The 20 Best Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease Doctors in Australia

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 22 doctor with experience in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease near Australia. Of these, 21 are Experienced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Distinguished in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Hospital Road, 
    Concord, NSW, AU 

    Todd Hardy practices practicing medicine in Concord, Australia. Mr. Hardy is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome, Susac Syndrome, Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis, Retinal Artery Occlusion, and Myringotomy.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Sydney, NSW, AU 

    Michael Nafisinia practices practicing medicine in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Nafisinia is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bone Dysplasia Corpus Callosum Agenesis, Phenylketonuria (PKU), Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, and Corpus Callosum Agenesis.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

    Royal North Shore Hospital

    Sydney, NSW, AU 

    Therese Boyle practices practicing medicine in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Boyle is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Serum Sickness, and Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID).

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    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    37 Kent Street, 
    Brisbane, QLD, AU 

    John Grady practices practicing medicine in Brisbane, Australia. Mr. Grady is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome, Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Myofibrillar Myopathy.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Sydney, NSW, AU 

    Kristina Prelog practices practicing medicine in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Prelog is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pyruvate Decarboxylase Deficiency, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, and CACH Syndrome.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Sydney, NSW, AU 

    Lisa Riley practices practicing medicine in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Riley is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sideroblastic Anemia, Lactic Acidosis, Perrault Syndrome, and Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Sydney, NSW, AU 

    Robert Ouvrier practices practicing medicine in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Ouvrier is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency Neuronopathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, and Infantile Axonal Neuropathy.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Brisbane, QLD, AU 

    Judith Greer practices practicing medicine in Brisbane, Australia. Ms. Greer is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Hospital Rd, 
    Randwick, NSW, AU 

    Joanna Crawford practices practicing medicine in Randwick, Australia. Ms. Crawford is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Hennekam Syndrome, Coloboma, and CACH Syndrome.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Parklands Drive, 
    Gold Coast, QLD, AU 

    Matthew Campbell practices practicing medicine in Gold Coast, Australia. Mr. Campbell is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinitis Pigmentosa, and Gallbladder Removal.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    671 Sneydes Road, 
    Werribee, VIC, AU 

    Kang Xu practices practicing medicine in Werribee, Australia. Xu is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Their clinical expertise encompasses Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, CACH Syndrome, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Herston, QLD, AU 

    Michael Pender practices practicing medicine in Herston, Australia. Mr. Pender is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mononucleosis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Reserve Rd, 
    St Leonards, NSW, AU 

    Carolyn Sue practices practicing medicine in St Leonards, Australia. Ms. Sue is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Paraplegia, Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Spasticity, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    50 Flemington Road, 
    Parkville, VIC, AU 

    Martin Delatycki practices practicing medicine in Parkville, Australia. Mr. Delatycki is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Friedreich Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Hereditary Ataxia.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Corner Hawkesbury Rd And Hainsworth Street, 
    Westmead, NSW, AU 

    Wendy Gold practices practicing medicine in Westmead, Australia. Ms. Gold is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rett Syndrome, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Bone Dysplasia Corpus Callosum Agenesis, and Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    50 Flemington Road, 
    Parkville, VIC, AU 

    Cas Simons practices practicing medicine in Parkville, Australia. Mr. Simons is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses CACH Syndrome, Leukodystrophy, Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, and Spasticity.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Adelaide, SA, AU 

    Roula Ghaoui practices practicing medicine in Adelaide, Australia. Ms. Ghaoui is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses CHARGE Syndrome, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Tubular Aggregate Myopathy, and Horizontal Gaze Palsy with Progressive Scoliosis.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Brisbane, QLD, AU 

    Stephen Bent practices practicing medicine in Brisbane, Australia. Mr. Bent is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His clinical expertise encompasses Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita, CACH Syndrome, Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, and Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    246 Clayton Rd, 
    Clayton, VIC, AU 

    Suran Fernando practices practicing medicine in Clayton, Australia. Fernando is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. They are also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Anaphylaxis, Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Scalded Skin Syndrome.

    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
    Sydney, NSW, AU 

    John Parratt practices practicing medicine in Sydney, Australia. Parratt is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. They are also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Susac Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Transverse Myelitis.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease?

    Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease is a disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord. It is a type of leukodystrophy and is characterized by problems with coordination, motor skills, and learning. It is caused by an inability to form myelin due to genetic changes in the PLP1 gene. It is passed through families in an X-linked recessive pattern. The condition primarily affects males.

    When should I see a Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor in Australia?

    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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor in Australia?

    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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctors in Australia?

    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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctors in Australia?

    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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor in Australia?

    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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor in Australia?

    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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctors in Australia?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease 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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