The 20 Best Foot Drop Doctors Near Me in Philadelphia, PA

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The 20 Best Foot Drop Doctors near Philadelphia, PA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 280 doctor with experience in Foot Drop near Philadelphia, PA. Of these, 241 are Experienced, 26 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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280 providers found
    Distinguished in Foot Drop
    Distinguished in Foot Drop

    Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital

    801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    William Welch is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Welch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Tarlov Cysts, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Welch is currently accepting new patients.

    Megan E. Gresh
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Orthopedics

    St. Christopher's Pediatric Associates Orthopedics - E. Erie Avenue

    160 E Erie Ave, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Gresh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Freiberg's Disease, Flat Feet, Caudal Regression Syndrome, and Fasciotomy.

    Kimberly G. Heckert
    Advanced in Foot Drop
    Advanced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation – 9th Street

    25 South 9th Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kimberly Heckert is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Heckert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Foot Drop, Acute Pain, and Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Heckert is currently accepting new patients.

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    Elena K. Wellens
    Advanced in Foot Drop
    Podiatric Medicine | Orthopedics
    Advanced in Foot Drop
    Podiatric Medicine | Orthopedics
    1 Crescent Drive, Suite 401, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Elena Wellens is an Orthopedics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wellens is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Fibromatosis, Ledderhose Disease, and Plantar Fasciitis. Dr. Wellens is currently accepting new patients.

    Barbara J. Browne
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital – Center City

    1513 Race Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Barbara Browne is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Browne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Stroke, Paraplegia, and Foot Drop. Dr. Browne is currently accepting new patients.

    Helena Lax
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Physiatry
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Physiatry

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital – Center City

    1513 Race Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Helena Lax is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lax is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Phantom Limb Pain, Paraplegia, Poliomyelitis, and Neurogenic Bowel. Dr. Lax is currently accepting new patients.

    Brian T. Kucer
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital – Center City

    1513 Race Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Brian Kucer is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kucer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and Hemiplegia. Dr. Kucer is currently accepting new patients.

    Joshua R. Levin
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital – Center City

    1513 Race Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Joshua Levin is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Levin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, Spasticity, and Stroke. Dr. Levin is currently accepting new patients.

    James Harrop
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Neurosurgery

    Jefferson Neurological Surgery Associates

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    James Harrop is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Harrop is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Harrop is currently accepting new patients.

    Alexander R. Vaccaro
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    33 South 9th Street, Suite 1220, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Alexander Vaccaro is an Orthopedics provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Vaccaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Fractured Spine, Cervical Myelopathy, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Fusion, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Vaccaro is currently accepting new patients.

    Ericka S. Wong
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurosurgery

    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ericka Wong is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Tomaculous Neuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, and Myasthenia Gravis. Dr. Wong is currently accepting new patients.

    Goran Rakocevic
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Goran Rakocevic is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rakocevic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myasthenia Gravis, and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. Dr. Rakocevic is currently accepting new patients.

    Hristelina S. Ilieva
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Hristelina Ilieva is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ilieva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Gastrostomy. Dr. Ilieva is currently accepting new patients.

    Nethra S. Ankam
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation – 9th Street

    25 South 9th Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Nethra Ankam is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ankam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Phantom Limb Pain, Foot Drop, and Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type. Dr. Ankam is currently accepting new patients.

    Sindhoori R. Nalla
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation – 9th Street

    25 South 9th Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Sindhoori Nalla is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nalla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Spasticity, Foot Drop, and Poliomyelitis. Dr. Nalla is currently accepting new patients.

    Erin M. Kelly
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation – 9th Street

    25 South 9th Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Erin Kelly is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kelly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Opioid Induced Constipation, Foot Drop, Stroke, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Dr. Kelly is currently accepting new patients.

    Shawn M. Peterson
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation – 9th Street

    25 South 9th Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Shawn Peterson is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Sciatica. Dr. Peterson is currently accepting new patients.

    Thomas P. Leist
    Experienced in Foot Drop
    Experienced in Foot Drop

    Jefferson Hospital For Neuroscience

    900 Walnut Street, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, German
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Thomas Leist is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Leist is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Neuromyelitis Optica. Dr. Leist is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Foot Drop
    Advanced in Foot Drop

    Penn Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Rittenhouse

    1800 Lombard Street, 1st Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    David Lenrow is a Physiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lenrow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are CAPOS Syndrome, Foot Drop, Herniated Disk, and Cervical Spondylosis. Dr. Lenrow is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Foot Drop
    Advanced in Foot Drop

    Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

    330 South 9th Street, 3rd Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lauren Elman is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Elman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Myotonic Dystrophy, and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Dr. Elman is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Philadelphia, PA?

    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 Philadelphia, PA?

    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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