Our Mission
The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center is dedicated to improving the lives of people with cerebral palsy through comprehensive care, research and education. As a critical regional center for people with CP, we are committed to providing care, education, resources, and support for our patients, families, and health professionals.
Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center
Comprehensive Care You Won’t Outgrow
The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia is the first program of its kind dedicated to lifetime, multidisciplinary care for patients with cerebral palsy on the East Coast. We help cerebral palsy patients and their families with comprehensive, continuous, and, most of all, compassionate care for patients of all ages. Our coordinated and multispecialty care network approach ensures all our patients receive superior lifelong health care with the most advanced and integrated treatments available.
Cerebral Palsy Services We Offer
The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center cares for patients of all ages. Some of our coordinated and transitional services include:
World-class specialists, including neurologists and orthopedists
The latest surgical and non-surgical interventions
Pediatric and adult care
Transitional care from pediatric to adult
Physical therapy and occupational therapy
Mental health services, including psychotherapy, group programs, and psychiatry
Care coordination
Wheelchair, bracing, and adaptive equipment personalized to each person
Support groups
Educational resources
Connection to community resources
Where to Find Us
Why Choose The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia?
Usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood, cerebral palsy is a life-long motor disability condition stemming from the area of the brain controlling and coordinating muscle movements. People with cerebral palsy require - and deserve - a care team who can be with them through every phase of their life. That’s why the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center is vital. We are with you for life.
Columbia's Coordinated Care Difference
Columbia brings together an extraordinary team of world-class experts in orthopedics, physical and rehabilitation medicine, neurology, genetics, and mental health, along with social work and care coordination services to ensure our patients receive complete and coordinated care.
We recognize the unique mental health needs of people with cerebral palsy, and provide compassionate, informed treatment. We offer psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families; mental health group programs; and psychiatric medication management.
"Our center provides the coordination and continuity necessary to ease the transition of teenage patients into adult care."
"Our center provides the coordination and continuity necessary to ease the transition of teenage patients into adult care."
