The 20 Best Hallervorden-Spatz Disease Doctors in The United Kingdom

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 146 doctor with experience in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease near The United Kingdom. Of these, 127 are Experienced, 15 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Central Parkway, 
    Newcastle Upon Tyne, ENG, GB 

    Patrick Chinnery practices practicing medicine in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Mr. Chinnery is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 40 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Optic Nerve Atrophy, Behr Syndrome, Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease, and Myoclonus-Dystonia.

    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease

    Great Ormond Street Hospital

    London, ENG, GB 

    Manju Kurian practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Ms. Kurian is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Beta-Propeller Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration, Hallervorden-Spatz Disease, Movement Disorders, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease

    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology

    London, ENG, GB 

    Henry Houlden practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Houlden is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 134 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Distinguished in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease

    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology

    London, ENG, GB 

    Kailash Bhatia practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Bhatia is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. They are also highly rated in 45 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Chorea, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Kidney Transplant.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Queen Square, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Sarah Wiethoff practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Ms. Wiethoff is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Chorea, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Hallervorden-Spatz Disease.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Central Parkway, 
    Newcastle Upon Tyne, ENG, GB 

    Rita Horvath practices practicing medicine in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Ms. Horvath is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. She is also highly rated in 48 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, Spasticity, and Optic Nerve Atrophy.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Amit Batla practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Batla is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Parkinson's Disease, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Cambridge, ENG, GB 

    Apostolos Papandreou practices practicing medicine in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Mr. Papandreou is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Beta-Propeller Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Hallervorden-Spatz Disease, and Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Developmental Neurosciences, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute Of Child Health, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Esther Meyer practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Ms. Meyer is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Beta-Propeller Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration, Hallervorden-Spatz Disease, Glucose Transporter Deficiency, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease

    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology

    London, ENG, GB 

    Christos Ganos practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Ganos is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Tourette Syndrome, Movement Disorders, Transient Tic Disorder, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    London, ENG, GB 

    Kerri Kinghorn practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Ms. Kinghorn is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hallervorden-Spatz Disease, Gaucher Disease, Farber Lipogranulomatosis, and Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD).

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Bristol, ENG, GB 

    Robert Spaull practices practicing medicine in Bristol, United Kingdom. Mr. Spaull is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hallervorden-Spatz Disease, Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration, West Syndrome, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    London, ENG, GB 

    Audrey Soo practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Soo is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. They are also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Hallervorden-Spatz Disease, Beta-Propeller Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration, Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration, and Heavy Metal Poisoning.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease

    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology

    London, ENG, GB 

    Conceicao Bettencourt practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Bettencourt is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. They are also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Andrey Abramov practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Abramov is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebral Hypoxia, Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency Neuronopathy, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Queen Square, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Igor Petrovic practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Petrovic is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Pica, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    London, ENG, GB 

    Sniya Sudhakar practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Ms. Sudhakar is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Canavan Disease, Increased Head Circumference, and Beta-Propeller Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Jean-pierre Lin practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Lin is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. They are also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Cerebral Palsy, Movement Disorders, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Advanced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease

    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology

    London, ENG, GB 

    Charles Arber practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Arber is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration, and Hallervorden-Spatz Disease.

    Experienced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    Experienced in Hallervorden-Spatz Disease
    UCL Queen Square Institute Of Neurology, 
    London, ENG, GB 

    Stephanie Efthymiou practices practicing medicine in London, United Kingdom. Ms. Efthymiou is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease. She is also highly rated in 39 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Spasticity.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Hallervorden-Spatz Disease?

    Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) are a group of very rare nervous system disorders. They are passed down through families (inherited). NBIA involves movement problems, dementia, and other nervous system symptoms.

    When should I see a Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctor in The United Kingdom?

    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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctor in The United Kingdom?

    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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctors in The United Kingdom?

    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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctors in The United Kingdom?

    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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctor in The United Kingdom?

    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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hallervorden-Spatz Disease 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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctor in The United Kingdom?

    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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease 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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease 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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctors in The United Kingdom?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Hallervorden-Spatz Disease 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 Hallervorden-Spatz Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Hallervorden-Spatz Disease 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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