The 20 Best Paraplegia Doctors Near Me in Miami, FL

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The 20 Best Paraplegia Doctors near Miami, FL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 57 doctor with experience in Paraplegia near Miami, FL. Of these, 52 are Experienced, 3 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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57 providers found
    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia

    Office

    1475 NW 12th Ave Fl 1, 
    Miami, FL 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alberto Martinez is a Neurologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Martinez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Syringomyelia, Syringobulbia, and Chiari Malformation Type 2.

    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Physiatry
    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Physiatry

    Umhc-Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

    1475 NW 12th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kevin Dalal is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Dalal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, Spasticity, and Neuralgia.

    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    Jackson Health System

    1611 NW 12th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leslie Morse is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Morse is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Mononeuritis Multiplex, Neuralgia, Paraplegia, and Autonomic Dysreflexia.

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    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry
    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry

    Jackson Health System

    1611 NW 12th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jose Vives is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Vives has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, Acute Pain, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    All-Around Care Florida LLC

    333 SE 2nd Ave Ste 2000, 
    Miami, FL 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alain Pierre is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Pierre is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Protein Deficiency, Phantom Limb Pain, and Sciatica.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Epilepsy Foundation Of Florida

    1150 NW 14th St Ste 609, 
    Miami, FL 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Corneliu Luca is a Neurologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Luca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Apraxia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Office

    1120 NW 14th St Ste 957, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adriana Valecillos is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Valecillos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Fibromyalgia, Neurogenic Bowel, Acute Pain, and Paraplegia.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    University Of Miami

    1120 NW 14th St, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Andrew Sherman is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Sherman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Spinal Stenosis, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Tendinitis.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine

    Uhealth Pediatrics Medical Campus-General Pediatrics

    1150 NW 14th St, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Margarita Llinas is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Llinas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Desai Sethi Medical Center

    1150 NW 14th St, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Benatar is a Neurologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Benatar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Thymectomy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Umhc-Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

    1475 NW 12th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lauren Shapiro is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemiplegia, Post Polio Syndrome, and Spasticity.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Umhc-Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

    1475 NW 12th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Irwin is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Irwin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, Fibromyalgia, Spinal Stenosis, and Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Jackson Health System

    1611 NW 12th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Meghan Cochrane is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Cochrane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Acute Pain, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine

    Jackson Health System

    1611 NW 12th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Damian Casadesus is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Casadesus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Rhabdomyolysis, Tissue Biopsy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

    1201 NW 16th St, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gustavo Alameda is a Neurologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Alameda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

    1201 NW 16th St, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Junney Baeza is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Baeza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel and Paraplegia.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

    1201 NW 16th St, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jasmine Martinez is a Physiatrist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Martinez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel and Paraplegia.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine

    Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

    1201 NW 16th St, 
    Miami, FL 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gustavo Vargas is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Vargas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Peptic Ulcer, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Leon Medical Centers LLC

    101 SW 27th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alvaro Gutierrez is a Neurologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Gutierrez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Rasmussen Encephalitis.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine

    Office

    3661 S Miami Ave Ste 901, 
    Miami, FL 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Irina Licea is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Licea is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Dysgraphia, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Paraplegia?

    Paraplegia is a paralysis which affects all or part of the lower body, the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs. Paralysis involves a loss of muscle control and can be complete or partial.  While there are different types and causes of paraplegia, the most common type is caused by spinal cord injury due to trauma (motor vehicle accidents, falls, violence, sports or recreation injuries, alcohol use, or gunshot or knife wound) that damages the spinal cord. After a traumatic spinal cord injury, additional damage often occurs over time due to bleeding, swelling, and inflammation. In contrast, non-traumatic spinal cord injury may be caused by arthritis, cancer, inflammation, infections, nerve or autoimmune diseases, polio, or disk degeneration of the spine.

    When should I see a Paraplegia doctor near Miami, FL?

    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 Paraplegia doctor near Miami, FL?

    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 Paraplegia doctors near Miami, FL?

    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 Paraplegia doctors near Miami, FL?

    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 Paraplegia doctor near Miami, FL?

    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 Paraplegia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Paraplegia 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 Paraplegia doctor near Miami, FL?

    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 Paraplegia 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 Paraplegia 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 Paraplegia doctors near Miami, FL?

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Paraplegia 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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