Huntington Disease Care, Education, and Research Center
A Huntington Disease Society of America (HDSA) Center of Excellence
The Huntington Disease Care, Education, and Research Center uses a multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of patients and their families. Consistent with Georgetown University Medical Center’s devotion to cura personalis, or care of the whole person, the HD-CERC aims towards cura familia, or care of the whole family. Our services and support encompass family members and caregivers.
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You and your family will benefit from our:
- Team approach. Our program includes experts across the entire spectrum of care, from neuropsychologists and genetic counselors to therapists and social workers. All of these specialists are available in our clinic and regularly consult on patient cases.
- Comprehensive treatments. Our specialists develop personalized treatment plans to manage every aspect of the disease: movement disorders, mood disorders and cognitive disorders.
- Family focus. We realize that no family can manage Huntington’s disease on its own without real social support. We are one of the only clinics that has a full-time dedicated social worker.
- Commitment to research. Our Center is part of the Huntington Study Group, a collaboration of medical experts conducting research and clinical trials in the hopes of finding better treatments and ways to slow or stop the disease.
- Community locations. We believe it’s important to provide care at locations convenient and easily accessible to our patients. We also have offices at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD, and MedStar Health in McLean, VA.
For more information, including videos from clinicians, visit Huntington’s Disease Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Emily Weaver, MSW, LICSW
Contact Line: 202-687-1366
HD-CERC News
HD-CERC Announcements
Check Out HD-CERC’s Feature in the Enroll-HD on Page 8!
HD-CERC Pet of the Month! – Ernie Mayhem (formerly Fig Newton)
Here’s some fun facts about Ernie
- Ernie and Clementine are best of friends. He is a bit lazier now, living with older beagles who don’t play as much, but he loves visits with Clementine and Ariadne.
- Ernie is a prolific seat stealer. Both his dad’s favorite chair, any spot on the couch, sleeping on the pillows in the bed, or under a desk at work.
- Ernie loves his new baby brother, JJ. They are both living their best lives 🙂
- Ernie hoards all the toys like a dragon hoards gold. Ernie likes to steal people’s things—baby’s toys, motion sensors, titanium balls. He also is said to yawn like a dragon. Therefore, Ernie is actually a beadragon- a beagle/dragon hybrid.
HD-CERC Events
1/27/25 7-8 PM EST Caregiver Check-in Call
To join group: Google Form
1/30/25 6-8 PM EST HD-CERC FREE Community Event – Pottery Night
Location: All Fired Up – 3413 Connecticut Ave Washington, DC 20008
RSVP By January 17th – This Form
