The 20 Best Krabbe Disease Doctors in The United States

Joshua Bonkowsky is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Bonkowsky is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses CACH Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Leukodystrophy, Krabbe Disease, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Bonkowsky is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Bonkowsky is currently accepting new patients.

Georgianne Arnold is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Arnold is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Phenylketonuria (PKU), Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiency, Krabbe Disease, and Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency. Dr. Arnold is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics and American Board Of Pediatrics.

Gustavo Maegawa is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Maegawa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Krabbe Disease, Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), Niemann-Pick Disease, and Gaucher Disease. Dr. Maegawa is board certified in Clinical Genetics And Genomics (MD) and Medical Biochemical Genetics. Dr. Maegawa is currently accepting new patients.

Paul Levy, MD, is Director, Center for Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Director, Inherited Metabolic Disease Specialty Care Referral Center at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein. He is also Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Pathology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Levy sees patients with complex medical issues that may have a genetic etiology. He has a special interest in inherited metabolic disorders, including phenylketonuria (PKU), lysosomal storage diseases and urea cycle disorders, and sees newborns referred by the New York State Newborn Screening Program with positive screens. Dr. Levy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Krabbe Disease, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 6 (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome), and N-Acetyl-Alpha-D-Galactosaminidase Deficiency Type 3.

Melissa Wasserstein is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Wasserstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), Niemann-Pick Disease, Reticulohistiocytoma, and Splenomegaly.

Chelsey Reed is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Reed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Krabbe Disease and Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome.

Darius Adams is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Adams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Phenylketonuria (PKU), Glycogen Storage Disease Type 3, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome), and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 6 (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome). Dr. Adams is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics. Dr. Adams is currently accepting new patients.

Patricia Duffner is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Duffner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Krabbe Disease and CACH Syndrome.

Margie Ream is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Ream is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Krabbe Disease, Hypomelanosis of Ito, Status Epilepticus, and CACH Syndrome.

Robert Thompson is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Rochester, New York. Dr. Thompson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Krabbe Disease, CACH Syndrome, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Leukodystrophy.

Joan Pellegrino is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Pellegrino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Krabbe Disease, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome), Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts, and Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency.

Ahmed Sadek is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Sadek is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 40 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. Dr. Sadek is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry - Neurology-ClinNeuro, American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Maija-riikka Steenari is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Orange, California. Dr. Steenari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 157 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Autosomal Recessive Congenital Methemoglobinemia, PEPCK 1 Deficiency, and Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency. Dr. Steenari is currently accepting new patients.

Mary Andriola is a Neurologist practicing medicine in East Setauket, New York. Dr. Andriola is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Neurocutaneous Melanosis, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy.

Sumit Parikh is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been practicing medicine for over 32 years. Dr. Parikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 168 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Leigh Syndrome, Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, and MELAS Syndrome. Dr. Parikh is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2006.

Laura Kirkpatrick, MD, specializes in pediatric neurology and is board certified in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She practices at Child Neurology in Lawrenceville and UPMC Department of Neurology and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Kirkpatrick completed her fellowship and residency at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and medical education at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Kirkpatrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Krabbe Disease, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Kirkpatrick is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Kirkpatrick is currently accepting new patients.

As a dedicated neurologist with a specialization in general and vascular neurology, I primarily treat patients suffering from stroke. Due to the preventable nature of stroke, I strive to focus on the stroke etiology. My work includes participation in innovative clinical trials primarily on stroke identification and later rehabilitation, allowing me to bring the latest treatments to my patients. My decision to pursue neurology was driven by a fascination with the intricacies of the human brain and a desire to provide tangible relief to those affected by neurological disorders. Outside of my professional life, I enjoy people and nature photography. Dr. Shekhar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Dr. Majid Khan is a Radiologist and Director, Non-Vascular Spine Intervention at Johns Hopkins University hospitals. Dr. Khan graduated from University of Kashmir, India in 1993. He completed his residency in radiology at the Nassau University Medical Center at Stony Brooks University and then completed his fellowship in Neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Majid is deeply invested in both diagnostic Neuroradiology with particular emphasis on advanced head & neck and spine tumor imaging. His prime interest is doing spine tumor ablations primarily using microwave ablation devices and has performed the most number of such cases in the United States. He has significant expertise in spine cement augmentation procedures like kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for treatment of compression fractures due to osteoporosis, multiple myeloma and/or other tumor-associated pathological fractures, sacroplasty for the treatment of fractures of the sacrum, epidural steroid injections, facet and transforaminal nerve blocks. He has treated a considerable number of patients with Tarlov and synovial cysts. Dr. Khan is a core member of Johns Hopkins Headaches and CSF Leak Program doing both targeted and non-targeted blood and fibrin glue patches. In addition, Dr. Khan has performed numerous imaging-guided head and neck biopsies with expertise in deep trans-facial biopsies. Dr. Majid has contributed to numerous publications and book chapters and has given regional, national and international talks, as well as presented research at many national meetings. He is a member of the American Society of Neuroradiology, American College of Radiology, American Society of Spine Radiology, North American Spine Society, Radiologic Society of North America, European Society of Radiology. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Meningocele, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Vertebroplasty, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Khan is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

William Wilcox is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been practicing medicine for over 38 years. Dr. Wilcox is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fabry Disease, Achondroplasia, Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 6 (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome). Dr. Wilcox is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 1996.

Recent advances have made the discovery of genetic susceptibility loci for complex human phenotypes a reality, including nervous system disorders. The critical next step will be to definitively identify the responsible genes and understand their functions in both health and disease. Our research integrates genetic investigation in human subjects and model organisms, with the goal of understanding brain function and aging, and improving the treatment of neurologic disease. We focus on Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, two incurable neurodegenerative disorders and experimental paradigms for the age-dependent failure of brain cognitive and motor control in humans. Human Genetics: The clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative disease is the culmination of a multi-tiered pathogenic cascade that evolves over decades; understanding how genetic variants impact this causal chain is essential. Although 2 percent of the population over age 65 are clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the defining pathology of disease (alpha-synuclein Lewy bodies) is discovered in 20 percent of brains from population-based autopsy studies. We are, therefore, investigating the impact of genomic variation on directly measured Lewy pathology, neuronal loss in the midbrain substantia nigra, and progressive motor impairment, leveraging human subject cohorts with detailed clinical and pathological data. In complementary investigations, we are deploying biosensor devices to improve detection of Parkinson's-related motor impairment, including the development of quantitative biometric phenotypes for genetic analyses of disease subtypes. We are also performing whole exome sequencing of individuals with familial Parkinson's disease and related disorders, and exploring potential links between inherited pediatric lysosomal and late-onset, adult neurodegenerative diseases. Drosophila Genetics: Despite the promise of current human genetic methods, such as genome-wide association studies and next generation sequencing, they often fail to definitively identify disease susceptibility genes and variants. We are, therefore, taking advantage of the rapid and powerful genetics available in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster in order to accelerate the validation of responsible genes and an understanding of their functions in the nervous system, including for disease pathogenesis. Expression of human amyloid-beta, Tau, or alpha-synuclein proteins in the fly nervous system recapitulates many core features of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. We are testing candidate human susceptibility genes for functional genetic interactions in these fly models of neurodegeneration. Implicated molecular pathways are probed in greater depth, using both Drosophila and human genetic approaches. Current areas of interest include endolysosomal sorting, RNA metabolism/splicing, neuronal cell adhesion, and synaptic mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Dr. Shulman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Krabbe Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia. Dr. Shulman is currently accepting new patients.