The 20 Best Hereditary Ataxia Doctors Near Me in Tacoma, WA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 17 doctor with experience in Hereditary Ataxia near Tacoma, WA. Of these, 16 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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17 providers found
    Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Advanced in Hereditary Ataxia

    Franciscan Neurology Associates At St. Joseph

    1608 S J Street, 5th Floor, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Katelan Longfellow, MD, is a board-certified neurologist who treats patients ages 18 and older. Dr. Longfellow holds special medical interest in deep brain stimulation (DBS) for essential tremor and Parkinson's disease. She also enjoys the evaluation and management of movement disorders, and has been trained in the use of Botox to treat hemifacial spasm and dystonia.Dr. Longfellow believes that many neurological conditions benefit from a long-term, dynamic partnership between physician and patient. This involves working together to solve problems and engaging patients as full, active participants in pursuit of their best health. Dr. Longfellow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. She is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, and Secondary Parkinsonism. Dr. Longfellow is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Longfellow is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

    Franciscan Neurology Associates - Gig Harbor

    6401 Kimball Drive NW, 
    Gig Harbor, WA 
     (7.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marcus Ponce de Leon, MD, FAAN, is a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders. He loves providing excellent, compassionate, evidence-based care to his patients and believes they should have a strong input into their care. Patient education and patient satisfaction are his priorities.Dr. Ponce de Leon is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and a member of the Movement Disorder Society. He most recently served as the director of the TBI Clinic/Intrepid Center at Madigan Army Medical Center and as an assistant professor of neurology with the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.Away from work he enjoys hiking. Dr. De Leon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Migraine, Essential Tremor, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. De Leon is board certified in Neurology, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. De Leon is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Internal Medicine

    Swenson Wound Care PLLC

    1201 Pacific Ave Ste 400, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bradley Schmitz is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Schmitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 55 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Heart Failure.

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    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    1498 Pacific Ave, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cecile Muehrcke is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Muehrcke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 20, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 13, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2, and Cataract Ataxia Deafness.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Wallace is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Wallace is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Neurofibromatosis, Hypotonia, and Hereditary Ataxia.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Medical Genetics

    Multicare Health System

    311 S L St, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Castilian, Filipino, French, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Telugu, Urdu
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Raff is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Raff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His clinical expertise encompasses Increased Head Circumference, Oculocutaneous Albinism, Chromosome 13q Deletion, and Toriello-Carey Syndrome. Dr. Raff is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

    Multicare Neuroscience Institute-Tacoma

    915 6th Ave Ste 100, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Valentin Laticevschi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Laticevschi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, and Secondary Parkinsonism.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Neurology

    Franciscan Neurology Associates At St. Joseph

    1608 S J St # 5, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Colin Iosso is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Iosso is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Migraine.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

    Office

    311 S L St # 1, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Forrest Bennett is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Bennett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Shaken Baby Syndrome, Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria, Lissencephaly 1, and Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Neurology

    Multicare Neuroscience Institute-Tacoma

    915 6th Ave Ste 100, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yu Zhu is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Zhu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Trigeminal Neuralgia, Neuralgia, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Migraine.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

    Franciscan Neurology Associates At St. Joseph

    1608 S J St # 5, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jay Erickson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Erickson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Family Medicine

    Franciscan Medical Group

    16110 8th Ave Sw, Suite A2, 
    Burien, WA 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean, Russian, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Larisa Martin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Burien, Washington. Dr. Martin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypothyroidism, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Chronic Pain, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Martin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Family Medicine

    MultiCare Lakewood Clinic

    5700 100th St SW Ste 510, 
    Lakewood, WA 
     (6.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rachel Dawson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lakewood, Washington. Dr. Dawson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Chronic Pain, and Hypothyroidism.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Neurology

    Multicare Neuroscience Institute-Rieder Building

    1701 3rd St SE Ste 201, 
    Puyallup, WA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Kwon is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Kwon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Myasthenia Gravis, and Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia

    Multicare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Puyallup

    1701 3rd St SE Ste 200, 
    Puyallup, WA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Erica Bechtel is a Physiatrist practicing medicine in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Bechtel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Paraplegia, Hemiplegia, Spastic Paraplegia Type 11, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Family Medicine

    Office

    4700 Point Fosdick Dr Ste 220, 
    Gig Harbor, WA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Samms is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Samms is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. His clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Ataxia, Clubfoot, Claw Foot, and Folate Deficiency.

    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Ataxia
    Internal Medicine

    Franciscan Medical Clinic - Burien

    16045 1st Ave S, 1st Floor, 
    Burien, WA 
     (14.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Filipino
    Offers Telehealth

    Jon Bernardo, MD, specializes in internal medicine, with particular interests in diabetes and hypertension. Drawn to medicine by the desire to learn and heal others based on his own experience with doctors as a child, Dr. Bernardo sees care as a team effort. In order to achieve health care goals, both physician and patient must do their part. Treating his patients with the utmost skill and compassion are his priorities.Dr. Bernardo enjoys running, travel and reading. He is fluent in English and Tagalog (Filipino). Dr. Bernardo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Bernardo is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    When should I see a Hereditary Ataxia doctor near Tacoma, WA?

    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 near Tacoma, WA?

    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 near Tacoma, WA?

    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 near Tacoma, WA?

    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 near Tacoma, WA?

    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 near Tacoma, WA?

    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 near Tacoma, WA?

    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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