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    MediFind found 214 doctor with experience in Focal Dystonia near New York, US. Of these, 164 are Experienced, 37 are Advanced, 10 are Distinguished and 3 are Elite.

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    214 providers found
      Elite in Focal Dystonia
      Elite in Focal Dystonia

      Mount Sinai Doctors

      10 Union Sq E Frnt 5, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Susan Bressman is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Bressman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Elite in Focal Dystonia
      Elite in Focal Dystonia

      University Of Rochester

      601 Elmwood Ave, 
      Rochester, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Barbano is a Neurologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Barbano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Torticollis, Focal Dystonia, and Movement Disorders.

      Elite in Focal Dystonia
      Elite in Focal Dystonia

      Gramercy Park Physicians LLP

      10 Union Sq E, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rachel Saunders is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Saunders is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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      David Simpson
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia

      Mount Sinai

      1 Gustave L Levy Pl, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Simpson is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Simpson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, and Focal Dystonia.

      Ritesh Ramdhani
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ritesh Ramdhani is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Ramdhani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      David Eidelberg
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      350 Community Drive, 
      Manhasset, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Eidelberg is a Neurologist in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Eidelberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      David M. Kaufman
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia

      Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion

      3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Kaufman, MD, an attending physician and Professor of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Einstein, concentrates on the neurologic aspects of psychiatric illness and movement disorders. He provides neurology consultations for in-patients and out-patients, serves as the attending on consultation and ward rounds, and supervises neurology clinics at Montefiore Einstein. He works closely with psychiatrists and, for botulinum treatment of certain dystopias, the neuromuscular group. Dr. Kaufman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia

      Office

      955 Main St, 
      Buffalo, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Allison Brashear is a Neurologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Brashear is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Hemiplegia, and Focal Dystonia.

      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia

      Office

      222 E 41st St Fl 13, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Frucht is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Frucht is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Focal Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Neurology
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Neurology

      Amc

      47 New Scotland Ave, 
      Albany, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Eric Molho is a Neurologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Molho is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia

      Office

      345 E 37th St Rm 320, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Hutchinson is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Hutchinson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Torticollis, Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia

      Saint Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Lab

      1000 10th Ave, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Swan is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Swan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, and Focal Dystonia.

      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      110 South Bedford Road, 
      Mount Kisco, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lindsey Neimand is a Neurologist in Mount Kisco, New York. Dr. Neimand is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Focal Dystonia, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Pain Medicine | Physiatry
      Distinguished in Focal Dystonia
      Pain Medicine | Physiatry

      Medical Pain Management Services PLLC

      116 Everett Rd, Albany Center For Pain Man, 
      Albany, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Martin Ferrillo is a Pain Medicine specialist and a Physiatrist in Albany, New York. Dr. Ferrillo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Sciatica, Tendinitis, and Bursitis.

      Emad N. Eskandar
      Experienced in Focal Dystonia
      Experienced in Focal Dystonia

      Department Of Neurosurgery

      3316 Rochambeau Ave, 
      Bronx, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Eskandar is a world-renowned neurosurgeon and a prominent neurosurgical leader. He is an expert in the management of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), brain tumors, epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and Parkinson Disease. Dr. Eskandar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Seizures, Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Cathy Chuang
      Experienced in Focal Dystonia
      Experienced in Focal Dystonia

      Montefiore Medical Park At 1515 Blondell

      1515 Blondell Avenue, 
      Bronx, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Subspecialty in Movement Disorders with particular interest in Parkinson's disease and its psychiatric manifestations. Dr. Chuang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis Lethargica, Headache, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

      Daniel N. Lax
      Experienced in Focal Dystonia
      Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Focal Dystonia
      Pediatric Neurology

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 East 210th Street, 
      Bronx, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Daniel Noam Lax, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. As the Director of Pediatric Headache, Dr. Lax’s clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of common and rare headache disorders as well as other neurologic conditions in children and adolescents. Dr. Lax’s research focuses on rare neurologic disorders and newer therapies for migraine in youth as well as quality improvement and medical education. His work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts, poster presentations and invited national and international lectures. He also serves on the editorial board of Cephalalgia and Cephalalgia Reports, the official journals of the International Headache Society. Dr. Lax is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are CAPOS Syndrome, Headache, Migraine, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

      Grace Forde
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia
      Neurology | Pain Medicine
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia
      Neurology | Pain Medicine
      170 Great Neck Road, 
      Great Neck, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Grace Forde is a Neurologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Forde is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her top areas of expertise are Torticollis, Focal Dystonia, Migraine, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

      Martin H. Niethammer
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German
      Offers Telehealth

      Martin Niethammer is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Niethammer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, REM Behavior Disorder, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Sakshi Bajaj
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia
      Advanced in Focal Dystonia

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Offers Telehealth

      Sakshi Bajaj is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Bajaj is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Focal Dystonia. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Serotonin Syndrome, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      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 in New York, 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 Focal Dystonia doctor in New York, 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 Focal Dystonia doctors in New York, 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 Focal Dystonia doctors in New York, 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 Focal Dystonia doctor in New York, 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 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 in New York, 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 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 in New York, US?

      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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