The 20 Best L1 Syndrome Doctors Near Me in Paramus, NJ

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 36 doctor with experience in L1 Syndrome near Paramus, NJ. Of these, 31 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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36 providers found
    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Umer Akbar is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Akbar has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, German, Italian

    Kurt Thomas is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Thomas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    HMH - Pediatric Endocrinology And Diabetes - Hackensack

    650 From Road, Suite 430A, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michelle Sirak is a Pediatrics provider in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Sirak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Myotonia Congenita, Moebius Syndrome, and Dysferlinopathy.

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    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    HMH - Pediatric Endocrinology And Diabetes - Hackensack

    650 From Road, Suite 430A, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Carly Rothman is a Pediatrics provider in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Rothman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Myotonia Congenita, Moebius Syndrome, and Spasticity.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    Valley Medical Group-Pediatric Rehabilitation

    140 E Ridgewood Ave Ste N475, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Angela D Alessandro is a Physiatrist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. D Alessandro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Moebius Syndrome, Foot Drop, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Englewood Health Physician Network-Hva Medical Group

    680 Broadway Ste 116A, 
    Paterson, NJ 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Rizzo is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Rizzo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Diabetic Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome, and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).

    Maria Muste
    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology

    NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester - Primary Care & Specialty Care

    685 White Plains Rd, 
    Eastchester, NY 
     (13.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Romanian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Maria Popa Muste, MD, FAAN is an assistant professor of neurology at CUIMC, in the Division of Multispecialty Neurology. A native of Romania, Dr. Muste completed her formal medical education in her home country. After moving to New York, she completed residencies in internal medicine and neurology at North Shore University Hospital and New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Muste subsequently completed a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship, with an emphasis on EMG/Neuromuscular Medicine, here at Columbia. She is board certified in Neurology and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.  In addition to practicing general neurology, Dr. Muste specializes in the care of patients with a range of neuromuscular diseases, including myasthenia gravis, myopathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CDIP), neuroimmunological disorders such as encephalopathy and paraneoplastic syndromes, small fiber neuropathy, and dystonia.  She will see patients and perform nerve conduction testing and electromyography (EMG) at the NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester office in Eastchester, NY. Dr. Muste is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A.

    Hana Azizi
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Physiatry | Pediatrics
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Physiatry | Pediatrics

    CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

    180 Fort Washington Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Hana Azizi, MD, is an assistant professor in rehabilitation medicine at Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine.Dr. Hana Azizi graduated from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center.She then pursued a fellowship training in Pediatric Rehabilitation at Rusk Rehabilitation Institute/New York University Langone Health. She works with children and their families using an interdisciplinary approach to address the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments.Physical Medicine and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship, NYU Langone Rusk Rehab. Dr. Azizi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Moebius Syndrome, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Spasticity.

    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Hematology | Oncology
    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Hematology | Oncology

    CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

    161 Fort Washington Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lewis Silverman is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Silverman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Leukemia, Adult T-Cell Leukemia, and Kienbock's Disease. Dr. Silverman is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Hematology | Oncology
    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Hematology | Oncology

    CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

    161 Fort Washington Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Nobuko Hijiya is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Hijiya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, L1 Syndrome, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Hijiya is currently accepting new patients.

    Yuxi Chen
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Physiatry
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Physiatry

    The Department Of Rehabilitation Medicine

    150 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (10.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yuxi Chen is a Physiatrist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Syringomyelia, and Rhizotomy.

    David Simpson
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    Mount Sinai

    1 Gustave L Levy Pl, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Simpson is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Simpson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, and Focal Dystonia.

    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology

    Mount Sinai

    1468 Madison Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Susan Shin is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Shin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, and Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    David D. Vanslooten M.D. P.A.

    99 Kinderkamack Rd Ste 307, 
    Westwood, NJ 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lorraine Sales is a Neurologist in Westwood, New Jersey. Dr. Sales is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Cerebellar Degeneration, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Englewood Health Physician Network-The Park Medical Group At Fort Lee

    1555 Center Ave Ste 2, 
    Fort Lee, NJ 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gerald Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology

    Office

    4 Brighton Rd Ste 402, 
    Clifton, NJ 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shital Shah is a Neurologist in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, REM Behavior Disorder, and Essential Tremor.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    RLD Medical Services PC

    3751 Riverdale Ave, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (9.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roberta Donin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Donin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Neurology

    CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York

    710 W 168th St, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ikjae Lee is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Myasthenia Gravis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Thymectomy. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    North Jersey Neurologic Associates

    1680 Route 23, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennefer Monck is a Neurologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Monck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease. Dr. Monck is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in L1 Syndrome
    Experienced in L1 Syndrome

    Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion

    3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (10.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    "Dr. Michael Swerdlow graduated from The University Of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  He did a medical residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York.  He then completed the neurology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx.   He then did a fellowship Neuromuscular diseases at the N.I.H. in Bethesda.  He joined the faculty at Montefiore Hospital and Albert Einstein College.  He presently is a  Professor of Clinical Neurology.   He has a large faculty practice with Dr. David Kaufman as ""K and S.""   He teaches residents and supervises the Neurology Clinic and is involved in CME teaching.  Special areas of interest include muscle disorders, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis and disorders of the spine.". Dr. Swerdlow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of L1 Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Myasthenia Gravis, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Neuromyelitis Optica.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of L1 Syndrome?

    L1 syndrome describes a group of conditions that primarily affect the nervous system and occur almost exclusively in males. These conditions vary in severity and include, from most severe to least, X-linked hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius (HSAS), MASA syndrome, spastic paraplegia type 1, and X-linked complicated corpus callosum agenesis.

    When should I see a L1 Syndrome doctor near Paramus, NJ?

    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 L1 Syndrome doctor near Paramus, NJ?

    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 L1 Syndrome doctors near Paramus, NJ?

    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 L1 Syndrome doctors near Paramus, NJ?

    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 L1 Syndrome doctor near Paramus, NJ?

    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 L1 Syndrome doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different L1 Syndrome 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 L1 Syndrome doctor near Paramus, NJ?

    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 L1 Syndrome 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 L1 Syndrome 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 L1 Syndrome doctors near Paramus, NJ?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the L1 Syndrome 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 L1 Syndrome doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the L1 Syndrome 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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