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    MediFind found 529 doctor with experience in Foot Drop near Astoria, NY. Of these, 478 are Experienced, 47 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    529 providers found
      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Surgery
      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Surgery
      535 E 70th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Levine is a Podiatric Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Levine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Achilles Tendon Rupture, Freiberg's Disease, Tendinitis, and Morton Neuroma.

      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Experienced in Foot Drop

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      525 E 68th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Leroy Lindsay is a Physiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Lindsay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Frozen Shoulder, Foot Drop, and Hemiplegia.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Foot Drop
      Distinguished in Foot Drop

      Ny Society For The Relief Of Ruptured And Crippled Maintaining

      535 E 70th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Erin Manning is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Manning has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Hip Replacement.

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      Albert E. Telfeian
      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop

      The Endoscopic Spine Institute Of New York

      215 E 77th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      25+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Dr. Albert Telfeian is a board-certified neurosurgeon and a pioneer in endoscopic spine surgery. He is the most published surgeon in the Western hemisphere in the field of endoscopic spine surgery and internationally recognized for performing the world’s first awake endoscopic spine tumor surgery.Dr. Telfeian is responsible for countless advances in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery.Dr. Telfeian received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his M.D. and Ph.D. Degrees from the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. He completed his neurosurgery training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and his spine fellowship in Switzerland at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Vaudois. Dr. Telfeian was an Assistant Professor at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a Full Professor, Vice Chairman and Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Brown University prior to founding the Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York. Dr. Telfeian currently serves on the clinical faculty in the Neurosurgery Department at Columbia Presbyterian.Dr. Telfeian is best known for his groundbreaking work in awake endoscopic surgery and for expanding access to ultra-minimally invasive procedures globally.Clinical ExpertiseBoard-certified neurosurgeon with expertise in both pediatric and adult spine surgery.Performs awake endoscopic lumbar procedures, a field he helped pioneer globally.Special clinical focus on lumbar forami. Dr. Telfeian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Spondylolisthesis, Foot Drop, Laminectomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Experienced in Foot Drop

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      622 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Charles Popkin is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Popkin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Osteochondritis Dissecans, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Tenotomy, and Nerve Decompression.

      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Experienced in Foot Drop

      New York Queens Medicine And Surgery, P.C.

      6134 188th St, Suite 214, 
      Fresh Meadows, NY 
       (7.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Nasim Chowdhury is a Physiatrist in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Chowdhury is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Decerebrate Posture, Decorticate Posture, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Meige Disease, and Hip Replacement.

      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Experienced in Foot Drop

      Maimonides Medical Center - Mmc Neurosurgery Fpp

      4802 10th Ave, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amit Schwartz is a Neurosurgery provider in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Pituitary Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Jose A. Rodriguez
      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Experienced in Foot Drop
      541 East 71st Street, Floor 3, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jose Rodriguez is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Scoliosis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop

      Ny Society For The Relief Of Ruptured And Crippled Maintaining

      535 E 70th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Efstathia Tzatha is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Tzatha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, and Brain Tumor.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Surgery | Orthopedics
      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Surgery | Orthopedics
      535 E 70th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Scott Ellis is a Podiatric Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Ellis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Flat Feet, Bunions, Hammer Toe, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop

      Ny Society For The Relief Of Ruptured And Crippled Maintaining

      520 E 70th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brion Reichler is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Reichler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy, and Multifocal Motor Neuropathy.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop
      525 E 68th St # F-1817, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael O'dell is a Physiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. O'dell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Stroke, Myoclonus-Dystonia, Oppenheim Dystonia, and Thyroidectomy.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      525 E 68th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Rubin is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Rubin has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, and Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop

      Memorial Neurology Group

      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christian Custodio is a Physiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Custodio is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Lymphedema, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Meige Disease, and Lymphangiectasis.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop

      Memorial Neurology Group

      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jesuel Padro-Guzman is a Physiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Padro-Guzman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Lymphedema, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, and Meige Disease.

      Jonathan H. Oren
      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Experienced in Foot Drop

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute At Lenox Hill

      130 East 77th Street, Black Hall 7th, 11th And 12th Floors, 
      New York, NY 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Jonathan Oren serves as the co-chief of the Orthopedic Spine Surgery service at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Oren is an award winning spine surgeon in New York City, having been named to the Castle Connolly Top Doctors list in 2023, 2024 and 2025. He was named as a Super Doctor Rising Star as well four separate times. Dr. Oren is a board certified spine surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Oren attended Duke University for his undergraduate studies, graduating magna cum laude. Dr. Oren has since been in New York City, attending NYU School of Medicine, during which time he was elected into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. He completed his orthopedic residency at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, serving as executive chief resident during his final year. After his residency, Dr. Oren completed two years of fellowship spine training at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases both in Neurosurgery Spine and Orthopedic Spine Surgery. During his training, Dr. Oren received numerous awards including selection as an Emerging Leader by the American Orthopedic Association. Dr. Oren focuses his clinical time to treating patients with all types of spine disorders. He treats a wide range of spine conditions including scoliosis (adult and pediatric), spinal deformity, spinal stenosis, herniated discs, radiculopathy and nerve deficits related to spinal conditions, instability of the spine, spinal tumors and degenerative disc disease. He performs many spine procedures including minimally invasive surgery, microdiscectomies, laminectomies, fusion of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, interbody fusions, and disc replacement. Dr. Oren always tries to find an individualized treatment plan for each patient that focuses on non-operative treatment for spinal conditions first, with surgery being a last resort. Dr. Oren is an active researcher of spinal surgery, with a special interest in spinal deformity. He has been the author or co-author of many articles in top peer reviewed orthopedic and neurosurgery spine journals, including Spine, Bone and Joint Journal, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. Dr. Oren has contributed to over 40 presentations at national and international spine meetings such as the Scoliosis Research Society, the North American Spine Society, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), and the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Dr. Oren is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

      Stuart D. Katchis
      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Surgery | Orthopedics
      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Surgery | Orthopedics
      130 East 77th Street, Floor 7, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Stuart Katchis is a Podiatric Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Katchis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Bunions, Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, and Hammer Toe.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Advanced in Foot Drop

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      5 E 98th St 7th Fl, Doctor's Office Neurology, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Bronster is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Bronster is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Peripheral Neuropathy, Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Medicine
      Advanced in Foot Drop
      Podiatric Medicine
      379 Pleasant Ave, Apt 1, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nazila Munesa is a Podiatric Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Munesa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Flat Feet, Fibromatosis, and Ledderhose Disease.

      David Simpson
      Experienced in Foot Drop
      Experienced in Foot Drop

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1 Gustave L Levy Pl, 
      New York, NY 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

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

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Foot Drop?

      Foot drop is when you have difficulty lifting the front part of your foot. This may cause you to drag your foot when you walk. Foot drop, also called drop foot, can be caused by a problem with the muscles, nerves, or anatomy of your foot or leg.

      When should I see a Foot Drop doctor near Astoria, NY?

      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 Foot Drop doctor near Astoria, NY?

      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 Foot Drop doctors near Astoria, NY?

      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 Foot Drop doctors near Astoria, NY?

      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 Foot Drop doctor near Astoria, NY?

      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 Foot Drop doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Foot Drop 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 Foot Drop doctor near Astoria, NY?

      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 Foot Drop 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 Foot Drop 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 Foot Drop doctors near Astoria, NY?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Foot Drop 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 Foot Drop doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Foot Drop 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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