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Barriers to ALS Therapy Development: Forging a Path Through
Change Your ALS Journey
Aug 20, 2025 | 4PM PT, 7PM ET
Shafeeq Ladha, MD
Professor of Neurology, Ira A. and Mary Lou Fulton Chair in Motor Neuron Diseases
Chief, Neuromuscular Disorders Division Director, Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Diseases Center
Medical Director, Muscular Dystrophy Center
Medical Director, NeuroInfusion Suite Barrow Neurological Institute
Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix
Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, Creighton University School of Medicine
Director, Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Disease Center
Fulton Family Chair, Motor Neuron Disease
Professor, Department of Neurology
Barrow Neurological Institute
Shafeeq Ladha, MD is the Ira A. and Mary Lou Fulton Chair in Motor Neuron Diseases and Chief of Neuromuscular Disorders at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ.
Dr. Ladha completed his neurology residency at Barrow Neurological Institute and fellowships in neuromuscular disorders and EMG at Mayo Clinic Rochester and Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, respectively. He returned to Barrow where he eventually founded the Gregory W. Fulton ALS Center which has grown to be one of the largest ALS centers in the country.
Dr. Ladha's research interests are in biomarker discovery and clinical trial design. He has led numerous clinical trials in ALS and has over 60 publications in peer reviewed journals. He currently serves on the NEALS Executive Committee.
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