The 20 Best Miyoshi Myopathy Doctors Near Me in Massachusetts, US

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The 20 Best Miyoshi Myopathy Doctors in Massachusetts, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 42 doctor with experience in Miyoshi Myopathy near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 35 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Anthony Amato
    Distinguished in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Distinguished in Miyoshi Myopathy

    Hale Building For Transformative Medicine On BWH Main Campus

    60 Fenwood Rd, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anthony Amato is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Amato is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, Thymectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Aimee K. Boegle
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, East/Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aimee Boegle is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Boegle has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Myasthenia Gravis, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.

    Courtney E. Mcilduff
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, East/Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Courtney Mcilduff is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcilduff has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Peripheral Neuropathy, and Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.

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    Suzanne E. Salamon
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    One Brookline Place, Suite 230, 
    Brookline, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Suzanne Salamon is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Salamon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Meige Disease, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, and Heart Failure.

    Pushpa Narayanaswami
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, East/Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Tamil

    Pushpa Narayanaswami is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Narayanaswami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Polymyositis, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, and Thymectomy.

    Patricia E. Greenstein
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Neurology Department, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    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 Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28.

    Elizabeth M. Raynor
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elizabeth Raynor is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Raynor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Post Polio Syndrome, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Lawrence J. Hayward
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    55 Lake Avenue North, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Lawrence Hayward is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Hayward has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis, Familial Periodic Paralysis, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), and Dysferlinopathy.

    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology

    Baystate Neurology-Springfield-Main Street

    3300 Main St, 
    Springfield, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alina Bayer is a Neurologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Bayer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Peripheral Neuropathy, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, Neuromuscular/EMG, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Fernanda Yungher is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yungher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, Foot Drop, and VEXAS Syndrome.

    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Family Medicine

    Gardner Community Health Center

    175 Connors St, 
    Gardner, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kim Houde is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Gardner, Massachusetts. Dr. Houde is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Emphysema, Bullae, Chronic Pain, and Lung Metastases.

    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Basil Darras is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Darras is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology

    Cape Cod Healthcare Neurologists

    46 North St Ste 7, 
    Hyannis, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Karen Lynch is a Neurologist in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Dr. Lynch is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Memory Loss, Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy, and X-Linked Dominant Scapuloperoneal Myopathy.

    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Advanced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Partha Ghosh is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ghosh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Amyotonia Congenita.

    Kate M. Daniello
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology

    UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    55 Lake Avenue North, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kate Daniello is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Daniello has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Horizontal Gaze Palsy with Progressive Scoliosis, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, Glycogen Storage Disease Type 5, and Myasthenia Gravis.

    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Orthopedics

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rebecca Siegel is an Orthopedics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, and Spasticity.

    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leslie Hayes is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hayes has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Neurology

    Office

    55 Fruit St Ste 835, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Doreen Ho is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Inclusion Body Myositis, Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, and Myasthenia Gravis.

    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy

    Umass Memorial Health-Milford Regional Medical Center

    14 Prospect St, 
    Milford, MA 
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sunjay Sethi is a Neurologist in Milford, Massachusetts. Dr. Sethi has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are Miyoshi Myopathy, X-Linked Dominant Scapuloperoneal Myopathy, Distal Myopathy 2, and Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy.

    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Miyoshi Myopathy
    Internal Medicine

    Louis And Clark Drug 1002

    300 Birnie Ave, 
    Springfield, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Fanti is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Fanti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Miyoshi Myopathy. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Miyoshi Myopathy?

    Miyoshi myopathy is a type of muscular dystrophy characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy (wasting), mainly in the distal parts of the legs. The first symptoms typically begin in young adulthood (on average 20 years of age) and include weakness and atrophy of the calves (sometimes asymmetrically), leading to inability to jump, run or walk on tiptoes. Over a period of years, the weakness and atrophy typically spread to the thighs and gluteal muscles. The forearms may become mildly atrophic with decrease in grip strength. It is caused by variations in the DYSF gene. Inheritance is autosomal recessive. Diagnosis may be confirmed by blood tests results showing an elevation of the creatine kinase (CK) and genetic testing. Miyoshi myopathy is part of the group of diseases known as "Dysferlinopathies", which are caused by different genetic changes in the DYSF gene.

    When should I see a Miyoshi Myopathy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Miyoshi Myopathy 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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctor in Massachusetts, US?

    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 Miyoshi Myopathy 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 Miyoshi Myopathy 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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Miyoshi Myopathy 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 Miyoshi Myopathy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Miyoshi Myopathy 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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