The 20 Best Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis Doctors Near Me in Chicago, IL

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The 20 Best Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis Doctors near Chicago, IL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 41 doctor with experience in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis near Chicago, IL. Of these, 32 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Robert L. Sufit
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    259 E Erie St Ste 1900, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    50+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Sufit is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Sufit has been practicing medicine for over 50 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top area of expertise is Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis.

    Distinguished in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Distinguished in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    University Of Illinois Chicago Physician Group (Uicpg)

    1801 W Taylor St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Abrams is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Abrams is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Monomelic Amyotrophy, and Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease.

    Advanced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Advanced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    NMFF Department Of Neusurgey

    675 N Saint Clair St Ste 20-100, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Teepu Siddique is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Siddique is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Leigh Syndrome, and Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome.

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    Advanced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Advanced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Medical Services Ric

    355 E Erie St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stacy Mccarty is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mccarty is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome, Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    540 N Dearborn St, Unit 10161, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Freeman is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Freeman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Poliomyelitis, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Medical Services Ric

    355 E Erie St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Reger is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Reger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Spasticity, and Paraplegia.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Medical Services Ric

    355 E Erie St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Daniel Goodman is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Goodman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Moebius Syndrome, Stroke, and L1 Syndrome. Dr. Goodman is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Medical Services Ric

    355 E Erie St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Khushboo Doshi is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Doshi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia, Focal Dystonia, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type. Dr. Doshi is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Physiatry | Neurology
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Physiatry | Neurology

    Medical Services Ric

    355 E Erie St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Chen is a Physiatrist and a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

    355 E Erie St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Deborah Gaebler is a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gaebler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Mononeuritis Multiplex.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

    355 E Erie St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Colin Franz is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Franz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Brachial Plexopathy, and Mononeuritis Multiplex.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Pediatrics

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joshua Baker is a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Baker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), and Propionic Acidemia.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vamshi Rao is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Rao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, and Thymectomy.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Pediatric Neurology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anisa Kelley is a Pediatric Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kelley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Epilepsy in Children, and Microcephaly.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Abigail Schwaede is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Schwaede is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Dysferlinopathy, X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center Urgent Care

    1520 W Harrison St Fl 7, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Jacobson is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Jacobson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Rush University Medical Center

    1620 W Harrison St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christina Chen is a Pediatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Malnutrition, Hirschsprung Disease, and Infantile Pyloric Stenosis.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Pediatric Neurology

    Office

    1725 W Harrison St Ste 718, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Heydemann is a Pediatric Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Heydemann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Rett Syndrome, Congenital Toxoplasmosis, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Office

    1725 W Harrison St Ste 1118, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aimee Szewka is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Szewka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Increased Intracranial Pressure, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Meningitis.

    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
    Experienced in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

    Nicholas Shea PC

    2045 W Grand Ave Ste B, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Ferluga is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ferluga is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Migraine, and Essential Tremor.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis?

    Hereditary spastic paraparesis is a term that refers to a group of genetic degenerative neurological disorders that affect the upper motor neurons, causing progressive weakness and spasticity of the legs. There are more than 80 different types of hereditary spastic paraparesis.

    When should I see a Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 Spastic Paraparesis doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 Spastic Paraparesis doctors near Chicago, IL?

    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 Spastic Paraparesis doctors near Chicago, IL?

    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 Spastic Paraparesis doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 Spastic Paraparesis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis 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 Spastic Paraparesis doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 Spastic Paraparesis 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 Spastic Paraparesis 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 Spastic Paraparesis doctors near Chicago, IL?

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

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