The 20 Best Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome Doctors Near Me in New York, NY
Find the Top Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome Experts and Specialists
CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion
Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Bain completed both an MD and PhD, as well as general pediatrics residency at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School in New Jersey. She then trained in Child Neurology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City and is a board-certified neurologist with special certification in Child Neurology seeing both inpatient and outpatient pediatric neurology patients. Her clinic focuses on diagnosis and management of autism, cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental disorders in addition to genetic disorders associated with such conditions.Her early research career focused on spinal cord and brain development after injuries such as spinal cord injury and perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. During her residency training, her clinical research focused on studying autonomic dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorders and neurological complications during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. She currently works as a physician scientist at Columbia University specializing in general pediatric neurology with expertise in development, behavioral neurology, autism and cerebral palsy. Her clinical research has focused on studying the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism and cerebral palsy. The genes she has worked closely on include HNRNPH2 and related disorders, GRIN disorders, KIF1A. She is interested in understanding clinically meaningful measures in families affected by neurodevelopmental disorders and measuring longitudinal trajectories in such disorders. She has been working closely with several patient advocacy groups, researchers, and Simons Searchlight to continuously move forward in the understanding of the developing and aging brain. Dr. Bain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses HNRNPH2-Related Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Bain is board certified in Neurology With Special Qualification In Child Neurology. Dr. Bain is currently accepting new patients.
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
David Cancel is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Cancel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Concussion, Cerebral Palsy, Contracture Deformity, and Spasticity.
Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Jaya Ganesh is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Ganesh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 64 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), Niemann-Pick Disease, Pompe Disease, and Danon Disease.
CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York
Michio Hirano is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Hirano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease, MELAS Syndrome, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, and X-Linked Dominant Scapuloperoneal Myopathy. Dr. Hirano is currently accepting new patients.
Last Updated: 04/28/2026