The 20 Best Focal Dystonia Doctors Near Me in laurel, MD

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 13 doctor with experience in Focal Dystonia near laurel, MD. Of these, 12 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Focal Dystonia
    Neurology
    Advanced in Focal Dystonia
    Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Maryland Neurological Center

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 212, Suite 212, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin

    Luke Kao is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction, Morton Neuroma, and Neuralgia. Dr. Kao is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Family Medicine

    Gerard P Champaloux MD

    14300 Gallant Fox Ln Ste 110, 
    Bowie, MD 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Gerard Champaloux is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bowie, Maryland. Dr. Champaloux is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency, Methylmalonyl Coenzyme A Mutase Deficiency, Methylmalonic Acidemia, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease. Dr. Champaloux is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Referral may be required

    Medical Arts Building - Columbia

    11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 210, 
    Columbia, MD 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ashley Paul is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Paul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Ataxia, Corticobasal Degeneration, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders. Dr. Paul is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Paul is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Internal Medicine

    Rws P.C.

    3110 Gracefield Rd, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (6.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Parkhurst is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Parkhurst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Muscle Atrophy, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Nephrosclerosis, and Renovascular Hypertension. Dr. Parkhurst is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Referral may be required

    Neurological Medicine P.A.

    7500 Hanover Pkwy Ste 201, 
    Greenbelt, MD 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nabeen Hussain is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Hussain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Memory Loss, and Seizures. Dr. Hussain is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Referral may be required

    Neurological Medicine P.A.

    7500 Hanover Pkwy Ste 201, 
    Greenbelt, MD 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Accepting New Patients

    Maciej Poltorak is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Poltorak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, and Partial Familial Epilepsy. Dr. Poltorak is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Internal Medicine
    3290 North Ridge Road, 
    Ellicott City, MD 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Bower is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Bower is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Bower is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bower is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Referral may be required

    University Of Maryland Upper Marlboro

    1401 Mercantile Lane, 
    Upper Marlboro, MD 
     (13.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients

    Fraser Henderson is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Dr. Henderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tethered Cord Syndrome, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Henderson is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery, 1993. Dr. Henderson is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Referral may be required

    Office

    2730 University Blvd W Ste 310, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (10.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Albert Galdi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Galdi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Polymyositis, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Neuromyelitis Optica, and Movement Disorders. Dr. Galdi is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Referral may be required

    Center For Brain And Spine

    1300 Spring Street, Suite 210, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (12.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Fraser Henderson is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Henderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Meningioma, Vitrectomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Henderson is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Referral may be required

    Jlu Behavioral Health Services

    18213 Hillcrest Ave, 
    Olney, MD 
     (12.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Burmese, Hindi, Mandarin, Urdu
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nirjaleshwar Nikhar is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Nikhar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Dr. Nikhar is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
    Referral may be required

    University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Group- Primary Care At Glen Burnie

    203 Hospital Drive, Suite 200, 
    Glen Burnie, MD 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Urdu
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Muhammad Naeem is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Naeem is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anemia, Hypothyroidism, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Naeem is board certified in Muhammad Naeem - General Medicine, 2007. Dr. Naeem is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Focal Dystonia
    Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Office

    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1720, 
    Chevy Chase, MD 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nadia Yusuf is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Yusuf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Seizures. Dr. Yusuf is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Focal Dystonia?

    Focal dystonia is a disorder of the neurological system that causes muscle contractions in one area of the body, such as the face, vocal cords, neck, jaw, fingers, wrists, hands, or feet. Task-specific focal dystonia is a type of dystonia that causes muscle contractions in areas of the body associated with specific tasks, such as writer’s cramp.

    When should I see a Focal Dystonia doctor near laurel, MD?

    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 Focal Dystonia doctor near laurel, MD?

    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 Focal Dystonia doctors near laurel, MD?

    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 Focal Dystonia doctors near laurel, MD?

    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 Focal Dystonia doctor near laurel, MD?

    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 Focal Dystonia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Focal Dystonia 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 Focal Dystonia doctor near laurel, MD?

    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 Focal Dystonia 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 Focal Dystonia 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 Focal Dystonia doctors near laurel, MD?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Focal Dystonia 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 Focal Dystonia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Focal Dystonia 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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