The 20 Best Leigh Syndrome Doctors Near Me in VLG, BE

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Last Updated: 06/30/2026

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MediFind found 23 doctor with experience in Leigh Syndrome near VLG, BE. Of these, 22 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Leigh Syndrome

    Rudy N. Van Coster
    Advanced in Leigh Syndrome

    Rudy N. Van Coster
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Rudy Van Coster practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Mr. Van Coster is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lactic Acidosis, Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Joel E. Smet
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Joel E. Smet
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Joel Smet practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Mr. Smet is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency, Lactic Acidosis, Metabolic Acidosis, and Leigh Syndrome.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Arnaud V. Vanlander
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Arnaud V. Vanlander
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Arnaud Vanlander practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Mr. Vanlander is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency, Lactic Acidosis, Splenomegaly, Severe Congenital Neutropenia, and Fasciotomy.

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    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Dimitri M. Hemelsoet
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Dimitri M. Hemelsoet
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Dimitri Hemelsoet practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Mr. Hemelsoet is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Patent Foramen Ovale, Susac Syndrome, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Thrombectomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Michela Di Michele
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Michela Di Michele
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Michela Di Michele practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Ms. Di Michele is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Leigh Syndrome and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Liedewei Van De Vondel
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Liedewei Van De Vondel
    Referral may be required
    Antwerpen, VLG, BE 

    Liedewei Van De Vondel practices practicing medicine in Antwerpen, Belgium. Van De Vondel is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. They are also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Paraplegia, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Spastic Paraplegia Type 2, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 7.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Kristl G. Claeys
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Kristl G. Claeys
    Referral may be required
    Leuven, VLG, BE 

    Kristl Claeys practices practicing medicine in Leuven, Belgium. Ms. Claeys is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pompe Disease, Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Patrizia Agostinis
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Patrizia Agostinis
    Referral may be required

    KU Leuven

    Leuven, VLG, BE 

    Patrizia Agostinis practices practicing medicine in Leuven, Belgium. Ms. Agostinis is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cerebral Hypoxia, Melanoma, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Natalia V. Gounko
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Natalia V. Gounko
    Referral may be required
    Leuven, VLG, BE 

    Natalia Gounko practices practicing medicine in Leuven, Belgium. Ms. Gounko is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency, and MELAS Syndrome.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Filip Roelens
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Filip Roelens
    Referral may be required
    Roeselare, VLG, BE 

    Filip Roelens practices practicing medicine in Roeselare, Belgium. Mr. Roelens is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Troyer Syndrome, Oculomotor Apraxia Cogan Type, Cortical Dysplasia, and Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type 1 (MOPD1).

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Tom Sante
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Tom Sante
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Tom Sante practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Mr. Sante is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Neuroblastoma, Leigh Syndrome, and Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Katrien Horre
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Katrien Horre
    Referral may be required
    Leuven, VLG, BE 

    Katrien Horre practices practicing medicine in Leuven, Belgium. Ms. Horre is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency, and Parkinson's Disease.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Francis Impens
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Francis Impens
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Francis Impens practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Mr. Impens is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Listeriosis, ECHO Virus, Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency, and Moyamoya Disease.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Marjan Acou
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Marjan Acou
    Referral may be required
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Marjan Acou practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Ms. Acou is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Herpes Simplex, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Lutgarde Serneels
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Lutgarde Serneels
    Referral may be required

    KU Leuven

    Leuven, VLG, BE 

    Lutgarde Serneels practices practicing medicine in Leuven, Belgium. Serneels is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. They are also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency, and MELAS Syndrome.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Pierre Close
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Pierre Close
    Referral may be required
    Waver, VLG, BE 

    Pierre Close practices practicing medicine in Waver, Belgium. Mr. Close is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Trichothiodystrophy, Melanoma, Vitiligo, and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Luc Schoonjans
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Luc Schoonjans
    Referral may be required
    Leuven, VLG, BE 

    Luc Schoonjans practices practicing medicine in Leuven, Belgium. Mr. Schoonjans is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitochondrial Complex 1 Deficiency, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Leigh Syndrome.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Derek Atkinson
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Derek Atkinson
    Referral may be required
    Antwerpen, VLG, BE 

    Derek Atkinson practices practicing medicine in Antwerpen, Belgium. Mr. Atkinson is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spasticity, and Hypotonia.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Els De Vriendt
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Els De Vriendt
    Referral may be required
    Antwerpen, VLG, BE 

    Els De Vriendt practices practicing medicine in Antwerpen, Belgium. De Vriendt is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. They are also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Isaacs' Syndrome, Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity Hereditary, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Bjorn Menten
    Experienced in Leigh Syndrome

    Bjorn Menten
    Referral may be required
    26656Ghent University, 
    Gent, VLG, BE 

    Bjorn Menten practices practicing medicine in Gent, Belgium. Mr. Menten is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mosaicism, Blepharophimosis, Congenital Microcoria, Tissue Biopsy, and Oophorectomy.

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    Last Updated: 06/30/2026

    What is the definition of Leigh Syndrome?

    Leigh syndrome is a severe neurological disorder that usually becomes apparent in the first year of life. This condition is characterized by progressive loss of mental and movement abilities (psychomotor regression) and typically results in death within two to three years, usually due to respiratory failure. A small number of individuals do not develop symptoms until adulthood or have symptoms that worsen more slowly.

    When should I see a Leigh Syndrome doctor in VLG, BE?

    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 Leigh Syndrome doctor in VLG, BE?

    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 do I find the best Leigh Syndrome doctor in VLG, BE?

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    How does MediFind rank Leigh Syndrome doctors in VLG, BE?

    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 Leigh Syndrome doctors in VLG, BE?

    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 Leigh Syndrome doctor in VLG, BE?

    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 Leigh Syndrome doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Leigh 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 Leigh Syndrome doctor in VLG, BE?

    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 Leigh 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 Leigh 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 Leigh Syndrome doctors in VLG, BE?

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

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