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    MediFind found 22 doctor with experience in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 17 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      3300 Main Street, 3rd Floor Suite C&d, 
      Springfield, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Meghan Hickey is a Neurologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Hickey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Migraine, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Tension Headache.

      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

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

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      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Medical Genetics | Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Medical Genetics | Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics

      Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lance Rodan is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rodan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hennekam Syndrome, Increased Head Circumference, Polymicrogyria, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Rodan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

      Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc

      55 Lake Ave N, 
      Worcester, MA 
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kara Smith is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Smith has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Advanced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

      Neurology Center Of New England PC

      9 Payson Rd, Suite 100, 
      Foxboro, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Elizabeth Budman is a Neurologist in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Dr. Budman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, and Restless Legs Syndrome.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
      300 Longwood Ave, Fegan 10, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Fowzan Alkuraya is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alkuraya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Cortical Dysplasia, and Vitrectomy.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Evans Medical Foundation Inc

      88 E Newton St, Evans 124, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Camilo Toro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Toro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, Tay-Sachs Disease, Sandhoff Disease, Spasticity, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Siddharth Srivastava is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Srivastava is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Srivastava is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Medical Genetics
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Medical Genetics

      The General Hospital Corporation

      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Amel Karaa is a Medical Genetics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Karaa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, Fabry Disease, and Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency. Dr. Karaa is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Irina Anselm is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Anselm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Creatine Deficiency, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Disease, and MELAS Syndrome. Dr. Anselm is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Neurology | Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Neurology | Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

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

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

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Craig Blackstone is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Blackstone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Spastic Paraplegia Type 2, Paraplegia, and Spasticity. Dr. Blackstone is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Steward Medical Group Inc

      100 Amesbury St, Suite 103, 
      Lawrence, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jack Kirichian is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Dr. Kirichian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Chronic Cough, Cirrhosis, and Vertigo.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Internal Medicine

      Brigham And Womens Hospital Inc

      3297 Washington St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Barbara Gottlieb is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gottlieb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      75 Francis St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Hannah Shapiro is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). Dr. Shapiro is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Chellamani Harini is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Harini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Harini is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Prima Care, PC

      67 Slade's Ferry Boulevard, 
      Somerset, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Farrel Douglas is a Neurologist in Somerset, Massachusetts. Dr. Douglas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Dravet Syndrome. Dr. Douglas is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology
      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sarah Spence is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Spence is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Aphantasia, Seizures, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Spence is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

      Neurology Center Of New England PC

      9 Payson Rd, Suite 100, 
      Foxboro, MA 
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Anthony Rodrigues is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Dr. Rodrigues has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Dr. Rodrigues is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, Bch3446, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Urion is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Urion is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His top areas of expertise are Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria, VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Lissencephaly 1, Joubert Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Urion is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 Massachusetts, 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor in Massachusetts, 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctors in Massachusetts, 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctors in Massachusetts, 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 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease doctor in Massachusetts, 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 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 Massachusetts, 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 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 Massachusetts, US?

      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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