The 20 Best Phenylketonuria (PKU) Doctors Near Me in Newark, NJ

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 24 doctor with experience in Phenylketonuria (PKU) near Newark, NJ. Of these, 17 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    Office

    90 Bergen St Ste 5400, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Beth Pletcher is a Pediatrics provider in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Pletcher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Neurofibromatosis, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Internal Medicine | Geriatrics
    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Internal Medicine | Geriatrics
    476 Klondike Avenue, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (9.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Romanian
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Fulop is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Fulop is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, Cirrhosis, High Cholesterol, and Xanthoma.

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics

    University Physician Associates Of New Jersey Inc

    90 Bergen St, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Peyman Bizargity is a Medical Genetics provider in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Bizargity is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Leukodystrophy, Farber Lipogranulomatosis, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, and Phacomatosis Pigmentovascularis. Dr. Bizargity is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    UMDNJ University Hospital

    90 Bergen St, 
    Newark, NJ 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Eric Yen Chyn is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Yen Chyn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Stroke, COVID-19, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    Tenafly Pediatrics

    1135 Broad Street, 
    Clifton, NJ 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Maury Buchalter is a Pediatrics provider in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Buchalter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Asthma in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Croup.

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    Tenafly Pediatrics

    1135 Broad Street, 
    Clifton, NJ 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Wisotsky is a Pediatrics provider in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Wisotsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Asthma in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Croup.

    Krishna K. Pandey
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    142 Totowa Rd, Suite # 8, 
    Totowa, NJ 
     (12.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Krishna Pandey is a Pediatrics provider in Totowa, New Jersey. Dr. Pandey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Obesity in Children, Diarrhea, HIV/AIDS, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Pandey is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Distinguished in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics

    Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

    1428 Madison Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Margo Breilyn is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Breilyn is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, and Phenylketonuria (PKU).

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    PediatriCare Associates

    1225 McBride Avenue, 
    Woodland Park, NJ 
     (11.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Heather Shafi is a Pediatrics provider in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Dr. Shafi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Developmental Dysphasia Familial, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Croup.

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    Hackensack University Medical Center

    30 Prospect Avenue, Pediatric Genetics & Genomics, Wfan, Room 210, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Helio Pedro is a Pediatrics provider in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Pedro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Glycine Encephalopathy, Biotinidase Deficiency, Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency, and Maternal Hyperphenylalaninemia.

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Pediatrics

    Tenafly Pediatrics

    301 Bridge Plaza North, 
    Fort Lee, NJ 
     (13.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eun Kim is a Pediatrics provider in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, Asthma in Children, and Croup.

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    Tenafly Pediatrics

    704 Palisade Avenue, 
    Teaneck, NJ 
     (14.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Avigayil Elkin is a Pediatrics provider in Teaneck, New Jersey. Dr. Elkin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Asthma in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Croup.

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    PediatriCare Associates

    20-20 Fair Lawn Avenue, 
    Fair Lawn, NJ 
     (14.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Zucker is a Pediatrics provider in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Dr. Zucker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Croup, Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS).

    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics

    Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

    1428 Madison Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mary Lopiccolo is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Lopiccolo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are Glutaric Acidemia Type 2, Maternal Hyperphenylalaninemia, Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency, and Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Deficiency.

    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    Mount Sinai School Of Medicine

    1428 Madison Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ibrahim Elsharkawi is a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Elsharkawi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, Maternal Hyperphenylalaninemia, Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency, and Tyrosinemia Type 1.

    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Pediatrics
    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Pediatrics

    Mount Sinai School Of Medicine

    1428 Madison Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jaya Ganesh is a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Ganesh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), Niemann-Pick Disease, Pompe Disease, and Danon Disease.

    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Advanced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    One Gustave Levy L. Place #1497, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    George Diaz is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Diaz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Argininosuccinic Aciduria, 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Lyase Deficiency, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), and Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency.

    Alejandro D. Iglesias
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Pediatrics | Medical Genetics

    CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

    3959 Broadway, 
    New York, NY 
     (14.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Alejandro Iglesias, MD is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Inherited Metabolic Program, Program Director of the Medical Genetics Residency program and Attending Physician in the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He is a clinical and biochemical geneticist primarily interested in inherited metabolic disorders and neurogenetics and dysmorphology. In his role as Director of the Inherited Metabolic Program he is deeply involved in all aspects related with the diagnosis, management and overall care of patients and families with these disorders. In addition, he is in charge of the education of young physicians and medical students in the field of IMD. As an educator, he is in charge of the medical biochemistry lecture series for the first year medical students at the Physicians & Surgeons Medical School at Columbia University paving the way for a new generations of brilliant medical students at Columbia University. Finally, his involvement with the diagnosis and care of patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy has been one of his main accomplishments in the recent years, especially since the introduction of newborn screening in New York State. He has a been involved from the beginning in the development of the program and is active member of the NYS group of metabolic physicians taking care of these patients. In addtion he has been actively involved in all developments asscoiated with newborn screening for Krabbe disease and Pompe disease. Dr. Iglesias is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, and Cortical Dysplasia.

    Gustavo H. Maegawa
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics

    CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

    3959 Broadway, 
    New York, NY 
     (14.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Gustavo Maegawa is a Medical Genetics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Maegawa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). His top areas of expertise are Krabbe Disease, Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), Niemann-Pick Disease, and Gaucher Disease. Dr. Maegawa is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Medical Genetics

    Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

    1428 Madison Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (12.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eva Morava is a Medical Genetics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Morava is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Her top areas of expertise are MELAS Syndrome, ALG6-CDG, Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric, and Phenylketonuria (PKU).

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Phenylketonuria (PKU)?

    Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare condition in which a baby is born without the ability to properly break down an amino acid called phenylalanine.

    When should I see a Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctor near Newark, 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctor near Newark, 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctors near Newark, 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctors near Newark, 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctor near Newark, 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Phenylketonuria (PKU) 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctor near Newark, 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctors near Newark, NJ?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Phenylketonuria (PKU) 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 Phenylketonuria (PKU) doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Phenylketonuria (PKU) 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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