Clinical Interests
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuron diseases
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Muscular dystrophies
- Congenital myopathies
- Channelopathies
- Inflammatory myopathies
- Metabolic myopathies
- Myopathies associated with medical problems
- Myasthenia and other neuromuscular junction disorders
- Peripheral neuropathies including acquired and hereditary neuropathies
Research Interests
- Autonomic involvement in ALS and motor neuron diseases
- Pulmonary involvement in ALS and motor neuron disease
- Cognitive involvement in ALS and motor neuro diseases
- Caregiver burden in ALS and motor neuron disease
- Development of brain computer interface for communication and independence fNIR for detection of frontal lobe pathology
- Clinical Trials in ALS
- Tissue banking and biomarkers in ALS
- Development of models of motor neuron diseases
- Genetic modifiers of ALS and motor neuron diseases
Education
- MD, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Training
- Fellowship, MDA Clinical/Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Neurology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Board Certification
- Adult Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
Memberships
- Co-Chairman, The Northeast ALS Consortium
- ALS Research Group
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Neurologic Association
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America®, Neurology, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
My first visit to the ALS Clinic. Exceptional experience.
Excellent!
I cannot say enough about how amazing this provider is. Always listens to all my concerns and I always leave feeling relieved and validated.
Dr Patterson is an excellently doctor
Great Experience!
Every person I encountered at Temple Health from the parking garage attendant to the doctor was kind, helpful & efficient.
Exceeded expectations
Dr Heiman Patterson never ceases to amaze me. Definitely a caring, concerned and extremely knowledgeable physician. I always leave the appointments with a new understanding of what's going on because every one of my questions have been answered completely in terms I understand. Dr Heiman Patterson is an incredible teacher !
It is always a pleasure to work with Dr. Patterson she is a kind, warm, person to me. Thank you - Dr. Patterson.
Dr. Heiman-Patterson is amazing. I am so very thankful for her and all that she has done for me as I continue on in my difficult journey with Mitochondrial Disease. She cares for her patients from the heart and she treats me with respect and has a wonderful way of understanding me. I trust her completely and feel safe under her care. I appreciate so much how she speaks to me and helps to ease my worries and calm me down. She also, takes the time to explain things to my Mother who accompanies me to my appointments as well. Dr. Heiman-Patterson is a fantastic physician and I am so thankful to be her patient. She is a true rockstar!
The amount of time the dr. spent with me was incredible. She was amazing. I have seen 2 others at other hosp. for same problem with poor experience.
Dr. Patterson is in my opinion the best neurologist. There aren't enough words to describe Dr. Patterson. She is very thorough, spends time @ visit doesn't rush.
We cannot express how grateful we are to have Dr. Heiman-Patterson and her staff working with us as we search for a diagnosis. We trust her completely! She is able to relate to us which is not something brilliant people are able to do with us "average" people. Her staff has always been so kind and attentive and timely in their responses we feel blessed to be working with this team!
Love Dr. Patterson! Very committed!
[...] Dr. Heiman-Patterson is so very knowledgeable, caring warm and professional. I wish more were like her!
Dr. Patterson is the type of physician other physicians should aspire to be knowledge, sensitivity, compassion. The person messenger of healing. [...]
Very Attentive and Kind
Dr. Patterson and her team go above & beyond in their treatment of patients.
Dr. T. H. P. is tops! Staff is great too!