In Remembrance: Andrew Woo, MD, PhD

All of us at MSAA, including staff members, our Board of Directors, and members of our advisory boards, along with the MS community, are mourning the loss of a truly wonderful neurologist and friend, Dr. Andrew Woo, who passed away on November 14, 2025. Dr. Woo will be terribly missed by everyone who had the great pleasure of knowing him.

Dr. Woo first started with MSAA speaking at several educational programs for people living with MS as well as programs specifically for healthcare professionals. From there, he took part in many of MSAA’s webinars, podcasts, and other educational initiatives. He was elected to MSAA’s Board of Directors and played a crucial role in providing valuable guidance for MSAA’s most notable programs.

Additionally, Dr. Woo joined “Navigating MS,” and went on to serve on the Navigating MS International Steering Committee. Navigating MS is a global initiative to improve the overall management of MS, with an emphasis on shared decision-making and effective communications between the healthcare team, patient, and care partners.

Dr. Woo was in private practice at Santa Monica Neurological Consultants in Santa Monica, California, and served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. In addition to his awards for teaching, he has been named on several occasions as one of America’s Top Physicians by the Consumer Research Council of America and other healthcare-evaluating organizations.

People who knew Dr. Woo describe him as a lovely human being. He was not only extremely knowledgeable on a wealth of topics, but was also uniquely kind and generous. Dr. Woo’s passion for life, sense of humor, and incredible spirit will live on in everyone fortunate enough to have known him. Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Dr. Woo’s family and friends. He will be greatly missed by all of us at MSAA.