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Virginia HDSA Chapter
Washington Metro Area Chapter

President: Murrey Jacobson
Email:
Phone:      (703) 204-4634
Fax:          (703) 573-3047
Address:   8303 Arlington Blvd., Suite 210
                Fairfax, VA 22031-2900
Website:   Unable to open
Help Line:  703-323-1403

Mission:  Serve HD familes throughout metro DC area, Virginia and parts of Maryland offering two support groups a month. We host a variety of fundraisers and are looking to increase our for ways to better improve our outreach, our services and to help contribute to research. We always need more volunteers. So please call if at all interested!

Newspaper: Published quarterly, not on line
 
Center of Excellence
 
HDSA Center of Excellence
The University of Virginia
500 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Charlottesville, VA, 22903
Toll free hotline: 1-866-290-4528
Website:

Contact: Pat Allinson M.S., C.G.C. Genetic Counselor
Email:    
psa9m@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Phone:  434-924-2665
Fax:      434/982-3850


HD Clinic Schedule:
A full-day, multidisciplinary clinic for HD is open once a month.

Services are available from Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychology, PT/OT, Speech, Social Work, and Genetics at this time. It's usually on the 4th Monday, but the date occasionally changes so please call first.

They also offer a predictive testing program for at-risk
individuals, and also does some HSG-sponsored
clinical trials.

Dr. Madaline Harrison
Phone:  434-924-5568
Fax         434-982-1726
(referral needed)

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Special Notices
 
Support Group Meetings
 
City Not Known
When:    Last Thursday of most months
Time:     7 pm - 9 pm
Where
Goodwin House
Address:
City:
Contact: Chris Lederman
Email:
Phone:   703-698-7450 Ext. 375


Bethesda MD
When:  Date Changes As Needed, please call.
Time:
Where:
4424 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda MD
Contact: Sara Lieberman~Social Worker
Email:
Phone:   301-439-6141
Participants: Individuals At-Risk

Charlottesville
The Center of Excellence holds support group
meetings on the day of our clinics with
separate meetings for patients and caregivers.

For more info or to get on the mailing list
of announcements for the meetings contact the
T
oll-free helpline 1-866-290-4528
 
Richmond, VA
New Discussion Group
When:  Call for Dates
Time:    2:00 PM
Where:
Health South Rehabilitation Hospital
Fitzhugh & Libbie Ave.
Address
Richmond, VA
Contact: Miriam Hirsch
Email:
Phone: 1-866-290-4528
 
 
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Need your input
 
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Virginia State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Virginia Association of
Area Agencies on Aging
530 East Main Street, Suite 428
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone:  (804) 644-2923
FAX:      (804) 644-5640