About

I am Regina Berkovich, MD, PhD, MS Neurologist.

I come from a family of female physicians. When I was a child, my aunt was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Before my eyes, she deteriorated from a fully-active professional into a completely incapacitated human. This was in the 1980s, before any long-term treatment for MS became available. The same matter happened while I was in medical school; my best friend’s mother got MS. Again, I witnessed the quick progression from a happy, beautiful young woman into an immobile, debilitated person.

Experiencing this in my early years pained me heavily and I felt compelled to be a part of the solution. I studied the latest research, worked with leading experts, and guided thousands of patients for over a decade to confidently provide world-class MS treatment to others and help them overcome the condition my loved ones battled.

At our office, we use only the most effective and powerful treatments based on our experience in overcoming MS. We have no political or financial affiliations or conflicts of interest when it comes to the choice of our treatment options for any individual. We also believe in a firm no-discrimination policy.

When searching for an MS specialist, I believe one of the most important qualities to look for is open-mindedness. The ability to form a trusting relationship and partnership in treating the condition is crucial. An MS specialist is not a general neurologist. We do not treat epilepsy or stroke. We focus solely on MS and similar conditions like NMO, myelitis and optic neuritis.

Any potential patient is undoubtedly worthy of assistance and treatment in our eyes. We trust our professional judgement to make sound treatment decisions based on the patients’ best potential results and benefits. 

Unlike a general neurologist, MS specialists work with vast amounts of information and data in order to be able to make informed treatment decisions and continue managing and tracking these treatments in case they need to be modified. At our office, we monitor patient responses to our treatments in many ways. We always review the MRIs ourselves and discuss everything openly. It would be unfair to expect the same intensive care and treatment from a general neurologist who treats the broad spectrum of all neurology disease states like stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, AD, etc. At a general neurologist practice, MS patients’ problems may mistakenly be viewed as more benign in which they could wait and be addressed later, less frequently, and be given less time.

This is why MS patients would be best advised to be treated by an MS specialist, who by definition sees every MS patient as the highest priority. I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to give us a call at our office number, found on the contact page. We look forward to working with you.

Infusions

At our center we understand that some people living with MS, NMO or other chronic neurologic conditions may be hesitant to get their regular IV infusion treatments at the multi-purpose infusion centers. We make sure that our infusion patients can get their infusions right at our establishment, with the ability to be monitored by certified MS nurses and our medical director Dr. Berkovich.

Additionally, we are very interested and actively involved in multiple clinical research trials. Finding new and better treatments for MS and related conditions is our highest goal. If you are interested and willing to participate, we will be happy to provide you with more information. 

Our clinical research includes brand new medication trials (Phase 3) of highly ethical double-blinded double-dummy design (meaning no-one ends up on a pure placebo, everyone gets treated and is closely monitored). As well as observational (Phase 4) of existing treatments for MS. 

We believe in the importance of successful symptomatic therapy for various MS presentations. We employ a great spectrum of different approved treatments to address fatigue, mood changes, and mobility impairments to name a few. Additionally, we successfully use Botox injections for muscle spasms and migraines.