Alabama
H. Cecil Coghlan, M.D. 321 THT, Cardiology Division 1900 University Blvd. Birmingham, AL 35294 USA Phone: 205-934-3897 Fax: 205-934-1279 E-mail:
ccoughlan@cardio.tht.uab.edu Muliple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic
failures) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Other autonomic disorders
Alaska
Arizona
Dr. Timothy Ingall Department of Neurology Mayo Clinic Scottsdale 13400 East Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85259 USA Phone: 480-301-7162 Fax:
480-301-8451 Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic failures)
Arkansas
Dr. Kaitalin Juhasz-PocsineDepartment of Neurology University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 500 Little
Rock, Arkansas 72205 501-686-5838 Autonomic Polyneuropathy Autonomic Laboratory
California
Frisca L. Yan-Go, M.D. Department of Neurology UCLA 710 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA Phone: 310-206-8005 Fax: 310-794-7491 E-mail:
fyango@ucla.edu Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary Autonomic Failures) Orthostatic
Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Sleep Distrubance and Autonomic Disorders
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
William P. Cheshire, Jr., M.D. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic 4500 San Pablo Road Jacksonville, FL 32224 USA Phone: 904-953-7102 Multiple
System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic failures) Other autonomic disorders
Dr. Charles Randy Thompson 8550 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 850-969-7990 Mainly treats
OI, POTS & NCS, although he does see patients with other autonomic conditions.
Dr. Thompson is a board certified
specialist who had to give up Internal Medicine because of he suffers with dysautonomia. He returned to the University
of Alabama School of Medicine to study under Dr. Cecil Coghlan. He has been back in practice on a limited basis for three
years, treating only those with autonomic problems.
Georgia
Hawaii
Dr. Irwin J. Schatz 1380 Lusitana Street, #709 Honolulu, HI 96813 USA Phone: 808-538-7021 Fax:
808-586-7476 E-mail: schatzi@hawaii.edu Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary
autonomic failures) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Other autonomic disorders
Idaho
Illinois
Dr. Janice Gilden Finch University of Health Sciences The Chicago Medical
School 3333 Green Bay Road #111E North Chicago, IL 60064
Fax: 847-578-6935 POTS,
NCS, PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure/MSA, Diabetes, Mitral Valve Prolapse Autonomic Laboratory
Indiana
Iowa
Karin L. Loukinen, MD,
Cardiology Medical Associates Clinic (East Campus)
1000 Langworthy, Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 584-3425 OR 1-800-648-6868
Board certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases affiliated
with Mercy Medical Center and The Finley Hospital
Kansas
Kentucky
Sheldon L. Brownstein, MD
Comprehensive Cardiology Consultants, Inc
350 Thomas More Parkway Suite 280 (Northern Kentucky area) Crestview
Hills, KY 41017
(859) 426-0800
Clinical cardiology
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Hugh Calkins, M.D. Carnegie 592 Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287 USA Phone: Fax:
410-614-1345 E-mail: hcalkins@jhmi.edu Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure
(PAF, secondary autonomic failure) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse)
David S. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D. NINDS, NIH 10 Center Drive MSC 1620 Building 10 Room 6N252 Bethesda,
MD 20892-1620 USA Phone: 301-496-2103 Fax: 301-402-0180 E-mail: goldsteind@ninds.nih.gov Multiple System Atrophy
(Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic failures) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve
prolapse) Neurally Mediated Syncope Pheochromocytoma Hypernoradrenergic Hypertension Parkinson's Disease with
Autonomic Failure Other autonomic disorders
Massachusetts
Barry Karas, M.D.
Associate Director Inpatient Cardiology Services
Associate Director Electrophysiology Laboratory :
Baystate Medical Associates
3300 Main Street Suite 2A
Springfield, MA 01199
Phone: (413) 794-7030
Fax: (413) 794-0198
Special Interests: Cardiotoxicity of Antineoplastic Agents Atrial Fibrillation
Syncope
Peter Novak, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neurology Boston University Medical Center DOB 707, Harrison Avenue 720 Boston, MA 02118 USA Phone: 617-638-8456 Fax: 617-638-8465 E-mail:
peter.novak@bmc.org Multiple System Atrophy Hyperhidrosis Autonomic Neuropathy Other Autonomic disorders
Lewis A. Lipsitz, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Physician-in-Chief and Vice-President
of Medical Affairs Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged 1200 Centre Street Boston, MA 02131 USA Phone:
617-363-8318 Fax: 617-363-8929 E-mail: Lipsitz@mail.hrca.harvard.edu Syncope and hypotension in the elderly
Michigan
James W. Russell, M.D. 4414 Kresge III 200 Zina Pitcher Place Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA Phone: 734-936-9020
(clinic) Fax: 734-763-6545 Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic failures) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS) Autonomic
Neuropathies
Minnesota
Phillip A. Low, M.D.
