital (Newark, New Jersey)
• New York:
  • The Center at North Shore-LIJ Health System
  • The Neurofibromatosis Center at NYU Langone Medical Center (see also Department of Otolaryngology).
  • The Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Clinic at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.
• Ohio: The Cincinnati Neurofibromatosis Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. This is a CTF NFPC focusing on NF1 plexiform neurofibromas. The Ratner Lab focuses on interactions between glial cells and axons during nervous system development and how those interactions go awry to lead to NF1 and NF2 conditions.
• Pennsylvania: The Neurofibromatosis Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Texas:
  • The Neurofibromatosis Clinic at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
  • The Neurofibromatosis Clinic at Children's Medical Center (Dallas)

See also

• List of Neurofibromatosis Charities
• Global map of NF clinics, charities and associations.

References

1. "Gleevec Holds Potential As First Drug To Successfully Treat Neurofibromatosis, Scientists Report", Science Daily, October 31, 2008
2. "Washington University Neurofibromatosis Center receives Department of Defense grant to participate in NF Clinical Trials Consortium", July 1, 2007, Press release