A Parkinson’s doctor is usually a movement disorder specialist: a neurologist who completed additional fellowship training in Parkinson’s disease and related movement conditions. Atlanta Neuroscience Institute has two fellowship-trained specialists, Dr. Joash Lazarus and Dr. Yulia Salamatova, both trained in movement disorders at Emory University.
When you’re looking for an MS specialist in Atlanta, the question that matters most is how much of the practice is built around multiple sclerosis. Atlanta Neuroscience Institute originally opened as the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Atlanta, and MS has been at the center of our work for over 25 years.
Occasional forgetfulness can be a normal part of aging, but memory changes that disrupt daily life deserve medical attention. The key difference is not simply how often someone forgets. It is whether the change is getting worse, affecting familiar tasks, creating safety risks, or interfering with independence.