Lyme and PANS Treatment Center

05/27/2025

We're honored to share that a PANS research paper written by Drs. Monarch and Foss has just been published in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a peer-reviewed journal.

This case study series is especially close to our hearts—it highlights that major mental health challenges in children can often respond to root-cause-focused care. It also sheds light on the growing recognition of PANS and PANDAS as real, treatable pediatric disorders that can mimic mental illness.

If you're a parent, practitioner, or just curious about integrative approaches to children's mental health, I invite you to read and share the publication:

Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this important conversation—and for all the families who gave permission to document their experiences. 💛

Sudden-onset, unexplained, and treatment-resistant neuropsychiatric symptoms have been reported in numerous pediatric patients. Prior to the identification o...

05/08/2025

May is Lyme disease awareness month! YOU probably know that many children and teens with Lyme disease are misdiagnosed with mental health disorders, but most of your friends do NOT know.
Please share this video to spread the word!

03/15/2025

Excellent research presented at the Medical Academy of Pediatrics and Special Needs conference. There is great hope for children suffering with neuroinflammatory conditions such as PANDAS, PANS, and autism.
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Pictured here:
LPTC Clinicians Elena Monarch Ph.D., Karen Sherwood MS, Sylvia Fogel MD

Also: NT LaCava MD, Nancy O’Hara MD, John Gaitanis MD, Peggy Chapman NP

10/13/2024

We are delighted to announce Sylvia Fogel MD has joined our treatment team. Dr. Fogel obtained her doctorate in psychiatry from Columbia University. When evaluating and treating patients, Dr. Fogel believes the best care for psychiatric symptoms must consider complex interactions of multiple body systems on the functioning of the brain. Infections, inflammatory processes, environmental exposures, lifestyle, and metabolic health play important roles in psychiatric care. Her treatment plans reflect this reality.

Multidisciplinary treatment center for people suffering with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), PANDAS, psychiatric Lyme, systemic inflammation, unexplained anxiety disorders, and other neuropsychiatric conditions.

09/08/2024

We are delighted to announce Sylvia Fogel MD has joined the LPTC team! In addition to her expertise in Psychiatry, Dr. Fogel brings particular interest in supporting patients with neuroimmune conditions such as PANS/PANDAS. Read more about Dr. Fogel here:

Dr. Fogel graduated from Cornell Medical College in 1999 and completed her adult psychiatry residency at Columbia University. She went on to obtain a certificate in psychoanalytic medicine from the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Dr. Fogel has supervised and taug...