The 20 Best Paraplegia Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best Paraplegia Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 80 doctor with experience in Paraplegia near Boston, MA. Of these, 68 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced, 3 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    Elite in Paraplegia
    Elite in Paraplegia

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Craig Blackstone is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Blackstone is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Paraplegia, Spastic Paraplegia Type 2, and Spasticity.

    Elite in Paraplegia
    Pediatric Neurology
    Elite in Paraplegia
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

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

    Mustafa Sahin is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sahin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Cortical Dysplasia, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 7.

    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    300 1st Ave, 
    Charlestown, MA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Cho is a Physiatrist in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dr. Cho is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Concussion, Neurogenic Bowel, and Stroke.

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    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Physiatry
    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Physiatry

    Office

    300 1st Ave, 
    Charlestown, MA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Lowry is a Physiatrist in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dr. Lowry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Spasms, Opisthotonos, Spasticity, and Paraplegia.

    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    300 1st Ave, 
    Charlestown, MA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chloe Slocum is a Physiatrist in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dr. Slocum is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Focal Dystonia, Paraplegia, Opisthotonos, and Muscle Spasms.

    Patricia E. Greenstein
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Neurology Department, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.4 miles away)
    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 Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry

    Tufts Medical Center

    800 Washington St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rina Bloch is a Physiatrist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bloch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Scoliosis, Contracture Deformity, and Cerebral Palsy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Office

    185 Cambridge St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathryn Swoboda is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Swoboda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Muscle Atrophy, and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    110 Francis Street, Suite 3A, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andree Leroy is a Physiatrist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Leroy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Paraplegia, and Subdural Hematoma.

    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Pediatric Neurology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Florian Eichler is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Eichler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), CACH Syndrome, Tay-Sachs Disease, Gangliosidosis, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    Office

    300 1st Ave, 
    Charlestown, MA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kevin O'connor is a Physiatrist in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dr. O'connor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Brown-Sequard Syndrome.

    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    Office

    300 1st Ave, 
    Charlestown, MA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Douglas Sohn is a Physiatrist in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dr. Sohn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Invertebral Disc Disease.

    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    Office

    300 1st Ave, 
    Charlestown, MA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Frankel is a Physiatrist in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Dr. Frankel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Cerebral Palsy, Opisthotonos, and Muscle Spasms.

    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    9+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathryn Yang is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yang has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Spasticity, Temple Syndrome, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Nathaniel Robbins
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Department Of Neurology

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4I, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (5.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nathaniel Robbins is a Neurologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Robbins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Peripheral Neuropathy, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, and Andersen-Tawil Syndrome.

    Ronald F. Gomes
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine

    BILHPC, 1100 Washington St., Dorchester

    1100 Washington Street, Suite 100, 
    Dorchester, MA 
     (5.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    47+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ronald Gomes is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Dr. Gomes has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Lung Metastases.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    30 Winter St Fl 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Peteet is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Peteet is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Autonomic Dysreflexia, Neurogenic Bowel, Paraplegia, and Cerebral Palsy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Internal Medicine

    Tufts Medical Center

    800 Washington St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kimberly Schelling is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Schelling is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Necrosis, Chronic Cough, Wilson Disease, and Hip Replacement.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    165 Cambridge St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Cashman is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Cashman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Wallerian Degeneration, Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Spastic Paraplegia Type 2, and Paraplegia.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Jeremy Schmahmann is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Schmahmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, 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 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 Paraplegia 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 Paraplegia 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 Paraplegia 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 Paraplegia 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 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 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 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 Boston, MA?

    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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