Our Team
Leadership
Vinay Chaudhry, MD
Division Chief for Neuromuscular Disorders
James F. Howard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neuromuscular Diseases
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Professor Emeritus of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Physicians
Manisha Chopra, MBBS, CCRP is the primary research coordinator for the UNC Division of Neuromuscular Disorders. She coordinates research studies in myasthenia gravis, hereditary amyloidosis, and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).
Chelsea Simmons, DNP, FNP-BC is the primary clinical coordinator for the UNC Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic. She cares for patients in our multidisciplinary clinic and coordinates post-clinic recommendations and plans. She is also available for urgent visits and issues affecting patients within our cohort.
To offer comprehensive interdisciplinary care, neuromuscular disorder specialists additionally collaborate with physicians in other UNC departments including cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, genetics, physiatry, and others.