Good Doctors: Stories from the Heart of Health Care

Here to Help

Episode Summary

A leading ALS researcher and clinician and the Chief of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Merit Cudkowicz is committed to supporting her patients and ensuring that they know they are not alone.

Episode Notes

“I will not give up on you.” That is the promise Dr. Merit Cudkowicz makes to her patients, giving them hope in the face of the unimaginable fear that accompanies an ALS diagnosis. The chief of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and a leading ALS researcher, Dr. Cudkowicz and her colleagues honor that commitment while also managing the stress and emotional weight of their clinical work.