Phone the Neurology Appointment Center at (507) 284-1588 between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m.Central time, Monday through Friday
Write to: Mayo Clinic Neurology Appointment Center 200 First St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905 (your dr MUST refer you)
Adil E. Bharucha, M.D. Division of Gastroenterology Mayo Clinic 200 1st Street, SW Rochester, MN
55905 USA Phone: 507-284-2687 Fax: 507-255-6318 Other autonomic disorders- Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms,
e.g. constipation, diarrhea or vomiting attributable to a autonomic neuropathy, resulting from Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager
Syndrome or Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic failures) or diabetes.
Alexander Schirger, M.D. Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55904 USA Phone: 507-284-3594 Fax:
507284-1161 E-mail: schirger.alexander@mayo.edu Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF,
secondary atuonomic failures) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse)
Adrian Almquist, M.D. Minneapolis Heart Institute
920 E. 28th Street Minneapolis, MN 55407
USA Phone: 612-863-3900
Fax: 612-863-3784 E-mail: aalmquist@mplsheart.com Orthostatic Intolerance
Neurally Mediated Syncope Syncope Arrhythmias
Robert D. Fealey, M.D. Department
of Neurology Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905 USA Phone: 507-266-4008 Fax:
507-266-4752 E-mail: fealey.robert@mayo.edu Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Pure Autonomic Failure (PAF) Hyperhidrosis Heat Intolerance
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
Dr. Jeffery A. Cohen Section of Neurology Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic One Medical Center Drive Lebanon,
NH 03756 603-653-1881 PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA & Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Autonomic Laboratory
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Davendra Mehta , MD,PhD
Mt. Sinai Hospital
1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1054
New York NY 10029
(212) 241-7272
Clinical Cardiology
John Kassotis , MD
New York Methodist Hospital
Dept Of Cardiology
506 6th Street Brooklyn NY 11215
(718) 780-5669
Clinical Cardiology
Steven M. Greenberg , MD
107 Wheatley Road
Old Westbury NY 11568-1210
(516) 562-6647
Clinical Cardiology
Julian M. Stewart M.D., Ph.D Director,
The Center for Pediatric Hypotension
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
New York Medical College - Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, New York 10595
Telephone: 914-594-4370
Specialty: Adolescent/Pediatric Orthostatic Intolerance, Syncope, Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome
Dr. Ludmilla Bronfin 650 First Avenue., 7th Floor New York, New
York 10016 212-532-6298 POTS & NCS
Dr. Kiril KiprovskiDepartment of Neurosciences Hospital for Joint Diseases 301 E.
17th Street New York, NY 10003 212-598-2375 POTS, NCS, PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA, Orthostatic Hypotension Autonomic
Laboratory
Dr. Felicia B. Axelrod New York University Medical Center 530 First Avenue, suite 9Q New
York, NY 10016 USA Phone: 212-263-7225 Fax: 212-263-7041 E-mail: Felicia.Axelrod@popmail.med.nyu.eduFamilial dysautonomia (FD) Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy Other pediatric patients with congenital
autonomic disorders
Frank Mazzola, M.D., F.A.C.C. Clinical Assistant Professor State University of New York at Stony Brook North
Suffolk Cardiology Associates 2500-1 Nesconset Highway Stony Brook, NY 11790 USA Phone: 516-689-7700 Fax: 516-689-7720 E-mail:
fmazz@compuserve.com Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure, (PAF, secondary autonomic failures) Orthostatic
Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Neurocardiogenic Syncope Developmental Dysautonomia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Dr Blair P Grubb
Medical College of Ohio
Dept. of Medicine- Division of Cardiology
CS 10008
Phone: (419) 381-3697
fax (419) 383-3041
Sheldon Brownstein , MD
Comprehensive Cardiology Consultants, Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio area) 3219
Clifton Ave., #105 Cincinnati OH 45220
(513) 861-5555
Clinical Cardiology
Dr. Fetnat Fouad-Tarazi, MD Head,
Hemodynamic and Neuroregulation Lab
