 My name is Lana Zoftis-Ryerson. I am a neurologist at the Jersey Shore Multiple Sclerosis Center, and I'm also the Director of Research for the Neuroscience Department. I always want to treat the individual, not their disease, and so I think what does that mean is that I really try to get to know the patient, their goals, their fears. I'm then able to provide and suggest medications that are unique to their situation. I love to get to know my patients. I love to hear how they're doing in their lives. I'm lucky enough to have seen patients diagnose in their early 20s, graduate college, start their careers, get married, start families, and being part of that journey is really what makes this job so fulfilling for me. My mom has MS, and I guess in the back of my mind that is also something that attracted me to this field to be able to intervene in something that's personal to me. Knowing that I can keep this what could be a very scary disease at BAPE is the most rewarding part of my career and what makes me excited to go to work every day.