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    MediFind found 20 doctor with experience in Canavan Disease near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 13 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 1 are Elite.

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      Elite in Canavan Disease
      Elite in Canavan Disease

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Florian Eichler is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Eichler is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), CACH Syndrome, Tay-Sachs Disease, Gangliosidosis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Eichler is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      3300 Main Street, 3rd Floor Suite C&d, 
      Springfield, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Meghan Hickey is a Neurologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Hickey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Migraine, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Tension Headache.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Amanda Nagy is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nagy has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are CACH Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Canavan Disease, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Nagy is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Advanced in Canavan Disease

      Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

      75 Francis St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mary Oneal is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Oneal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Conversion Disorder, Migraine, and Headache. Dr. Oneal is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Medical Genetics | Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Medical Genetics | Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics

      Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lance Rodan is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rodan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hennekam Syndrome, Increased Head Circumference, Polymicrogyria, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Rodan is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Advanced in Canavan Disease

      Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc

      55 Lake Ave N, 
      Worcester, MA 
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kara Smith is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Smith has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Canavan Disease
      Advanced in Canavan Disease

      Neurology Center Of New England PC

      9 Payson Rd, Suite 100, 
      Foxboro, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Elizabeth Budman is a Neurologist in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Dr. Budman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, and Restless Legs Syndrome.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine
      115 Mill St, 
      Belmont, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Adam Shaywitz is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Belmont, Massachusetts. Dr. Shaywitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3 (MPS III, Sanfilippo Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 4 (MPS IV, Morquio Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3B (MPS IIIB, Sanfilippo Syndrome B), and Canavan Disease.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Siddharth Srivastava is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Srivastava is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Srivastava is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Experienced in Canavan Disease

      Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc

      55 Lake Ave N, 
      Worcester, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lawrence Hayward is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Hayward is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis, Familial Periodic Paralysis, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), and Dysferlinopathy. Dr. Hayward is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Experienced in Canavan Disease

      Prima Care, PC

      67 Slade's Ferry Boulevard, 
      Somerset, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Farrel Douglas is a Neurologist in Somerset, Massachusetts. Dr. Douglas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Dravet Syndrome. Dr. Douglas is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

      Neurology Center Of New England PC

      9 Payson Rd, Suite 100, 
      Foxboro, MA 
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Anthony Rodrigues is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Dr. Rodrigues has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Dr. Rodrigues is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      480 Hawthorn St, 
      North Dartmouth, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jonathan Martin is a Neurologist in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Martin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myoclonus-Dystonia, and X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism. Dr. Martin is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Steward Medical Group Inc

      100 Amesbury St, Suite 103, 
      Lawrence, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jack Kirichian is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Dr. Kirichian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Chronic Cough, Cirrhosis, and Vertigo.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Urion is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Urion is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria, VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Lissencephaly 1, Joubert Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Urion is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      75 Francis St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Hannah Shapiro is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). Dr. Shapiro is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Brigham And Womens Hospital Inc

      3297 Washington St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Barbara Gottlieb is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gottlieb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Irina Anselm is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Anselm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Creatine Deficiency, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease, and MELAS Syndrome. Dr. Anselm is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Baystate Medical Practices Inc

      280 Chestnut St, Suite 2, 
      Springfield, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      John Peluso is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Peluso is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Opioid Use Disorder, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Peluso is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Canavan Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Chellamani Harini is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Harini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Harini is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Canavan Disease?

      Canavan disease is a progressive, fatal, genetic disorder affecting the central nervous system, muscles, and eyes. Early symptoms in infancy may include increased head size, weakness, low muscle tone and loss of head control. Symptoms progress to seizures, blindness, inability to move voluntarily and difficulty eating solids or swallowing liquids. This condition is caused by changes in the ASPA gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. Canavan disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, laboratory testing, and genetic testing.

      When should I see a Canavan Disease doctor in Massachusetts, US?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Canavan Disease doctor in Massachusetts, US?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Canavan Disease doctors in Massachusetts, US?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Canavan Disease doctors in Massachusetts, US?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Canavan Disease doctor in Massachusetts, US?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Canavan Disease doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Canavan Disease doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Canavan Disease doctor in Massachusetts, US?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Canavan Disease doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Canavan Disease doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Canavan Disease doctors in Massachusetts, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Canavan Disease doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Canavan Disease doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Canavan Disease doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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