MS Center of Northeastern NY - Staff

PHYSICIANS AND STAFF

	Keith R. Edwards, M.D. - Director is a board-certified neurologist, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and a Consulting Neurologist at the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Edwards earned his medical degree from Duke Medical School and completed his medical internship at Boston City Hospital and his Neurology residency at the University of Vermont School of Medicine in Burlington. He has been involved with MS evaluation, treatment and research for over 30 years. At the Center, Dr. Edwards sees each new patient for an extensive history and physical examination. The cause of neurological symptoms is evaluated carefully. Confirmatory testing including MRI, evoked potentials, lab work and spinal fluid analysis is an integral part of the diagnostic process. Once a diagnosis is made, a treatment plan agreed on by the patient is initiated to modify or stop the progression of the disease and to improve the quality of day-to-day life for the MS patient.
	Craig M. Senzon, M.D. specialized in the care of multiple sclerosis patients at the University of Florida in Jacksonville. His duties there also included the neurologic education of residents and medical students. Dr. Senzon has served in various teaching and patient care capacities since receiving his M.D. degree from SUNY Buffalo in 1997. He was Director of the Holy Family MS Center in Spokane, WA; Clinician with Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, the Brooke Army Medical Center and Central Maine Neurology. Dr. Senzon is Board certified in neurology, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is an Instructor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
	Traci B. DePalma, M.D. is Board certified in Neurology and graduated Cum Laude from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn where she was awarded membership in the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). Dr. DePalma received her neurological training at New York University and is Fellowship trained at Brown University Medical School in Neurophysiology and Electromyography (EMG).
	William A. Goodman, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist experienced with the types of problems faced by patients and families with MS and counsels patients with special needs in the areas of depression, cogitive limitations and stress. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, and the Virginia Consortium in Clinical Psychology at the College of William and Mary, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Old Dominion University, and Norfolk State University. Dr. Goodman has been practicing clinical psychology for over 20 years and has published many articles concerning MS and has presented at scientific meetings both nationally and internationally.

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