The 20 Best Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) Doctors in The United States
Find the Top Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) Experts and Specialists
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Dr. Leung obtained her undergraduate degree in biochemical sciences from Harvard University. While attending medical school at Duke University, she completed a year-long research fellowship studying genetic markers of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease at the National Institute on Aging as part of the NIH Clinical Research Training Program. She completed her neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the graduate training program in clinical investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Leung joined the Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute as a translational research fellow in 2010 and was appointed to the faculty in 2014. Her clinic specializes in electromyography and the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary muscle diseases. Dr. Leung’s research focuses on the development of imaging biomarkers and outcome measures for muscle diseases. She is the principal investigator for a longitudinal cohort study of whole-body MRI in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Dr. Leung is also a site principal investigator for the Ionis-DMPKRx trial, a phase Ib/IIa clinical trial of a novel RNA-based therapy for myotonic muscular dystrophy. Dr. Leung is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, and Dysferlinopathy. Dr. Leung is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.
Clinical Research Center
Jeffrey Statland is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Fairway, Kansas. He has been practicing medicine for over 21 years. Dr. Statland is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 51 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Paramyotonia Congenita, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Statland is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Neurology - 2011. Dr. Statland is currently accepting new patients.
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Perry Shieh is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Shieh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 47 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Tubular Aggregate Myopathy.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Stephen Tapscott is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Tapscott is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Bosma Arhinia Microphthalmia Syndrome, Medulloblastoma, and Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
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Nicholas Johnson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 57 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Paramyotonia Congenita, Myotonic Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.
Gme Office University Of Washington
Leo Wang is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Inclusion Body Myositis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.
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Rabi Tawil is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Rochester, New York. Dr. Tawil is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 51 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I.
University Of Rochester
Chad Heatwole is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Rochester, New York. Dr. Heatwole is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Paramyotonia Congenita, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Myotonic Dystrophy, and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD).
Reading Hospital
Mohammad Khoshnoodi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome. Dr. Khoshnoodi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.
Intermountain Neurosciences Institute - Outpatient
Cory Kogelschatz is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Murray, Utah. He has been practicing medicine for over 14 years. Dr. Kogelschatz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Dr. Kogelschatz is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.
Neuromuscular - Integrated Medical Services
Russell Butterfield is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Saint George, Utah. Dr. Butterfield is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Dr. Butterfield is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Butterfield is currently accepting new patients.
Atrium Health Neurology Specialty Care, A Facility Of Carolinas Medical Center
Urvi Desai is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Desai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). She is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Dysferlinopathy, and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.
Vanderbilt Medical Group- Teleneurology
Christopher Lee is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myasthenia Gravis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Lee is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology.
Kaiser Permanente Lone Tree Medical Offices
Samantha Lorusso is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Lone Tree, Colorado. Dr. Lorusso is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Paramyotonia Congenita, Myotonia Congenita, Amyotonia Congenita, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Lorusso is currently accepting new patients.
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
Lauren Elman is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Elman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). She is also highly rated in 48 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, and Myotonic Dystrophy. Dr. Elman is currently accepting new patients.
Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Baxter Clinic
Jared Reese is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baxter, Minnesota. Dr. Reese is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, and WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes.
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Michelle Mellion is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Mellion is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Neuropathy, Myotonic Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, and Paramyotonia Congenita.
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bethany Lussier is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Dallas, Texas. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Lussier is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myotonic Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Paramyotonia Congenita, and Dysferlinopathy.
Sound Cardiology PC
Scott Mcwilliams is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Rocky Point, New York. Dr. Mcwilliams is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Myotonic Dystrophy, Paramyotonia Congenita, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I.
John Smoots is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Smoots is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). He is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scoliosis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. Dr. Smoots is currently accepting new patients.
Last Updated: 06/30/2026






