The 20 Best Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

Find the Top Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 188 doctor with experience in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) near Boston, MA. Of these, 150 are Experienced, 33 are Advanced, 4 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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188 providers found
    Elite in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Elite in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephen Gomperts is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gomperts is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Dementia, and Gastrostomy.

    Daniel Z. Press
    Distinguished in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Distinguished in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Press is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Press is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Cerebellar Degeneration, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID).

    Scott M. Mcginnis
    Distinguished in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Distinguished in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

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

    Scott Mcginnis is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcginnis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Gastrostomy.

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    Devyani Misra
    Distinguished in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    One Brookline Place, Suite 230, 
    Brookline, MA 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Offers Telehealth

    Devyani Misra is an Internal Medicine provider in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Misra is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Low Blood Pressure, Cerebellar Degeneration, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Knee Replacement.

    Lan Luo
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Neurology

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Movement Disorders Clinic, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Offers Telehealth

    Lan Luo is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Luo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile, and Dopa-Responsive Dystonia.

    Stephanie S. Buss
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Buss is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Buss is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Agnosia.

    Chun Lim
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Neurology
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Neurology

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chun Lim is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Memory Loss, and Alzheimer's Disease.

    Christopher H. Gibbons
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Gibbons is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gibbons is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Familial Dysautonomia, Orthostatic Hypotension, Multiple System Atrophy, Osteotomy, and Knee Replacement.

    Tamara G. Fong
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tamara Fong is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

    Roy L. Freeman
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Roy Freeman is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Freeman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Familial Dysautonomia, Low Blood Pressure, and Multiple System Atrophy.

    Alejandro Y. Mendoza
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Filipino
    Offers Telehealth

    Alejandro Mendoza is a Psychiatrist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mendoza is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Kluver Bucy Syndrome, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Major Depression.

    Allan H. Ropper
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Advanced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Allan H. Ropper, MD, is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ropper is an associate editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the American College of Physicians. He has over 150 publications and is an author of the most widely consulted textbook of neurology, Principles of Neurology, which is currently in its ninth edition. He is a longtime contributor to several major textbooks of medicine, including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ropper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Transient Global Amnesia, Neurosyphilis, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Stiff Person Syndrome, and Thymectomy.

    Veronica Vanderhorst
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Movement Disorders Clinic, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Dutch, Swedish

    Veronica Vanderhorst is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Vanderhorst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Serotonin Syndrome, and Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia.

    David K. Simon
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Movement Disorders Clinic, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Simon is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Simon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Serotonin Syndrome, Hereditary Ataxia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Patricia E. Greenstein
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Neurology Department, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Patricia Greenstein is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Harding Ataxia, and Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IOSCA).

    Garrett M. Friedman
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, Cognitive Neurology, Kirstein 2, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Garrett Friedman is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).

    David E. Searls
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Offers Telehealth

    David Searls is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Searls is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Vertigo, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Gastrostomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

    Alexandra M. Stillman
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Alexandra Stillman is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stillman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Concussion, Stroke, Delirium, and Post-Traumatic Epilepsy.

    Alexandra E. Hovaguimian
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German
    Offers Telehealth

    Alexandra Hovaguimian is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hovaguimian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Migraine, Low Blood Pressure, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Shabbir H. Merchant
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
    Experienced in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati , Hindi, Marathi
    Offers Telehealth

    Shabbir Merchant is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Merchant has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, and Parkinson's Disease.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)?

    Lewy body dementia is one of the most common forms of progressive dementia. People affected by this condition may experience a variety of symptoms such as changes in alertness and attention; hallucinations; problems with movement and posture; muscle stiffness; confusion; and/or memory loss. Although the exact cause of Lewy body dementia is poorly understood, symptoms are thought to result when clumps of a protein called alpha-synuclein ("Lewy bodies") accumulate in the brain. Lewy body dementia usually occurs sporadically in people with no family history of the condition. Rarely, more than one family member may be affected.

    When should I see a Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctors near Boston, MA?

    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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctors near Boston, MA?

    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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) 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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) 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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) 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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctors near Boston, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) 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 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) 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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