The 20 Best Hypotonia Doctors Near Me in Massachusetts, US

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The 20 Best Hypotonia Doctors in Massachusetts, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 86 doctor with experience in Hypotonia near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 73 are Experienced, 11 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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86 providers found
    Distinguished in Hypotonia
    Distinguished in Hypotonia

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Sweetser is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sweetser is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Ornithine Translocase Deficiency, and Propionic Acidemia.

    Sarah U. Morton
    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Advanced in Hypotonia

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Rose 313, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Morton is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Morton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Neonatal Sepsis, Hypotonia, Premature Infant, and Hypothermia.

    Michael C. Fahey
    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics
    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics

    UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center

    55 Lake Avenue North, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    24+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Michael Fahey is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Cardiologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Fahey has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Niemann-Pick Disease, Lissencephaly 2, Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Rhizotomy.

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    Distinguished in Hypotonia
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    Distinguished in Hypotonia
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    300 Longwood Ave, Fegan 10, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Fowzan Alkuraya is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alkuraya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Cortical Dysplasia, and Vitrectomy.

    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Advanced in Hypotonia

    C H Neurology Foundation Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Phillip Pearl is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pearl is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, and Seizures.

    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Advanced in Hypotonia

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Annapurna Poduri is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Poduri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Epilepsy, Spasmus Nutans, and Cortical Dysplasia.

    Thomas E. Scammell
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Thomas Scammell is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Scammell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Narcolepsy, Drowsiness, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.

    Christopher D. Stephen
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Experienced in Hypotonia

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Stephen is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stephen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27, Movement Disorders, and Tay-Sachs Disease.

    Nutan Sharma
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Experienced in Hypotonia

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nutan Sharma received an AB from Stanford University, and her MD and PHD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She competed a Neurology residency at Yale University, and a fellowship in movement disorders with Brad Hyman at MGH. She became an instructor in Neurology at Harvard medical School in 2001, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in 2011.  In 2001, Dr. Sharma established the first Dystonia Clinic for comprehensive care of patients with dystonia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In 2005, the International Movement Disorders Society honored Dr. Sharma for Excellence in Basic Science. She is also director of the Collaborative Center for the study of X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), which funds research and medical care for those with XDP. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Experienced in Hypotonia

    C H Neurology Foundation Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kimberly Wiltrout is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wiltrout is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Aphantasia.

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Experienced in Hypotonia

    Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amy Kritzer is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kritzer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Maternal Hyperphenylalaninemia, Phenylketonuria (PKU), Biotinidase Deficiency, and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3A (MPS IIIA, Sanfilippo Syndrome A).

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hart Lidov is a Pathologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lidov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Mosaicism, and Hypotonia.

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Medical Genetics

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth

    275 Sandwich Street, 
    Plymouth, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jodi Hoffman is a Medical Genetics provider in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Hoffman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Bosma Arhinia Microphthalmia Syndrome, Brittle Cornea Syndrome, Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS), and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Experienced in Hypotonia

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Rose 313, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Genevieve Guyol is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Guyol is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Hypotonia.

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Experienced in Hypotonia

    C H Neurology Foundation Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jurriaan Peters is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Peters is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Cortical Dysplasia, Seizures, and Prostatectomy.

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Boston Medical Center

    1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alan Fujii is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fujii is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) Deficiency, and Infantile Pneumothorax.

    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Hypotonia
    Neurology

    New England Neurological Associates-Lowell LLC

    10 George St Ste 300, 
    Lowell, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Min Zhu is a Neurologist in Lowell, Massachusetts. Dr. Zhu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A, L1 Syndrome, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A.

    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Medical Genetics
    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Medical Genetics

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lance Rodan is a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rodan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Hennekam Syndrome, Increased Head Circumference, Polymicrogyria, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Advanced in Hypotonia

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Siddharth Srivastava is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Srivastava is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Hypotonia
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Basil Darras is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Darras is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, and Gastrostomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Hypotonia?

    Hypotonia means decreased muscle tone.

    When should I see a Hypotonia doctor in Massachusetts, 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 Hypotonia doctor in Massachusetts, 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 Hypotonia doctors in Massachusetts, 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 Hypotonia doctors in Massachusetts, 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 Hypotonia doctor in Massachusetts, 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 Hypotonia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hypotonia 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 Hypotonia doctor in Massachusetts, 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 Hypotonia 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 Hypotonia 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 Hypotonia doctors in Massachusetts, US?

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

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