The 20 Best Paraplegia Doctors Near Me in New York, US

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The 20 Best Paraplegia Doctors in New York, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 411 doctor with experience in Paraplegia near New York, US. Of these, 370 are Experienced, 35 are Advanced and 6 are Distinguished.

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    Syed F. Sher
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Bassett Medical Center

    1 Atwell Road, 
    Cooperstown, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Sher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Headache.

    Adam B. Stein
    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation At Manhasset

    1554 Northern Boulevard, 4th Floor, 
    Manhasset, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    I provide comprehensive care to people who have sustained spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease. The goal of my practice is to minimize medical complications related to spinal cord injury, while facilitating achievement of the maximal level of physical function and psychosocial adjustment. By working in a multidisciplinary team with other rehabilitation professionals, we strive to allow the patient realize a very high quality of life. In addition, I care for patients with disabilities related to other neurologic conditions including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre Syndrom. I always strive to provide patient centered care by offering a comprehensive approach and unparalleled access. Dr. Stein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Spasticity, Neurogenic Bowel, and Autonomic Dysreflexia.

    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Pain Medicine

    Mount Sinai Urology Department

    5 E 98th St Fl 6, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Thomas Bryce is a Pain Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Bryce is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, Neuralgia, and Spasticity. Dr. Bryce is currently accepting new patients.

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    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia

    Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

    5 E 98th St, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Miguel Escalon is a Physiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Escalon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bowel, Hemiplegia, Spasticity, and Gastrostomy.

    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia

    Vincent Huang MD Inc

    26 Hadden Rd, 
    Scarsdale, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vincent Huang is a Physiatrist in Scarsdale, New York. Dr. Huang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Spasticity, Neurogenic Bowel, and Central Pain Syndrome.

    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia

    Urology Associates-Mt Sinai School Of Medicine

    5 E 98th St Fl 6, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Avniel Shetreat is a Physiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Shetreat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Stroke, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Gastrostomy.

    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    Distinguished in Paraplegia
    150 55th St, Sunset Park Family Health Center, 
    Brooklyn, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephen Kornfeld is a Physiatrist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Kornfeld is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia and Neurogenic Bowel.

    Jaskiran Ghuman
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation

    785 Mamaroneck Ave, Building 4, 
    White Plains, NY 
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jaskiran Ghuman is a Physiatrist in White Plains, New York. Dr. Ghuman has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Hemiplegia, Stroke, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

    Eathar A. Saad
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    The Department Of Rehabilitation Medicine

    150 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Offers Telehealth

    Rehabilitation Medicine, Electrodiagnosis, Rheumatology. Dr. Saad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Paraplegia, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.

    Shelly Hsieh
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shelly Hsieh, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Hsieh’s clinical focus is in outpatient care for people living with spinal cord injury and related disorders. She believes in a holistic approach to helping people regain their quality of life—medical, physical, functional and emotional. Dr. Hsieh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

    Olivera D. Pekovic
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Wakefield Rehabilitation Medicine

    600 EAST 233rd STREET, 
    Bronx, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Pekovic graduated from the Belgrade University School of Medicine in Belgrade, Serbia. She completed a two-year residency in neurology at the University Children’s Hospital. When she arrived in the United States, she completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York Medical College. Dr. Pekovic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Frozen Shoulder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Foot Drop.

    Yuxi Chen
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry
    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Physiatry

    The Department Of Rehabilitation Medicine

    150 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yuxi Chen is a Physiatrist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Syringomyelia, and Rhizotomy.

    Anthony A. Oreste
    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation At Manhasset

    1554 Northern Boulevard, 4th Floor, 
    Manhasset, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    I provide comprehensive care to patients who have suffered neurological injuries, such as Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke, with the goal of maximizing functional gains and independence. I specialize in treating issues with spasticity such as pain, contracture, gait and functional impairments with the use of Botox injections and nerve blocks. In addition, I specialize in providing braces and prosthetics to improve safe ambulation. My goal as a physician is to treat patients with functional impairments so they are more independent and ultimately improve their quality of life. Dr. Oreste is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Foot Drop, Contracture Deformity, and Paraplegia.

    Matthew M. Shatzer
    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation At Manhasset

    1554 Northern Boulevard, 4th Floor, 
    Manhasset, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Board Certified in Physical Medicine and RehabilitationBoard Certified in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. Dr. Shatzer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Stroke, Paraplegia, and Spasticity.

    Akinpelu A. Beckley
    Advanced in Paraplegia
    Advanced in Paraplegia

    CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

    180 Fort Washington Avenue, 
    New York, NY 
    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.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    SUNY Downstate Medical Center

    450 Clarkson Ave, 
    Brooklyn, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yaacov Anziska is a Neurologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Anziska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Necrotizing Myopathy (NM), and HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    545 W. 236th Street, Ste. C

    545 W. 236th Street, Ste. C, 
    Riverdale, NY 
    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

    Narinder Kukar Physician P C

    385 Seneca Ave, 
    Ridgewood, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rekha Bhandari is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Ridgewood, New York. Dr. Bhandari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Dementia, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Rehabilitation Associate Of Li Physical Medicine PLLC

    3601 Hempstead Tpke Ste 503, 
    Levittown, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Walter Gaudino is a Physiatrist in Levittown, New York. Dr. Gaudino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Scoliosis, Hemiplegia, and Foot Drop.

    Experienced in Paraplegia
    Experienced in Paraplegia

    Mount St. Mary's Hospital And Health Center

    5300 Military Rd, 
    Lewiston, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Baljinder Singh is a Neurologist in Lewiston, New York. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

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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 in New York, 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 Paraplegia doctor in New York, 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 Paraplegia doctors in New York, 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 Paraplegia doctors in New York, 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 Paraplegia doctor in New York, 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 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 in New York, 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 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 in New York, US?

    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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