The 20 Best MELAS Syndrome Doctors in Germany

Find the Top MELAS Syndrome Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 11/08/2026

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MediFind found 167 doctor with experience in MELAS Syndrome near Germany. Of these, 156 are Experienced, 9 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
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    Feodor Lynen Str. 17, 
    Munich, BY, DE 

    Thomas Klopstock practices practicing medicine in Munich, Germany. Mr. Klopstock is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Optic Nerve Atrophy, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration, and Hallervorden-Spatz Disease.

    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Munich, BY, DE 

    Holger Prokisch practices practicing medicine in Munich, Germany. Mr. Prokisch is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitochondrial Complex 1 Deficiency, Lactic Acidosis, Leigh Syndrome, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Liver Transplant.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Carl Neuberg Str. 1, 
    Hannover, NI, DE 

    Erik Hanff practices practicing medicine in Hannover, Germany. Mr. Hanff is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses MELAS Syndrome, HELLP Syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Kidney Transplant.

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    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Hoppe Seyler Str. 3, 
    Tuebingen, BW, DE 

    Tobias Haack practices practicing medicine in Tuebingen, Germany. Mr. Haack is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 76 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lactic Acidosis, Spasticity, Hypotonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Duesseldorf, NW, DE 

    Felix Distelmaier practices practicing medicine in Duesseldorf, Germany. Mr. Distelmaier is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Leigh Syndrome, Mitochondrial Complex 1 Deficiency, Hypotonia, West Syndrome, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Munich, BY, DE 

    Florentine Radelfahr practices practicing medicine in Munich, Germany. Ms. Radelfahr is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses MELAS Syndrome, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Carl Neuberg Str. 1, 
    Hannover, NI, DE 

    Dimitrios Tsikas practices practicing medicine in Hannover, Germany. Mr. Tsikas is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses MELAS Syndrome, Lactic Acidosis, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Ernst Grube Str. 40, 
    Halle, NI, DE 

    Torsten Kraya practices practicing medicine in Halle, Germany. Mr. Kraya is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Headache, Distal Myopathy 2, Migraine, and MELAS Syndrome.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Ernst Grube Str. 40, 
    Halle, NI, DE 

    Dietrich Stoevesandt practices practicing medicine in Halle, Germany. Mr. Stoevesandt is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hodgkin Lymphoma, MELAS Syndrome, Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma (NLPHL), and Infantile Neutropenia.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Bonn, NW, DE 

    Cornelia Kornblum practices practicing medicine in Bonn, Germany. Ms. Kornblum is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pompe Disease, Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myositis, and MELAS Syndrome.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Ernst Grube Str. 40, 
    Halle, NI, DE 

    Stephan Zierz practices practicing medicine in Halle, Germany. Mr. Zierz is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Deficiency, Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Deficiency, Myoglobinuria Recurrent, Thymectomy, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Bernauer Allee 10, 
    Bernau Bei Berlin, BB, DE 

    Christoph Herrmann practices practicing medicine in Bernau Bei Berlin, Germany. Mr. Herrmann is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses MELAS Syndrome, Spasticity, Vertigo, and Stroke.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Hoexter, NW, DE 

    Mark Obermann practices practicing medicine in Hoexter, Germany. Mr. Obermann is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cluster Headache, Headache, and Vertigo.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Carl Neuberg Str. 1, 
    Hannover, NI, DE 

    Anibh Das practices practicing medicine in Hannover, Germany. Das is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. They are also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Niemann-Pick Disease, Transcobalamin Deficiency, Classic Galactosemia, Bile Acid Malabsorption, and Liver Transplant.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Munich, BY, DE 

    Tim Strom practices practicing medicine in Munich, Germany. Mr. Strom is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 41 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lethal Congenital Contracture Syndrome, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Lactic Acidosis, and Kidney Transplant.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Munich, BY, DE 

    Bader Alhaddad practices practicing medicine in Munich, Germany. Mr. Alhaddad is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypotonia, Lactic Acidosis, Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Munich, BY, DE 

    Robert Kopajtich practices practicing medicine in Munich, Germany. Mr. Kopajtich is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lactic Acidosis, Leigh Syndrome, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Rett Syndrome, and Liver Transplant.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Carl Neuberg Str. 1, 
    Hannover, NI, DE 

    Arslan Kayacelebi practices practicing medicine in Hannover, Germany. Mr. Kayacelebi is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses MELAS Syndrome, HELLP Syndrome, Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, and Kidney Transplant.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Ismaninger Str. 22, 
    Munich, BY, DE 

    Thomas Meitinger practices practicing medicine in Munich, Germany. Mr. Meitinger is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lactic Acidosis, Hallervorden-Spatz Disease, Mitochondrial Complex 1 Deficiency, and Long QT Syndrome.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    Dresden, SN, DE 

    Jochen Schafer practices practicing medicine in Dresden, Germany. Mr. Schafer is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), MELAS Syndrome, and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD).

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    Last Updated: 11/08/2026

    What is the definition of MELAS Syndrome?

    Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and nervous system (encephalo-) and muscles (myopathy). The signs and symptoms of this disorder most often appear in childhood following a period of normal development, although they can begin at any age. Early symptoms may include muscle weakness and pain, recurrent headaches, loss of appetite, vomiting, and seizures. Most affected individuals experience stroke-like episodes beginning before age 40. These episodes often involve temporary muscle weakness on one side of the body (hemiparesis), altered consciousness, vision abnormalities, seizures, and severe headaches resembling migraines. Repeated stroke-like episodes can progressively damage the brain, leading to vision loss, problems with movement, and a loss of intellectual function (dementia).

    When should I see a MELAS Syndrome doctor in Germany?

    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 MELAS Syndrome doctor in Germany?

    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.  

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    How does MediFind rank MELAS Syndrome doctors in Germany?

    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 MELAS Syndrome doctors in Germany?

    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 MELAS Syndrome doctor in Germany?

    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 MELAS Syndrome doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different MELAS 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 MELAS Syndrome doctor in Germany?

    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 MELAS 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 MELAS 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 MELAS Syndrome doctors in Germany?

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

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