Living With and Treating Multiple Sclerosis: A Physician's Dual Perspective
How does living with multiple sclerosis change the way a physician cares for patients? In this episode of MS Masters, Parisa Khosravi, MD, of Central Texas Neurology Consultants, Round Rock, TX—an MS specialist who has lived with the disease for more than a decade—discusses how her experiences on both sides of the exam room have shaped her approach to communication, shared decision-making, and long-term MS management.
28 Jul 2026
Multiple Sclerosis and Migraine: Diagnosis, MRI Clues, and Treatment Strategies
Migraine affects approximately 1 in 4 people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), making accurate diagnosis and management essential. In this episode, Beverly Gilder, MD, Advanced Neurology of Colorado – Denver South, Denver, CO, discusses strategies to distinguish migraine from MS activity using patient history, MRI findings, and clinical presentation as well as practical treatment considerations.
4 Sept 2025
Guideline-Driven Strategies in MS: De-escalating and Discontinuing Disease-Modifying Therapies
In this episode, Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, discusses the first comprehensive recommendations for de-escalating and discontinuing disease-modifying therapies in select individuals living with multiple sclerosis developed by the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS).
25 Aug 2025
New Guidelines for Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Rethinking Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, reviews the latest international guidelines from the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and EBMT on the use of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in relapsing multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
26 Feb 2025
The Optic Nerve in Multiple Sclerosis
Peter Sguigna, MD, Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, discusses recent updates related to the optic nerve in the 2024 McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) along with the importance of considering neuro-ophthalmology findings when caring for patients with MS.
11 Dec 2024
Subcutanous Ocrevus Zunovo as a New Treatment Option for Multiple Sclerosis
Scott D. Newsome, DO, reveals how Ocrevus Zunovo can revolutionize MS treatment by providing a new option for primary progressive and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
20 Nov 2024
2024 McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis
Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, explains the updated 2024 McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis and their practical implications for clinicians.
15 Jul 2024
10-year Study Data Shows Reduced Disability in MS Patients Treated with Ocrevus
Robert Bermel, MD, Director of the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis,Cleveland Clinic, provides an overview of the 10-year study data demonstrating Ocrevus treatment reduces disability in participants with MS.
22 Sept 2023
MS Masters Toolbox: Cramps, Spasms, and Spasticity
In this series, Vito Arena, MD and Ilya Kister, MD from the New York University School of Medicine Comprehensive MS Care Center discuss tools for managing multiple sclerosis symptoms. These gems are guided by research and intended to improve quality of life for people with MS. Episode 4 provides tools for cramps, spasms, and spasticity. Increasing prevalence of spasticity is closely associated with increasing disease duration, progressive disease and disability in Multiple Sclerosis.
19 Aug 2022
MS Masters Toolbox: Balance, Gait and Mobility
In this series, Vito Arena, MD and Ilya Kister, MD from the New York University School of Medicine Comprehensive MS Care Center discuss tools for managing multiple sclerosis symptoms. These gems are guided by research and intended to improve quality of life for people with MS. Episode 3 provides tools for balance, gait and mobility, one of the most challenging aspects of MS.
22 Jul 2022
Cognitive Dysfunction
Description: Dr. Anthony Feinstein of the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Ontario, Canada and author of the recently released book Mind, Mood, and Memory: The Neurobehavioral Consequences of Multiple Sclerosis, shares his expert knowledge and research about cognitive dysfunction in MS and how we are learning to treat this troublesome problem.
7 Jun 2022
MS Masters Toolbox: Fatigue
In this series, Vito Arena, MD and Ilya Kister, MD from the New York University School of Medicine Comprehensive MS Care Center discuss tools for managing multiple sclerosis symptoms. These gems are guided by research and intended to improve quality of life for people with MS. Episode 2 provides tools for managing the fatigue that troubles many individuals with MS.
11 May 2022
MS Masters Toolbox: Heat Sensitivity and Exercise Intolerance
In this series, Vito Arena, MD and Ilya Kister, MD from the New York University School of Medicine Comprehensive MS Care Center discuss tools for managing multiple sclerosis symptoms. These gems are guided by research and intended to improve quality of life for people with MS.
This first episode discusses tools for managing the heat sensitivity and exercise intolerance experienced by many with MS.
7 Jul 2021
Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Edith Graham of Northwestern University summarizes the current state of knowledge on the use of disease-modifying treatments in women who wish to become or are pregnant including IVF treatment and the postpartum period.
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