MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is losing its only specialist in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Dr. Benjamin Brooks, a renowned ALS researcher, said he is leaving the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics after 25 years of work, WISC-TV reported.
He told WISC-TV he is headed to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., where he will be director of an ALS research center. He will leave University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics sometime in the middle of February.