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    MediFind found 116 doctor with experience in Hereditary Ataxia near Iowa, US. Of these, 109 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    116 providers found
      Distinguished in Hereditary Ataxia
      Neurology | Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
      Distinguished in Hereditary Ataxia
      Neurology | Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology

      State University Of Iowa

      200 Hawkins Dr, 
      Iowa City, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Katherine Mathews is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Mathews is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Dystrophinopathy, and Friedreich Ataxia. Dr. Mathews is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics | Palliative Medicine
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics | Palliative Medicine

      Gundersen Clinic Ltd

      1830 State Hwy 9, 
      Decorah, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Walter Boisvert is a Geriatrics specialist and a Palliative Medicine provider in Decorah, Iowa. Dr. Boisvert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Harding Ataxia, Pol 3-Related Leukodystrophy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28, and Behr Syndrome. Dr. Boisvert is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

      State University Of Iowa

      200 Hawkins Dr, 
      Iowa City, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Andrea Swenson is a Neurologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Swenson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Rhizotomy. Dr. Swenson is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

      State University Of Iowa

      200 Hawkins Dr, 
      Iowa City, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Heather Bingham is a Physiatrist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Bingham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Spasticity, and Post Polio Syndrome. Dr. Bingham is currently accepting new patients.

      Sangeeta Shah
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia

      MercyOne Waterloo Neurology

      2710 St. Francis Drive, Suite 201, 
      Waterloo, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sangeeta Shah is a Neurologist in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Memory Loss, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

      Heike Schmolck
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia

      MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care

      1111 6th Avenue, Suite A100, 
      Des Moines, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Heike Schmolck is a Neurologist in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Schmolck is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Cerebellar Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, and Hydrocephalus.

      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia

      State University Of Iowa

      200 Hawkins Dr, 
      Iowa City, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Christopher Groth is a Neurologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Groth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Focal Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Groth is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia

      State University Of Iowa

      200 Hawkins Dr, 
      Iowa City, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Shy is a Neurologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Shy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 (HSN1), Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy, and Andermann Syndrome. Dr. Shy is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Internal Medicine
      1215 Pleasant St, Ste 206, 
      Des Moines, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Louis Schneider is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Schneider is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Schneider is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia

      St Lukes Methodist Hospital

      1026 A Ave Ne, 
      Cedar Rapids, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nicholas Appleby is a Physiatrist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Appleby is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A, Spastic Paraplegia Type 4, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Dr. Appleby is currently accepting new patients.

      Michael Jacoby
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

      MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care

      1111 6th Avenue, Suite A100, 
      Des Moines, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Jacoby is a Neurologist in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Jacoby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Alzheimer's Disease, Epilepsy, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

      Keith Kohout
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

      MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care

      1111 6th Avenue, Suite A100, 
      Des Moines, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Keith Kohout is a Neurologist in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Kohout is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Memory Loss.

      Tracy Mixdorf
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Clear Lake Family Medicine

      1410 6th Avenue South, 
      Clear Lake, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Tracy Mixdorf is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Clear Lake, Iowa. Dr. Mixdorf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2C, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1B.

      Bruce Hughes
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Neurology | Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Neurology | Gastroenterology

      MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care

      1111 6th Avenue, Suite A100, 
      Des Moines, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bruce Hughes is a Neurologist and a Gastroenterologist in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Transverse Myelitis.

      Lydia Mustafic
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Waterloo Family Medicine

      2710 St. Francis Drive, Suite 210, 
      Waterloo, IA 
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lydia Mustafic is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Mustafic has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Urinary Incontinence, and Peripheral Artery Disease.

      Brian Sankey
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Family Medicine

      MercyOne Waterloo Family Medicine

      2710 St. Francis Drive, Suite 210, 
      Waterloo, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brian Sankey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Sankey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Lung Metastases.

      Lazaro Rabang
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Internal Medicine

      MercyOne Urbandale Internal Medicine

      4005 NW Urbandale Drive, 
      Urbandale, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lazaro Rabang is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Urbandale, Iowa. Dr. Rabang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and High Cholesterol.

      Paula Moore
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Nurse Practitioner
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Nurse Practitioner

      MercyOne Cedar Falls Internal Medicine

      516 South Division Street, Suite 110, 
      Cedar Falls, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paula Moore is a Nurse Practitioner in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Ms. Moore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Hereditary Ataxia.

      Alireza Yarahmadi
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

      MercyOne North Iowa Specialty Care

      1000 4th Street Southwest, 
      Mason City, IA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alireza Yarahmadi is a Neurologist in Mason City, Iowa. Dr. Yarahmadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

      Marc Hines
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Neurology
      Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
      Neurology

      MercyOne Waterloo Neurology

      2710 St. Francis Drive, Suite 201, 
      Waterloo, IA 
      Experience:
      46+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Marc Hines is a Neurologist in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Hines has been practicing medicine for over 46 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Memory Loss.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      When should I see a Hereditary Ataxia doctor in Iowa, 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 Hereditary Ataxia doctor in Iowa, 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 Hereditary Ataxia doctors in Iowa, 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 Hereditary Ataxia doctors in Iowa, 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 Hereditary Ataxia doctor in Iowa, 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 Hereditary Ataxia doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hereditary 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 Hereditary Ataxia doctor in Iowa, 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 Hereditary 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 Hereditary 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 Hereditary Ataxia doctors in Iowa, US?

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

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Hereditary 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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