MS Comprehensive Care Center Team

Our team includes pediatric and adult MS neurologists; an MS nurse practitioner, and an MS registered nurse. We work closely together to provide our patients with collaborative approach.
 

Patricia K Coyle, MD

Olga Syritsyna, MD

Nancy McLinskey, MD

Patricia K. Coyle, MD (director of the center), Olga Syritsyna, MD and Nancy McLinskey, MD and are neurologists with subspecialty training in multiple sclerosis and central nervous system demyelinating diseases. Myelin is the fatty substance that coats and protects nerve fibers, and when myelin is destroyed (demyelination), it injures the nerve fibers.

Patricia Melville
RN, NP-C, MSCN

Patricia Melville RN, NP-C, MSCN is board-certified in MS Care, and as the Center's nurse practitioner, she provides rapid care and assessment, and assures a readily available communications contact.

Kristine Evans, RN

Kristine Evans, RN is our MS Center Nurse who provides education, counseling, and follow up for our MS patients and their families.

These care team members are supported by additional staff including fellows, neuropsychologists, social service experts, rehabilitation specialists, and physicians with expertise in neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-ENT, neuro-urology and sexual dysfunctions.

Our own infusion room
Our center has its own infusion room, which makes it more convenient to treat our patients whose conditions can’t be effectively treated with medications taken by mouth (orally). An infusion is a drug that is administered intravenously (into the veins) or into the membrane surrounding the spinal cord(epidural). We infuse up to 200 patients per month, and each infusion is supervised by our MS expert neurologists.

For those under the age of 18:  

Olga Syritsyna,
MD

Lourie Center for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and White Matter Diseases 
At Stony Brook Children's Hospital, pediatric neurologist Olga Syritsyna, MD, provides care for those under the age of 18 who have MS or another central nervous system demyelinating disease. Dr. Syritsyna is the director of the Lourie Center for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Other White Matter Diseases at Stony Brook.

Patient Portal
Our patient portal, MyHealtheLife, is available 24/7 for non-urgent communication with our MS experts. You can expect a response within 24 to 48 hours when using our patient portal.