The 20 Best MELAS Syndrome Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best MELAS Syndrome Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 25 doctor with experience in MELAS Syndrome near Boston, MA. Of these, 18 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    David K. Simon
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome

    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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Serotonin Syndrome, Hereditary Ataxia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics

    The General Hospital Corporation

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

    Amel Karaa is a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Karaa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, Fabry Disease, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, and Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts. Dr. Karaa is currently accepting new patients.

    Samuel A. Frank
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

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

    Samuel Frank is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Frank is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Chorea, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Gastrostomy.

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    Patricia E. Greenstein
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

    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 MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28.

    Jonah Zuflacht
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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

    Jonah Zuflacht is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zuflacht is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Brain Abscess, Seizures, and Thrombectomy.

    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lance Rodan is a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rodan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Hennekam Syndrome, Increased Head Circumference, Polymicrogyria, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    185 Cambridge St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vamsi Mootha is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mootha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Leigh Syndrome, Cerebral Hypoxia, Mitochondrial Complex 1 Deficiency, and MELAS Syndrome.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Psychiatry
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Psychiatry

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Mark Eldaief is a Psychiatrist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Eldaief is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Frontotemporal Dementia, and Dementia.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Irina Anselm is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Anselm is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Creatine Deficiency, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease, and MELAS Syndrome.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    300 Longwood Ave, Fegan 10, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Fowzan Alkuraya is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alkuraya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Cortical Dysplasia, and Vitrectomy.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Neurology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Sophia Ryan is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ryan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Cerebelloparenchymal Disorder 3.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Jeremy Schmahmann is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Schmahmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Neurology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Haatem Reda is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Reda has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Annie Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lee has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Boils, Lung Metastases, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nirupama Yechoor is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yechoor has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Dementia, MELAS Syndrome, and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics

    The General Hospital Corporation

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

    Stephanie Santoro is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Santoro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hypotonia, Mosaicism, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Santoro is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics

    The General Hospital Corporation

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Angela Lin is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Myhre Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, Blepharophimosis, Intersex, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Lin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Natalia Rost is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rost is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, CACH Syndrome, Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Gorman is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gorman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sara Trowbridge is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Trowbridge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Seizures, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 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 MELAS Syndrome 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 MELAS Syndrome 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 MELAS Syndrome 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 MELAS Syndrome 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 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 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 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 near Boston, MA?

    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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