The 20 Best Essential Tremor Doctors Near Me

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The 20 Best Essential Tremor Doctors Near Me

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 9538 doctor with experience in Essential Tremor. Of these, 6491 are Experienced, 2334 are Advanced, 640 are Distinguished and 51 are Elite.

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    Holly A. Shill
    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Elite in Essential Tremor

    Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center

    240 West Thomas Road, Suite 301, 
    Phoenix, AZ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    My mission, along with the Dignity Health Medical Group, is to focus on innovative clinical care and the pursuit of excellence through scholarly activities. This allows me to provide patients with state-of-the-art patient services and exceptional patient experiences. Dr. Shill is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Nader Pouratian
    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery

    UT Southwestern - Neurosurgery Clinic

    5303 Harry Hines Blvd, 7th Fl, 
    Dallas, TX 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Nader Pouratian is a Neurosurgery provider in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Pouratian is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

    Andre Machado
    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Portuguese
    Offers Telehealth

    Andre Machado is a Neurosurgery provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Machado is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Sacral Nerve Stimulation.

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    Javier A. Echeverri
    Distinguished in Essential Tremor
    Distinguished in Essential Tremor

    St. Vincent Neurosurgery

    1041 North 29th Street, 
    Billings, MT 
    Experience:
    47+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Javier Echeverri is a Neurologist in Billings, Montana. Dr. Echeverri has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Echeverri is currently accepting new patients.

    Danielle E. Doggett
    Distinguished in Essential Tremor
    Distinguished in Essential Tremor

    Atrium Health Neurology Specialty Care, A Facility Of Carolinas Medical Center

    1010 Edgehill Road N., 
    Charlotte, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Danielle Doggett is a Neurologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Doggett is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Doggett is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Elite in Essential Tremor

    Penn Neurosurgery Princeton

    5 Plainsboro Road, Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 300, 
    Plainsboro, NJ 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Casey Halpern is a Neurosurgery provider in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Dr. Halpern is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Halpern is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Essential Tremor
    Distinguished in Essential Tremor

    Vanderbilt Medical Group- Teleneurology

    1161 21st Ave South, A-0118 Medical Center North, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Nagy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, and Tardive Dyskinesia.

    Rajesh Pahwa
    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Elite in Essential Tremor

    Landon Center On Aging

    3599 Rainbow Boulevard, 
    Kansas City, KS 
    Experience:
    43+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Rajesh Pahwa is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Pahwa has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Pahwa is currently accepting new patients.

    Dronacharya Lamichhane
    Distinguished in Essential Tremor
    Distinguished in Essential Tremor

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 104

    2603 Keiser Blvd, Ste 104, 
    Wyomissing, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Lamichhane is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia.

    Taylor A. Finseth
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    Aurora Neuroscience Innovation

    2801 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy, Ste 550, 
    Milwaukee, WI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Taylor Finseth is a Neurologist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Finseth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Camptocormism, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, and Conversion Disorder.

    Shaena H. Blevins
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    Ballad Health Medical Associates Neurology

    16000 Johnston Memorial Drive, Suite 312, 
    Abingdon, VA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    "Shaena Blevins, MD, is a board-certified neurologist who practiced neurology in Gainesville, Georgia, for more than a decade. She loves her patients and, ""the long-term relationships and continuity of care that being a neurologist allows,"" she says. Dr. Blevins feels it is key to listen to her patients and their caregivers. She also believes, ""it is of utmost importance for my patients to understand their disease and treatment options."" Dr. Blevins and her husband are happy to be returning 'home' to the Appalachian Highlands to raise their children around family. Procedures". Dr. Blevins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. Her top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Cerebellar Degeneration, Transverse Myelitis, and Memory Loss.

    Kathryn Gaines
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    Aurora Neurology

    3003 W Good Hope Rd, 
    Milwaukee, WI 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathryn Gaines is a Neurologist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Gaines is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, and Meige Syndrome.

    Kristian F. French
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    St. Vincent Neurosurgery

    1041 North 29th Street, 
    Billings, MT 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. French is an investigator involved in clinical research trials in the area of neurology. His clinical research focus includes Multiple Sclerosis, migraines and headaches. Dr. French is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Optic Neuritis, and Migraine.

