The Speak Foundation today announced the launch of the LGMD Centers of Excellence, a national network of leading academic medical institutions designed to improve coordinated, multidisciplinary care for patients living with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) and strengthen the clinical infrastructure needed to accelerate therapeutic development. Follow this link to read the full press release.

University of Iowa Health Care is a leading academic medical center with a nationally recognized neuromuscular program, The LGMD program is led by Dr. Katherine Mathews, joined by neuromuscular specialists Dimah Saade, Katie Lutz, Christopher Nance, Andrea Swenson and Michael Shy. The center provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care for individuals living with muscular dystrophies and other neuromuscular disorders. Investigators at UI Health Care are actively involved in clinical research and therapeutic development aimed at advancing new treatments for LGMD. As part of the LGMD Centers of Excellence network, the team is committed to improving coordinated care and strengthening the clinical infrastructure needed to accelerate therapies.