The 20 Best Paraplegia Doctors Near Me in Paramus, NJ

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 167 doctor with experience in Paraplegia near Paramus, NJ. Of these, 147 are Experienced, 15 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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167 providers found
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ann Miller is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Memory Loss, and Brain Aneurysm.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Neurology

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Umer Akbar is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Akbar has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Angels is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Angels is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Memory Loss.

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    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation

    300 Market Street, 
    Saddle Brook, NJ 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Allison Averill is a Physiatrist in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Dr. Averill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Hmh-Wound Care-Hackensack

    20 Prospect Ave Ste 410, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ekram Mohsen is a Physiatrist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Mohsen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Cellulitis, and Familial Hyperaldosteronism.

    Christine Hinke
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Nyack-Orthopaedic At Airmont

    327 Route 59, 
    Airmont, NY 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christine Hinke is a Physiatrist in Airmont, New York. Dr. Hinke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Myositis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Seth L. Pullman
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York

    710 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Pullman is the Founder and Director of the Clinical Motor Control Physiology Laboratory and Co-director of the Center for Movement Disorders Surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. His research interests include disorders of central motor control in Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Dr. Pullman is a regular reviewer for Neurology, EEG Clinical Neurophysiology, Movement Disorders, Archives of Neurology, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Muscle and Nerve, Neurobiology of Aging, and Epilepsia.Dr. Pullman's aims have been to investigate normal and abnormal motor function using clinically-oriented physiological testing and experimentation. Areas of research include movement analysis, brainstem and spinal reflexes, botulinum toxin injections into limbs, intraoperative single-unit recordings during functional neurosurgery, mathematical modeling, and artificial intelligence approaches to clinical and physiological data. Current projects include sophisticated diagnosis-oriented tremor analysis, back averaging EEG to EMG and polymyography, handwriting and spiral analysis, transcranial magnetic motor evoked responses, reaction time and movement speed analysis in patients undergoing surgery for Parkinson's disease, intraoperative monitoring during pallidotomy, and diagnostic neural network paradigm development. Dr. Pullman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    General Surgery

    Valley Medical Group-Center For Weight Loss And Bariatric Surgery

    80 E Route 4 Ste 490, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eric Barbanel is a primary care provider, practicing in General Surgeon in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Barbanel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS), Obesity in Children, and Obesity.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Bergen Surgical Oncology PA

    1 Valley Health Plz, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Fani Thomson is a Physiatrist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Thomson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Spinal Stenosis, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, and Cervical Spondylosis.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Valley Medical Group-Geriatrics, Glen Rock

    85 Harristown Rd Ste 202, 
    Glen Rock, NJ 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alicia Prowse is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Glen Rock, New Jersey. Dr. Prowse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothermia, Anemia, Dementia, and Folate Deficiency.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry

    Complete Care At Prospect Heights LLC

    336 Prospect Ave, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jose Alonso is a Physiatrist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Alonso is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Rhabdomyolysis, and Paraplegia.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry

    Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation

    300 Market St, 
    Saddle Brook, NJ 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anthony Lee is a Physiatrist in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Dr. Lee has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and Encephalitis Lethargica.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine

    Garden State Women's Center

    301 Beech St, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Samuel Garcia is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Neurology

    Wayne Neurological Associates

    401 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 208, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Eyad Nayal is a Neurologist in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Nayal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome. Dr. Nayal is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Pain Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Pain Medicine

    Office

    246 Barkley Ave, 
    Clifton, NJ 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shan Nagendra is a Pain Medicine provider in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Nagendra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Fibromyalgia, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine

    Geriatrics And Longevity Treatment Specialists

    38 North Central Avenue, 
    Ramsey, NJ 
     (8.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stefanos Pantagis is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ramsey, New Jersey. Dr. Pantagis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    545 W. 236th Street, Ste. C

    545 W. 236th Street, Ste. C, 
    Riverdale, NY 
     (9.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Judith Kahn is a Physiatrist in Riverdale, New York. Dr. Kahn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Frozen Shoulder, Foot Drop, Contracture Deformity, Acute Pain, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Well Care Neurology PLLC

    944 North Broadway, Suite 106, 
    Yonkers, NY 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vikas Agrawal is a Neurologist in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Agrawal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Tension Headache, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

    Akinpelu A. Beckley
    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

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

    Akin Beckley, MD, MBA is an Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director at Columbia University Medical Center’s Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Beckley also serves as the Medical Director of the Inpatient Unit at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He specializes in seeing patients with neurological problems, cancer, amputations, and cardiopulmonary issues.Dr. Beckley received his undergraduate education at the University of Western Ontario and his MBA and MD from the University of Connecticut. He completed his internship and residency in Surgery at the Hospital of St. Raphael before moving on to complete his residency in Rehabilitation Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.Dr. Beckley’s interests lie in neurological and cancer rehabilitation. His focus, when treating patients, is to help them get back to their level of function prior to them becoming ill using an interdisciplinary and collaborative method. He employs the help of other departments such as PT and OT to provide the best care necessary for the patient. He also emphasizes the importance of education among his patients and medical students to assure effective continued care. Dr. Beckley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Hemiplegia, Foot Drop, Syringomyelia, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

    Robert T. Bock
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Family Medicine

    Atlantic Medical Group Primary Care At Wayne

    1055 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 300, 
    Wayne, NJ 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Bock is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Bock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Alzheimer's Disease, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension. Dr. Bock is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Paramus, 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 Paraplegia doctor near Paramus, 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 Paraplegia doctors near Paramus, 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 Paraplegia doctors near Paramus, 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 Paraplegia doctor near Paramus, 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 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 Paramus, 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 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 Paramus, NJ?

    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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