Department of Cardiology-Desk F15
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Phone: 216-444-5828
Fax: 216-445-3102
Dr. Thomas Chelimsky, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology Director,
Autonomic Disorders Division Director,
University Pain Center
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland,
Ohio Phone: 216-844-3495
Fax: 216-844-7624
Autonomic Lab: 216-844-3496
Pain Center: 216-844-1476
Special Interests: Chronic Pain, Dysautonomias, Painful Neuropathies,
Reflux Sympathetic, Orthostatic Hypotensiion, Syncope,
Neuro- Urology University Hospitals of Cleveland
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216- 844-3495
Fax: 216- 844-5730
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Maribel Hernandez, Electrophysiologist
Lankenau Hospital suite 556
Wynnewood, PA 19096 (
610) 649-6980
Suburban Philadelphia
Richard Malamut Neurological Associates of Delaware Valley Neurophysiology
Lab, 2 West Crozer ACP - Suite 533 One Medical Center Boulevard Upland, PA 19013 610-447-2688 Autonomic
Laboratory
Michael B. Goodkin Cardiology, Internal Medicine 30 Medical Center
Blvd. Suite 203 Upland, PA 19013 610-874-6262 POTS & NCS
Michael W. Consevage, M.D., Ph.D. Penn State University M. S. Hershey Medical
Center Children’s Heart Group, Suite D 121 N. Nyes Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 USA Phone: 717-531-8674 Fax: 717-531-0402 E-mail: mconsevage@psu.edu Orthostatic Intolerance Neurally Mediated Syncope
Wishwa Kapoor, M.D. Suite 933 MUH, 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA Phone:
412-692-4821 Fax: 412-692-4825 E-mail: wnk@med.pitt.edu Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Syncope,
Neurally Mediated Syncope
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Dr. Kenneth Bergmann & Dr. Vanessa Hinson Department of Neurology Medical University of South Carolina 96
Jonathan Lucas St., Suite 307 Charleston, SC 29425 843-792-3221 MSA Autonomic Laboratory
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Benjamin D. Levine, M.D. Director Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine Presbyterian Hospital
of Dallas 7232 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 USA Phone: 214-345-4626 Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager
Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic failures) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Other
autonomic disorders
Dr. Dorothy Kelly Associate Director SW SIDS Research Institute 7500 Beechnut Suite 378 Houston, TX
77074 800-305-7437 Treats Children Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction (ANSD) with variable symptoms
Gil I. Wolfe, M.D. Department of Neurology UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas,
Texas 75235 USA Phone: 214-648-6419 Fax: 214-648-9311 E-mail: Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary autonomic failures) Autonomic
Peripheral Neuropathies Sweating Disorders
Utah
Vermont
Robert W. Hamill, M.D. Fletcher Allen Health Care One South Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05401 USA Phone: 802-847-4589 Fax: 802-847-2461 E-mail: robert.hamill@vtmednet.orgMultiple System Atrophy Pure Autonomic Failure Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Other – general
Virginia
Dr. Alan Pocinki 2141 K St. N.W. Suite 606 Washington, DC 20037 202-223-2282 POTS
& NCS
Primarily sees patients that have orthostatic
intolerance as a feature of another syndrome, such as CFS, Ehlers-Danlos and related hypermobility syndromes.
Washington
West Virginia
Dr. Robert D. HoeldtkeDepartment of Medicine West Virginia University Medical School P.O.
Box 9159 Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9159
Fax: 304-293-2544
POTS, NCS, PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA Autonomic Laboratory Dear
Tara, I specialize in autonomic dysfunction particularly orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic
tachycardia and related disorders and am interested in taking care of patients with these disorders. I also have a
number of research protocols that I may ask patients to participate in
Good luck
with your support group
r hoeldtke Dr. Hoeldtke is interested in seeing POTS/OI patients who are dissatisfied with their current
therapy, as he is evaluating new treatments. The patients must be willing to travel to Morgantown, West Virginia.
