Assistant Professor
(2018)
School of Medicine,
Neurology
Publications
Roggenbuck J, Eubank BHF, Wright J, Harms MB, Kolb SJ. Evidence-based consensus guidelines for ALS genetic testing and counseling. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2023 Nov;10(11):2074-2091. PubMed PMID: 37691292
Quintana M, Saville BR, Vestrucci M, Detry MA, Chibnik L, Shefner J, Berry JD, Chase M, Andrews J, Sherman AV, Yu H, Drake K, Cudkowicz M, Paganoni S, Macklin EA. Design and Statistical Innovations in a Platform Trial for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 2023 Sep;94(3):547-560. PubMed PMID: 37245090
Martin Schaff C, Kurent JE, Kolodziejczak S, Milic M, Foster LA, Mehta AK. Neuroprognostication for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Updated, Evidence-Based Review. Semin Neurol. 2023 Oct;43(5):776-790. PubMed PMID: 37751856
Kluger BM, Kramer NM, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Pantilat S, Long J, Vaughan CL, Foster LA, Creutzfeldt CJ, Holloway RG, Sillau S, Hauser J. Development and Dissemination of a Neurology Palliative Care Curriculum: Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Neurology. Neurol Clin Pract. 2022 Apr;12(2):176-182. PubMed PMID: 35747891
Paganoni S, Berry JD, Quintana M, Macklin E, Saville BR, Detry MA, Chase M, Sherman AV, Yu H, Drake K, Andrews J, Shefner J, Chibnik LB, Vestrucci M, Cudkowicz ME. Adaptive Platform Trials to Transform Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Therapy Development. Ann Neurol. 2022 Feb;91(2):165-175. PubMed PMID: 34935174
Sethi A, Everett E, Mehta A, Besbris J, Burke C, Pedowitz E, Kilpatrick M, Foster L, Maiser S. The Role of Specialty Palliative Care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jul;39(7):865-873. PubMed PMID: 34583569
Brackett H, Forman A, Foster LA, Fischer SM. Compassionate Removal of Heated High-Flow Nasal Cannula for End of Life: Case Series and Protocol Development. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2021 Aug 1;23(4):360-366. PubMed PMID: 34081632
Foster LA, et al. “Lines in the Sand: Transitions to Comfort-Focused Care in the Setting of Curable Illness. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Meeting, February 2021. Poster presentation.
Sethi A, Everett E, Mehta A, Besbris J, Burke C, Pedowitz E, Kilpatrick M, Foster L, Maiser S. The Role of Specialty Palliative Care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Sep 28;:10499091211049386. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34583569
Phillips JN, Besbris J, Foster LA, Kramer NM, Maiser S, Mehta AK. Models of outpatient neuropalliative care for patients with amyotrophic lateral. Neurology. 2020 Sep 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32934166
Foster LA, Salajegheh MK. Motor Neuron Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Am J Med. 2019 Jan;132(1):32-37. PubMed PMID: 30075105
Wong JC, Foster LA, Sadjadi R. A clue for familial mitochondrial disorder: Discovering a vintage painting. Neurology. 2018 Feb 6;90(6):294-295. PubMed PMID: 29438022
Levin KH, Shanafelt TD, Keran CM, Busis NA, Foster LA, Molano JRV, O'Donovan CA, Ratliff JB, Schwarz HB, Sloan JA, Cascino TL. Author response: Burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being among US neurology residents and fellows in 2016. Neurology. 2018 Jan 30;90(5):248. PubMed PMID: 29378925
Foster LA, Amato AA, Berkowitz AL. Clinical Reasoning: A 60-year-old man with arm weakness and numbness. Neurology. 2018 Jan 23;90(4):190-196. PubMed PMID: 29358511
Clinical Interests
My clinical interest is to help patients navigate serious illness, particularly those with ALS and neurologic complications of cancer treatment.
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
(0001)
Internships:
University of Minnesota Program
(0001)
Residency Programs:
University of Minnesota Program, Neurology (0001)
Fellowships:
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program, Neuromuscular Medicine
(0001)
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Program, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
(0001)