    Amelia K. Carwin
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    Lafayette Clinic - Neurology

    300 Exempla Circle, Suite 300, 
    Lafayette, CO 
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Carwin grew up in an Air Force family, so she moved many times but considers Washington, DC her hometown as she spent 14 formative years there, including college and fellowship. She attended George Washington University in Washington, DC for undergraduate studies, earning a Bachelor of Art in Latin American Studies. She went on to attend Georgetown University in Washington, DC for a Master of Art in Latin American Government and Security Issues while simultaneously working as an Air Force civilian. Through her work with the Air Force, she decided to pursue medical school, but first completed her Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Sciences certificate at Columbia University in New York. Dr. Carwin attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. From Arkansas, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio for her neurology residency at The Cleveland Clinic, after which she returned to her hometown and Georgetown University for a movement and memory disorders fellowship. Dr. Carwin treats all movement disorders, including tremors, parkinsonisms, cervical and limb dystonias, and blepharospasm in addition to less common movement disorders. She has extensive training and experience with botulinum toxin injections using EMG guidance and ultrasound guidance. She is well-versed in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and DUOPA pump titrations. Additionally, she treats dementia. Outside of movement and memory disorders, she is interested in headache and stroke.“Patients should know that I will educate them on their specific diseases and treatment options so as to formulate the best plan for the patient. I believe that knowledge about their illnesses empowers and helps them take control of their conditions, which ultimately results in better patient care and a better patient/physician relationship.”Dr. Carwin met her husband on a co-ed volleyball team while completing her studies at Columbia University in New York City. He worked as a photo editor for TIME Magazine and the New York Times Regional News Group until Dr. Carwin's career took them to Arkansas for medical school, at which point he completed advanced degrees to become a secondary education teacher for journalism and social studies. Their daughter was born during medical school, and they had one son in residency and another in fellowship. Their young children were excited to move to the Denver area where their father grew up to be close to relatives from both sides of the family. Dr. Carwin and her husband always wanted to end up in this area, and they feel very lucky to be a part of the community here. Dr. Carwin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Essential Tremor.

    Melvin D. Wichter
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    11824 Southwest Hwy, Ste 100, 
    Palos Heights, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Melvin Wichter is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Wichter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Wayne Rubinstein
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    Advocate Medical Group Neurology

    1875 Dempster St, Ste 625/660, 
    Park Ridge, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Wayne Rubinstein is a Neurologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Rubinstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

    Brian P. Witwer
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery

    Wellington Neurosurgery Clinic

    750 Wellington Avenue, Suite 3A, 
    Grand Junction, CO 
    Experience:
    29+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Brian Witwer grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Temple School of Medicine. During his medical training, he spent a year at Harvard University at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Oncology Department. He completed his residency training at the University of Wisconsin, serving as Chief Resident of Neurological Surgery. During his training, Dr. Witwer participated in an in-folding fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of Chicago.Dr. Witwer joined St. Mary?s Medical Center in 2006 after practicing in Kentucky, Indiana, and in private practice in Grand Junction. His special interests are treatment of all diseases and injuries to the nervous system, spine and brain. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive spine surgery. He has been instrumental in the building of a functional Neurosurgery Multidisciplinary Team that is unique in its collaborative approach to movement disorders.Dr. Witwer and his wife, Stephanie, are the parents of two children. When he is not practicing neurosurgery, you may find Dr. Witwer skiing, hiking or golfing. Dr. Witwer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Microdiscectomy.

    Syed S. Hyder
    Advanced in Essential Tremor
    Advanced in Essential Tremor

    Ballad Health Medical Associates Neurology

    1406 Tusculum Boulevard, Suite 1200, 
    Greeneville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Hyder is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Elite in Essential Tremor

    Uf Health Neuromedicine-Fixel Institute

    3009 SW Williston Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Okun is a Neurologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Okun is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Essential Tremor
    Neurosurgery

    UF Health

    1600 SW Archer Rd Fl 1, 
    Gainesville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kelly Foote is a Neurosurgery provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Foote is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Essential Tremor. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Essential Tremor?

    Essential tremor (ET) is a type of involuntary shaking movement. It has no identified cause. Involuntary means you shake without trying to do so and are not able to stop the shaking at will.

    When should I see an Essential Tremor doctor near me?

    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 an Essential Tremor doctor near me?

    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 Essential Tremor doctors near me?

    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 Essential Tremor doctors near me?

    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 an Essential Tremor doctor near me?

    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 Essential Tremor doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Essential Tremor 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 an Essential Tremor doctor near me?

    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 Essential Tremor 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 Essential Tremor 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 Essential Tremor doctors near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Essential Tremor 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 an Essential Tremor doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Essential Tremor 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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