Wisconsin
Wyoming
United Kingdom
Christopher J. Mathias, M.D. London W1 1NY Phone: 44-171-886-1468 Fax: 44-171-886-1540 E-mail: c.mathias@ic.ac.uk Multiple
System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF) and Various Secondary Autonomic Failures (amyloidosis) Autonomic
Disturbances in Spinal Cord Lesions Other autonomic dysfunctions (such as hyperhidrosis and syncope)
Canada
Dr. Ronald SchondorfNeurology SMBD Jewish General Hospital 3755 chemin de la Cote Ste Catherine Montreal, QC H3T 1E2 514-340-8222
ext.2399
Dr. Maxime Lamarre Cliche Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal 110,
Avenue des Pins Quest Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2W 1R7 514-987-5600 Autonomic Laboratory POTS, NCS, PAF/Secondary
Autonomic Failure, MSA
Jean Cusson, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC Internal Medicine Division, CHUM (Centre hospitalier de l'Université
de Montréal) CHUM (Hôtel-Dieu) 3840 St-Urbain Montréal, Qc, H2W 1T8, Canada Phone: 514-843-2723 Fax: 514-843-2741 E-Mail:
jean.cusson@umontreal.ca Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Other
autonomic disorders
John D. Stewart, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P.(C) Montreal Neurological Hospital 3801 University Street, Room 365 Montreal, Quebec CANADA
H3A 2B4 Phone: 514-398-8980 Fax:
514-398-1285 E-mail: john.stewart@muhc.mcgill.caMultiple System Atrophy Pure Autonomic Failure Diabetic Autonomic Failure Orthostatic Hypotension
Germany
Dr. Carl-Albrecht Haensch Department of Neurology, Univ. Witten/Herdecke Klinikum
Wuppertal Heusnerstr 40 NRW D-42277 Germany 49-202-896-2645 POTS, NCS, PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA,
Diabetic Autonomic Disorders, Autonomic Dysfunction in Intensive Care
Dr. Max Hilz Department of Neurology University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Schwabachanlage
6 D-91054 Erlangen POTS, NCS, PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA, Familial Dysautonomia, Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Autonomic
Laboratory
Wolfgang H. Jost, M.D. Department of Neurology and Clinical
Neurophysiology Deutsche Klinik fur Diagnostiks Aukammallee 33 D-65191 Wiesbaden GERMANY Phone: 49-611-577321 Fax: 49-611-577311 E-mail: jost@neurodate.deParkinson’s Disease Bowel Disorders Urogenital Disorders
Michael Mueck-Weymann, Ph.D.
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine Dresden University of Technology Fetscherstrasse 74 D-01307
Dresden GERMANY E-mail: michael.mueck@web.deSomatization Disorders Cardiac Disease & Depression Neurally Mediated Syncope Orthostatic Intolerance
Isreal
J. Racanati Autonomic Dysfunction Center Rambam Medical Center Bat-Galim,
31096 Haifa, Isreal 972 4 833 7674 Autonomic Laboratory
Giris Jacob, M.D., D.Sc. Jacob
Recanati Autonomic Dysfunction Center Rambam Medical Center Haifa, Israel Phone: 972-4-854 3309 Fax: 972-4-854
3308 E-mail: g_Jacob@rambam.health.gov.il Multiple System Atrophy (Shy-Drager Syndrome) Autonomic Failure (PAF, secondary
autonomic failures) Orthostatic Intolerance (POTS, mitral valve prolapse) Syncope Other autonomic disorders
Italy
Dr. Paolo Alboni Division of Cardiology Ospedale Civile, 44042 Cento
(FE) Autonomic Laboratory
Dr. Raffaello Furlan Unita' Sincopi E Disturbi Della Postura Medicina
2, Ospedale "L. Sacco" Via G. B. Grassi, 74 20157 Milan Italy 39 02 39042752 Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance
(POTS), NCS, PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA, Fibromyalgia Autonomic Laboratory
Dr. Pietro Cortelli Clinica Neurologica Via Ugo Foscolo, 7 40123
Bologna Italy 39-051-6442283 POTS, NCS, PAF/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA, Associated Sleep Disorders Autonomic
Laboratory
Prof. Albanese Alberto Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Via G. Celoria,
11 20133 Milano Italy 39 02 2394539 Paf/Secondary Autonomic Failure, MSA, Parkinsonian Syndromes Autonomic
Laboratory
Japan
Dr. Haruhiko Abe The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine University
of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan School of Medicine Yahatanishi-Ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555 81-93-603-1611
x2432 POTS & NCS Autonomic Laboratory
Dr. Hidetaka Tanaka Department of Pediatrics Osaka Medical College 2-7,
Daigakucho, Takatsuki-shi Osaka, 569 +81 0726 83 1221 POTS, NCS & Instantaneous Orthostatic Hypotension Autonomic
Laboratory
Department of Cardiovascular Wakayama Medical University Hospital 811-1,Kimiidera,Wakayama City, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan +81-73-447-2300 NMS,
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