Methodist Plaza Specialty Clinic
1221 Pleasant Street, Suite 300
Des Moines, IA  50309
p: (515) 241-4200
f: (515) 241-4081

Methodist Plaza Specialty Clinic - Neurology

Methodist Plaza Specialty Clinic physicians provide specialized neurology services unique in the Central Iowa area:

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society Center for comprehensive MS care
• Central Iowa's Parkinson 's Disease Information and Referral Center
• Iowa Methodist Medical Center's Accredited Stroke Center
• Specialized Epilepsy care / Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Iowa Methodist
• Our neurologists serve as the Medical Directors for:
  • The Iowa Methodist Medical Center Accredited Stroke Center
  • The Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic
  • The Parkinson's Information and Referral Center
  • The Iowa Methodist Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
  • The neuro-diagnostic lab

We have a total of six fellowship-trained neurologists on staff with expertise in a wide range of neurologic diseases and treatments, including:

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Cerebrovascular disease/stroke
• Dementia (memory loss)
• Epilepsy
• Movement disorders (including Parkinson's disease, tremor and restless leg syndrome)
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Muscular dystrophy (MD)
• Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
• Myopathy
• Neuropathy
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Neuro-immunology
• Neuro-oncology
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Spasticity management 

Latest News

Methodist Plaza Specialty Clinic's neurology practice, part of UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Physicians & Clinics, was recently recognized as a Comprehensive MS Care Center by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Medical Director Todd Janus, PhD, MD, FAAN, said, "The Center for MS Comprehensive Care designation externally confirms the success of our program to help people with Multiple Sclerosis maximize their functioning, independence and quality of life.  Our goal is to provide patients and families with the highest level of clinical care, delivered compassionately, with respect for the physical and emotional needs of each individual patient."

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system). Comprehensive MS Care Centers:

• Focus on the experience of the patient
• Recognize the benefit for patients to have access to a full array of medical, psycho-social and rehabilitation services to address the varied and often complex issues related to living with MS
• Demonstrate the ability to provide coordinated and comprehensive MS care to patients, while allowing flexibility in center operations and staffing models
• Collaborate with the National MS Society
• Are reviewed and recommended by a national Comprehensive Care Review Committee