Press Release

Mission MSA Announces the 2025 MSA Centers of Excellence

The MSA Centers of Excellence (COE) initiative aims to establish a network of premier clinical centers, strategically located across the nation, to offer exceptional multidisciplinary care and support services for individuals affected by MSA and their families.

MCLEAN, Va.Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Mission MSA is pleased to announce the 2025 MSA Centers of Excellence. The MSA Centers of Excellence (COE) initiative aims to establish a network of premier clinical centers, strategically located across the nation, to offer exceptional multidisciplinary care and support services for individuals affected by MSA and their families.

Following a careful review of numerous applications, Mission MSA is confident that the selected institutions align with the organization’s vision and mission and are equipped with multidisciplinary teams that will ensure those impacted by MSA receive a comprehensive, gold-standard, continuum of care. These Centers of Excellence will not only create the standard of care in the United States in which patients, care partners, and their families can access necessary specialized care, but also contribute to the advancement of MSA research and education.

 

2025 MSA Centers of Excellence:

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
  • Emory University
  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
  • National Taiwan University Cancer Center
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
  • NYU Dysautonomia Center – NYU Langone Health
  • Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Center, The Queen’s Medical Center
  • Rush University
  • Stanford University
  • Tel Aviv Medical Center
  • The Washington University
  • UC San Diego Parkinson & Other Movement Disorders Center
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • University of Florida
  • University of Miami
  • University of Michigan
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • University of Utah
  • University of Virginia
  • UT Southwestern
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Yale University

 

“We are delighted to welcome 11 new institutions to our Mission MSA Centers of Excellence program,” says Joe Lindahl, MA, CAE, Chief Executive Officer for Mission MSA. “Highlighting and engaging institutions from around the globe that have MSA expertise is an opportunity to enhance the patient experience, learn from shared practices across interdisciplinary teams, and drive MSA research into the future. We’re stronger together and can truly accelerate the pathway towards better care and ultimately a cure.”

Through the establishment of the MSA Centers of Excellence, Mission MSA continues its mission to make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals affected by multiple system atrophy.

 

Media Contact

Jessie Iregui, Research and Medical Education Manager, Mission MSA,
866-737-4999, jessie.iregui@missionmsa.orgwww.missionmsa.org