{"id":20673,"date":"2025-04-08T12:23:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?page_id=20673"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:34:33","slug":"unc-pediatric-muscular-dystrophy-association-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/divisions\/nmd\/services\/unc-pediatric-muscular-dystrophy-association-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"ºÚÁÏÍø Pediatric Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Patients diagnosed with neuromuscular disorders who need team-based care from physicians across ºÚÁÏÍø Health, can be seen in our Pediatric Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic.<\/strong><\/p>\n In this clinic patients will be cared for by a team of treatment providers that will help patients get stronger with exercises, find equipment to help them move and do daily tasks, get help with school and family issues, get medicine if needed, and see other doctors if they need extra care. This team includes:<\/p>\n Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology<\/strong><\/p>\n Assistant Professor, Department of Physical <\/strong> Clinician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Pediatric Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Therapies, ºÚÁÏÍø Hospital<\/strong><\/p>\n Clinical Social Worker, Department of Neurology<\/strong><\/p>\n Clinician, Pediatric Rehabilitation and Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n James Sanders, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Anna Vergun, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Tim Hoffman, MD, FACC, FAHA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Thane Blinman, MD, MBA<\/strong><\/a> Thomas Ferkol, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Paige Noreen, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Nancie MacIver, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n For undiagnosed patients, referring providers should request the Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information on the referral process, please visit the Referring Provider Resources page – Child Neurology Referral Information.<\/p>\nReferring Provider Resources for Child Neurology Referrals<\/a>\n Patients diagnosed with neuromuscular disorders who need team-based care from physicians across ºÚÁÏÍø Health, can be seen in our Pediatric Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic. In this clinic patients will be cared for by a team of treatment providers that will help patients get stronger with exercises, find equipment to help them move and do … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68462,"featured_media":0,"parent":2835,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-20673","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Pediatric Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic Team<\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\n
Pediatric Neurology & Neuromuscular Medicine<\/h3>\n
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Nathaniel Wooten, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation<\/h3>\n
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Theodore Yip, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nMedicine & Rehabilitation<\/strong><\/p>\nOrthotics<\/h3>\n
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Joseph “Joey” Zisk, CPO, MPO<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Physical Therapy<\/h3>\n
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Shelley Rhudy, PT, MPT<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Clinical Social Worker & Care Management<\/h3>\n
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Ayat Soufan, LCSW, CCM<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Occupational Therapy<\/h3>\n
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Erin Afshar, MSOT, OTR\/L<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Pediatric MDA Extended Care Team<\/span><\/h2>\n
Pediatric Orthopaedics<\/h3>\n
\nPediatric Cardiology<\/h3>\n
\nPediatric Surgery<\/h3>\n
\nSpecialist in minimally invasive thymectomy for patients with Myasthenia Gravis<\/div>\nPediatric Pulmonology<\/h3>\n
\nPediatric Endocrinology<\/h3>\n
Patient Referral<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Clinic Location<\/span><\/h2>\n