Empowering patients and families through expert diagnosis, treatment, and support.
The Atlanta Neuroscience Institute (ANI) exists to improve the health and hope of patients and caregivers impacted by chronic neurological conditions through advocacy, education, advanced treatment, and research, leading to a more promising future.
Whether you have just been diagnosed with a neurological condition, are undergoing treatment, or are on the path to recovery, we’re here to help. To get started, tell us where you are in your journey.
MS is a chronic, unpredictable, and often difficult to diagnose disease which affects the central nervous system (the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord). It is believed to be an autoimmune disorder (a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the person’s own tissue).
Parkinson’s/Movement Disorder (PD) is the second commonest neurodegenerative disorder in the United States, affecting approximately 1 in 300 people. It is named after Dr. James Parkinson who first described “the shaking palsy”.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive degenerative neurologic disease that causes premature loss of brain cells leading to progressive memory loss and cognitive failure over time.
Epilepsy is a complex neurological condition that requires more than just a prescription medication as a treatment. I evaluate each person’s case and situation as an individual and work to manage their epilepsy to optimize their long-term health, safety, and independence.
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A Parkinson’s doctor is usually a movement disorder specialist: a neurologist who completed additional fellowship training in Parkinson’s disease and related movement conditions. Atlanta Neuroscience Institute has two fellowship-trained specialists, Dr. Joash Lazarus and Dr. Yulia Salamatova, both trained in movement disorders at Emory University.
When you’re looking for an MS specialist in Atlanta, the question that matters most is how much of the practice is built around multiple sclerosis. Atlanta Neuroscience Institute originally opened as the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Atlanta, and MS has been at the center of our work for over 25 years.
Occasional forgetfulness can be a normal part of aging, but memory changes that disrupt daily life deserve medical attention. The key difference is not simply how often someone forgets. It is whether the change is getting worse, affecting familiar tasks, creating safety risks, or interfering with independence.