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    MediFind found 26 doctor with experience in MELAS Syndrome near Boston, MA. Of these, 19 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    26 providers found
      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, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, Fabry Disease, and Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency. Dr. Karaa is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics | Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics | Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics

      Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

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

      Lance Rodan is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist 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. Dr. Rodan is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      185 Cambridge St, Cpzn-5806, 
      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.

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      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Neurology | Psychiatry
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Neurology | Psychiatry

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

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

      Mark Eldaief is a Neurologist and 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. Dr. Eldaief is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome

      Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

      330 Brookline Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      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. Dr. Simon is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Irina Anselm is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider 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. Dr. Anselm is currently accepting new patients.

      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
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      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. Dr. Schmahmann is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

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

      Haatem Reda is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Reda has been practicing medicine for over 17 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. Dr. Reda is currently accepting new patients.

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

      The General Hospital Corporation

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

      Annie Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lee has been practicing medicine for over 16 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 Familial Hypertension. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

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

      Nirupama Yechoor is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yechoor has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Dementia, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, and MELAS Syndrome. Dr. Yechoor is currently accepting new patients.

      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)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Stephanie Santoro is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Santoro has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Hypotonia, Mosaicism, Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS), 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, Intersex, Undescended Testicle, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Lin is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

      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
      Ophthalmology | Neurology
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Ophthalmology | Neurology

      Massachusetts Eye And Ear Associates, Inc

      243 Charles St, 
      Boston, MA 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Joseph Rizzo is an Ophthalmologist and a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rizzo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Temporal Arteritis, Increased Intracranial Pressure, and Papilledema.

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

      Evans Medical Foundation Inc

      88 E Newton St, Evans 124, 
      Boston, MA 
       (1.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Camilo Toro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Toro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, Tay-Sachs Disease, Sandhoff Disease, Spasticity, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

      330 Brookline Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      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. Dr. Zuflacht is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

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

      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, Spinocerebellar Degeneration and Corneal Dystrophy, and Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Psychiatry
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Psychiatry

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mark Gorman is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider 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 Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, Encephalitis, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Dr. Gorman is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sara Trowbridge is a Pediatric Neurologist and a 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. Dr. Trowbridge is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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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