Specialists in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and general neurology, practicing together in Atlanta.
At the Atlanta Neuroscience Institute, general neurology and subspecialty medicine work side-by-side. While our board-certified team manages a wide range of neurological needs, our physicians have focused expertise across subspecialties including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and movement disorders, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease. Whether you’re experiencing tremor or gait changes, or managing MS, your doctor isn’t just treating a general symptom. They’re applying targeted, specialized expertise to your everyday care.
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Each specialty below is covered by one of our doctors. Start here to determine if you are looking for an MS specialist, a doctor specializing in Parkinson’s, an epilepsy specialist, or an Alzheimer’s and memory loss specialist.
| Condition | Our Specialists |
|---|---|
| Multiple sclerosis | Dr. Jeffrey English, Dr. Douglas S. Stuart, and Dr. Joash Lazarus |
| Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders | Dr. Joash Lazarus and Dr. Yulia Salamatova |
| Epilepsy and seizure disorders | Dr. Lawrence Seiden |
| Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss | Dr. Douglas S. Stuart, Dr. Jeffrey English, Dr. Yulia Salamatova, Dr. Joash Lazarus, and Dr. Lawrence Seiden |
| General Neurology | Dr. Douglas S. Stuart, Dr. Jeffrey English, Dr. Yulia Salamatova, Dr. Joash Lazarus, and Dr. Lawrence Seiden |
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Dr. Stuart serves as Chairman of the Board at Atlanta Neuroscience Institute. A graduate of Princeton University and Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Stuart completed a medical internship at Emory University Hospital in 1989 and a neurology residency at the University of Chicago from 1989 to 1992, then returned to Emory for fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology.
Dr. Stuart treats general neurology conditions, is board certified in both neurology and clinical neurophysiology, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Stuart has also served as an investigator on clinical trials of multiple sclerosis treatments.
Dr. English serves as Medical Director at Atlanta Neuroscience Institute. A 1995 graduate of Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. English completed internship, residency, and fellowship training at the University of Maryland in Baltimore and served as Chief Resident in Neurology there in 1999.
Dr. English treats general neurology conditions and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with subspecialty training in clinical neurophysiology and board certification in neuroimaging by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. Published research includes work on peripheral nerve regeneration using nerve grafts, recovery after traumatic brain injury, and functional MRI in recovery after cerebellar stroke, presented at international meetings. Dr. English speaks nationally on health care economics and the delivery of MS care.
Dr. Lazarus serves as the Clinical Research Director at Atlanta Neuroscience Institute and specializes in Parkinson’s disease, movement disorders, and general neurology. His clinical and research focus centers on balance and walking problems that accompany multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and related conditions, and he leads the Gait Analysis Clinic at Atlanta Neuroscience Institute.
A graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Lazarus completed a primary care internship in South Africa before joining the movement disorders section at Emory University for research training in neurology and genetics, followed by a neurology residency and a clinical fellowship in movement disorders. Dr. Lazarus served as Chief Resident in Neurology at Emory and received a resident research award.
Dr. Lazarus is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has held leadership roles with the American Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Dr. Lazarus currently represents the Georgia Neurologic Society to the Medical Association of Georgia and serves on its council of legislation, and is a co-investigator on research collaborations between Atlanta Neuroscience Institute and Georgia State University.
As an epileptologist, Dr. Seiden specializes in the evaluation and management of epilepsy and seizure disorders, while also treating general neurology conditions and a wide range of other neurological disorders.
Dr. Seiden holds a B.S. in biochemistry from SUNY Stony Brook, an M.S. in physiology from Georgetown University, and an M.D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Training included an internal medicine internship at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, a neurology residency at the University of Maryland Medical System, and a two-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at the University of Maryland, where Dr. Seiden remained on faculty at the Epilepsy Center as director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
Dr. Seiden is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is a fellow of the American Epilepsy Society, and chairs the Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia. Dr. Seiden is also a member of the American Academy of Neurology and is actively involved in the development of new anti-seizure medications.
Dr. Salamatova is a board-certified neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease, movement disorders, and general neurology.
Dr. Salamatova holds an undergraduate degree in physiology from Novosibirsk State University in Russia and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed a neurology residency at the University of Florida Jacksonville, and finished fellowship training in movement disorders at Emory University.