The 20 Best Canavan Disease Doctors Near Me in Michigan, US

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The 20 Best Canavan Disease Doctors in Michigan, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 23 doctor with experience in Canavan Disease near Michigan, US. Of these, 18 are Experienced, 4 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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23 providers found
    Distinguished in Canavan Disease
    Distinguished in Canavan Disease

    Regents Of The Univ. Of Michigan

    4260 Plymouth Rd, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vikram Shakkottai is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Shakkottai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

    Jeffrey A. Rochlen
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

    Corewell Health Family Medicine - 950 N Main St

    950 North Main Street, 
    Royal Oak, MI 
    Experience:
    29+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Rochlen is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Rochlen has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Blood Clots, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

    Nawaf H. Murshed
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Experienced in Canavan Disease

    Michigan Neuroscience Clinic

    11780 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, 
    Taylor, MI 
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nawaf Murshed is a Neurologist in Taylor, Michigan. Dr. Murshed has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and CAPOS Syndrome. Dr. Murshed is currently accepting new patients.

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    Daniel H. Arndt
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology

    Specialists In Pediatric Neurology PLLC

    7001 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 320C, 
    West Bloomfield, MI 
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Daniel Arndt is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Dr. Arndt has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Memory Loss. Dr. Arndt is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology

    Regents Of The University Of Michigan

    1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Fink is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Fink is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Spastic Paraplegia Type 2, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and CACH Syndrome.

    Advanced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology

    Office

    1201 E Michigan Ave Ste 240, 
    Jackson, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Wald is a Neurologist in Jackson, Michigan. Dr. Wald is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Advanced in Canavan Disease
    Advanced in Canavan Disease

    Regents Of The Univ. Of Michigan

    4260 Plymouth Rd, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Henry Paulson is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Paulson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

    Advanced in Canavan Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Canavan Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    G3375 S Saginaw St, 
    Burton, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Giacalone is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Burton, Michigan. Dr. Giacalone is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, Headache, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

    Anne M. Pawlak
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Experienced in Canavan Disease

    Munson Healthcare Neurology

    3922 Cedar Run Road, 
    Traverse City, MI 
    Experience:
    47+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Anne Pawlak is a Neurologist in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Pawlak has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features. Dr. Pawlak is currently accepting new patients.

    Mark C. Antonishen
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Internal Medicine | Family Medicine
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Internal Medicine | Family Medicine

    Munson Healthcare Boyne Area Health Center

    223 North Park Street, 
    Boyne City, MI 
    Experience:
    45+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Antonishen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine in Boyne City, Michigan. Dr. Antonishen has been practicing medicine for over 45 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Atrial Tachycardia, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Antonishen is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Experienced in Canavan Disease

    Henry Ford Hospital

    2799 W Grand Blvd, 
    Detroit, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stanton Elias is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Elias is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

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

    University Of Michigan Medical Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Martha Carlson is a Pediatric Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Carlson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Seizures, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, and Spasmus Nutans.

    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Family Medicine

    Bronson Primary Care Partners-Texas Corners

    8088 Vineyard Pkwy, 
    Kalamazoo, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Gatz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Gatz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Experienced in Canavan Disease

    Trinity Health Medical Group Alzheimer's & Memory Clinic-Grand Rapids Campus

    220 Cherry St SE, 
    Grand Rapids, MI 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Melanie Taylor is a Neurologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Taylor has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Peripheral Neuropathy, and Myasthenia Gravis.

    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Experienced in Canavan Disease

    Bronson Neuroscience Center-Pediatric Neurology Specialists

    601 John St Ste M-124, 
    Kalamazoo, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Halladay is a Neurologist in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Halladay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Migraine, and Essential Tremor.

    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology
    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Neurology

    University Of Michigan Medical Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Todd is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Todd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile XE Syndrome, Hereditary Ataxia, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Experienced in Canavan Disease

    University Of Michigan Medical Center

    1500 E Medical Center Dr, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Melissa Elafros is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Elafros is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, Diabetic Neuropathy, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Canavan Disease
    Experienced in Canavan Disease

    Regents Of The University Of Michigan

    1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sharan Srinivasan is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Srinivasan has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Ataxia, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 4, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 5. Dr. Srinivasan is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Boulder Park Terrace

    14676 W Upright St, 
    Charlevoix, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rosanne Freeman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Charlevoix, Michigan. Dr. Freeman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Vascular Dementia, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Dry Mouth, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

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

    Regents Of The Univ. Of Michigan

    4260 Plymouth Rd, 
    Ann Arbor, MI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Navid Seraji is an Internal Medicine provider in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Seraji is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Canavan Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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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