The 20 Best Friedreich Ataxia Doctors Near Me in North Carolina, US

Find the Top Friedreich Ataxia Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 17 doctor with experience in Friedreich Ataxia near North Carolina, US. Of these, 15 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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    Vern C. Juel
    Advanced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Advanced in Friedreich Ataxia

    Duke Electromyography Laboratory - Clinic 1L

    40 Duke Medicine Cir, 
    Durham, NC 
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vern Juel is a Neurologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Juel has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myositis, Meige Syndrome, and Thymectomy.

    Nicholas J. Fleming
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    Atrium Health Neurology Specialty Care, A Facility Of Carolinas Medical Center

    1010 Edgehill Road N., 
    Charlotte, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nicholas Fleming is a Neurologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Fleming is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, and Chorea. Dr. Fleming is currently accepting new patients.

    Leo F. Mccluskey
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Atrium Health Neurology Specialty Care, A Facility Of Carolinas Medical Center

    1010 Edgehill Road N., 
    Charlotte, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Leo Mccluskey is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Mccluskey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. Dr. Mccluskey is currently accepting new patients.

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    John S. Story
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Atrium Health Neurology Specialty Care, A Facility Of Carolinas Medical Center

    1010 Edgehill Road N., 
    Charlotte, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John Story is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Story is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3. Dr. Story is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

    S Hawthorne Rd, 
    Winston Salem, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Caress is a Neurologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Caress is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Physiatry | Palliative Medicine
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Physiatry | Palliative Medicine

    Duke Regional Hospital

    3643 N Roxboro St, 
    Durham, NC 
    Experience:
    45+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patrick O'brien is a Physiatrist and a Palliative Medicine provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. O'brien has been practicing medicine for over 45 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemiplegia, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine

    Bethany Medical

    Kernersville, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Pankaj Kumar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Kernersville, North Carolina. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Genital Warts, Sepsis, Craniectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.

    Advanced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Advanced in Friedreich Ataxia

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

    S Hawthorne Rd, 
    Winston Salem, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Cartwright is a Neurologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Cartwright is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    UNC Hospital Vascular Clinic At Meadowmont

    300 Meadowmont Village Cir Ste 202, 
    Chapel Hill, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Claudia Testa is a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Testa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Huntington Disease, Chorea, and Movement Disorders.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine

    Duke Univ. Affiliated Physiciains Inc.

    10211 Alm St, 
    Raleigh, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gerard Aime is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Aime is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Polymyositis, and Friedreich Ataxia.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    Recon Neurology & Psychiatry

    1340 Walter Reed Rd Ste 202, 
    Fayetteville, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Banks is a Neurologist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Dr. Banks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    Cape Fear Physical Medicine And

    1540 Purdue Dr Ste 200, 
    Fayetteville, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cynthia Richards is a Physiatrist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Dr. Richards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Stroke, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, and Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine

    The Family Health Centers PA

    206 Asheland Ave, 
    Asheville, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sydney Hendry is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Hendry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Intrauterine Device Insertion.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    Office

    731 Dogwood Rd, 
    Asheville, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Patton is a Neurologist in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Patton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Family Medicine

    Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Community Physicians

    910 Worth St, 
    Mount Airy, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amanda Ford is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Dr. Ford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), and Visceromegaly.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    1 Medical Ctr Blvd, 
    Winston Salem, NC 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Araya Puwanant is a Neurologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Puwanant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Myotonic Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Paramyotonia Congenita, and Myasthenia Gravis.

    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia
    Experienced in Friedreich Ataxia

    UNC Hospital Vascular Clinic At Meadowmont

    300 Meadowmont Village Cir Ste 202, 
    Chapel Hill, NC 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hokuto Morita is a Neurologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Morita has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Friedreich Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, REM Behavior Disorder, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Friedreich Ataxia?

    Friedreich ataxia is a rare disease passed down through families (inherited). It affects the muscles and heart.

    When should I see a Friedreich Ataxia doctor in North Carolina, 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctor in North Carolina, 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctors in North Carolina, 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctors in North Carolina, 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctor in North Carolina, 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Friedreich Ataxia 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctor in North Carolina, 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 Friedreich Ataxia 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 Friedreich Ataxia 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctors in North Carolina, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Friedreich Ataxia 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 Friedreich Ataxia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Friedreich Ataxia 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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