The 20 Best MELAS Syndrome Doctors Near Me in westwood, NJ

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 17 doctor with experience in MELAS Syndrome near westwood, NJ. Of these, 12 are Experienced, 4 are Advanced and 1 are Elite.

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17 providers found
    Elite in MELAS Syndrome
    Elite in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York

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

    Michio Hirano is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Hirano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency (TK2d), Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease, MELAS Syndrome, and Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia. Dr. Hirano is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Englewood Health Physician Network-Hva Medical Group

    400 Old Hook Rd Ste 1-3, 
    Westwood, NJ 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Robin Feigelis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Westwood, New Jersey. Dr. Feigelis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pediatric Myocarditis, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Peptic Ulcer. Dr. Feigelis is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

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

    Erkam Zengin is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Zengin is rated as an Experienced provider 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 Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Dr. Zengin is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

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    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

    20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Eric Segal is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Segal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). Dr. Segal is board certified in Epilepsy, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology . Dr. Segal is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

    20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Asfi Rafiuddin is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Rafiuddin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Dr. Rafiuddin is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Rafiuddin is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Referral may be required

    CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

    180 Fort Washington Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Valentina Emmanuele is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Emmanuele is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency (TK2d), MELAS Syndrome, Leigh Syndrome, and Myasthenia Gravis. Dr. Emmanuele is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York

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

    Emanuele Barca is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Barca is rated as an Advanced provider 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 Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency (TK2d), Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Leigh Syndrome, and Pompe Disease. Dr. Barca is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York

    710 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (11.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    James Noble is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Noble is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Periodontitis, and Stroke. Dr. Noble is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Noble is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Mount Sinai

    1 Gustave L Levy Pl, 
    New York, NY 
     (14.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Isaac Marin-Valencia is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Marin-Valencia is rated as an Advanced provider 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, Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia, Microcephaly, and Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.

    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Advanced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Referral may be required

    Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

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

    Eva Morava-Kozicz is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Morava-Kozicz is rated as an Advanced provider 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 Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency (TK2d), MELAS Syndrome, Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric, and Phenylketonuria (PKU).

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Referral may be required
    710 W 168th St, 
    New York, NY 
     (11.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

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

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    New York Presbyterian Hospital

    177 Fort Washington Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (11.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Danish Ghazali is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Ghazali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and MELAS Syndrome. Dr. Ghazali is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    NewYork Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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

    Petra Kaufmann is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Kaufmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.

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

    St Lukes Hospital

    1111 Amsterdam Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (13.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Khalida Ismailova is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Ismailova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Malnutrition, and Sepsis.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Office

    1400 Pelham Pkwy S Ste 2E8, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (14.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lenore Ocava is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Ocava is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Seizures, MELAS Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (14.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Peter Mabie is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Mabie is rated as an Experienced provider 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 Stroke, Chickenpox, Headache, and Seizures. Dr. Mabie is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in MELAS Syndrome
    Medical Genetics
    Referral may be required

    Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

    17 E 102nd St, 
    New York, NY 
     (14.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ayuko Iverson is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Iverson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses BRCA Positive Breast Cancer, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, and Chromosome 18p Deletion.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    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 westwood, 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 westwood, 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 westwood, 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 westwood, 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 westwood, 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 westwood, 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 westwood, 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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