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    MediFind found 29 doctor with experience in MELAS Syndrome near Hackensack, NJ. Of these, 21 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced, 1 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    29 providers found
      Elite in MELAS Syndrome
      Elite in MELAS Syndrome

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      51 W 51st St, Fl 3 Suite 360, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michio Hirano is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Hirano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease, MELAS Syndrome, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, and Acute Cerebellar Ataxia.

      Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Distinguished in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      710 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Valentina Emmanuele is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Emmanuele is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Dominant Scapuloperoneal Myopathy, MELAS Syndrome, Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, and Leigh Syndrome.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Hackensack University Medical Center

      30 Prospect Avenue, Pediatric Genetics & Genomics, Wfan, Room 210, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Helio Pedro is a Pediatrics provider in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Pedro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Glycine Encephalopathy, Biotinidase Deficiency, Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency, and Maternal Hyperphenylalaninemia.

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      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Neuroscience Institute At Hackensack University Medical Center

      360 Essex Street, Suite 303, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Rajat Kumar is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

      20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Turkish

      Erkam Zengin is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Zengin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

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

      Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

      20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eric Segal is a Pediatric Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Segal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

      20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Asfi Rafiuddin is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Rafiuddin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      710 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Emanuele Barca is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Barca is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Leigh Syndrome, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Pompe Disease, and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      180 Fort Washington Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Fryer is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Fryer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, Graduate Medical School, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Isaac Marin-Valencia is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Marin-Valencia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia, Microcephaly, and Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics | Pediatrics

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1428 Madison Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jaya Ganesh is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Ganesh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), Niemann-Pick Disease, Pompe Disease, and Fabry Disease.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Medical Genetics

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1428 Madison Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ibrahim Elsharkawi is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Elsharkawi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency, Maternal Hyperphenylalaninemia, and Tyrosinemia Type 2.

      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics
      Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1428 Madison Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eva Morava is a Medical Genetics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Morava is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, ALG6-CDG, Phenylketonuria (PKU), and Hyperlysinemia.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology
      710 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Petra Kaufmann is a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kaufmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and MELAS Syndrome.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics
      710 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ali Naini is a Medical Genetics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Naini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, Myoglobinuria Recurrent, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), and MELAS Syndrome.

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

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      161 Fort Washington Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alejandro Iglesias is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Iglesias is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, and Cortical Dysplasia.

      Pediatric Neurology
      Pediatric Neurology
      180 Fort Washington Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Darryl Devivo is a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Devivo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis and MELAS Syndrome.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome

      Office

      622 W 168th St # 1564, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tanji Kurenai is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kurenai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Dominant Scapuloperoneal Myopathy, Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Leigh Syndrome, and Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      General Practice
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      General Practice

      Bronx Medical Practice PC

      Bronx, NY 
       (7.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rashid Ahmed is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Bronx, New York. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Jacobsen Syndrome, Anton Syndrome, Stroke, Arginase Deficiency, and Thrombectomy.

      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics
      Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
      Medical Genetics

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1428 Madison Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ayuko Iverson is a Medical Genetics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Iverson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are BRCA Positive Breast Cancer, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, and Y Chromosome Infertility.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Hackensack, NJ?

      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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