The Western ALS Consortium (WALS)

Our mission: to improve the lives of people living with ALS through collaboration, coordination, and connection to advance the science, improve access, and enhance the practice.

We are a group of individuals from a variety of institutions and backgrounds with a common goal of helping people living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and their care providers by providing an inclusive platform for education and collaboration across the spectrum of care centers and models. ALS requires an array of disciplines to provide the necessary comprehensive care each patient deserves. Our consortium brings together experts from various fields, including neuroscience, genetics, clinical research, and patient care for this purpose. Our focus is on 1) providing clinical practice guidance by harnessing the expertise of clinicians and researchers far and wide to share experience and insights to inform clinical care, 2) optimizing ALS clinic care and processes by sharing resources, best practices, and studying how to improve care, 3) growing the number of sites capable of providing high quality ALS care by supporting new and developing clinics, and 4) acting as a bridge to connect sites, disciplines, medical professionals, researchers, and caregivers to enhance care and foster greater collaboration. 

Executive Committee

  • Maxwell Greene, MD

    Co-President

  • Nicholas Olney, MD

    Co-President

  • Stephen Johnson, MD

    Vice President

  • Jill Goslinga, MD, MPH

    Secretary

  • Dominic Ferrey, MD

    Treasurer

  • Danielle Bussey

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Luke Zhao

    Technology Lead

Members at Large

Physicians

Nurses

Speech Therapists

Physical Therapists

Occupational Therapists

Social Workers

Genetic Counselors

Respiratory Therapists

Researchers

Clinic Coordinators