The 20 Best Spastic Paraparesis Doctors in New York, US

Maria Popa Muste, MD, FAAN is an assistant professor of neurology at CUIMC, in the Division of Multispecialty Neurology. A native of Romania, Dr. Muste completed her formal medical education in her home country. After moving to New York, she completed residencies in internal medicine and neurology at North Shore University Hospital and New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Muste subsequently completed a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship, with an emphasis on EMG/Neuromuscular Medicine, here at Columbia. She is board certified in Neurology and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.  In addition to practicing general neurology, Dr. Muste specializes in the care of patients with a range of neuromuscular diseases, including myasthenia gravis, myopathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CDIP), neuroimmunological disorders such as encephalopathy and paraneoplastic syndromes, small fiber neuropathy, and dystonia.  She will see patients and perform nerve conduction testing and electromyography (EMG) at the NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester office in Eastchester, NY. Dr. Muste is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2.

Ravindra Bhachawat is a Neurologist in Wyandanch, New York. Dr. Bhachawat is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Transient Global Amnesia.

Susan Shin is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Shin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, and Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2.

Mohamed Elessawy is a Physiatrist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Elessawy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy, Stroke, Dysarthria, and Endoscopy.

Subspecialty in Movement Disorders with particular interest in Parkinson's disease and its psychiatric manifestations. Dr. Chuang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis Lethargica, Headache, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

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

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Foot Drop, Contracture Deformity, and Paraplegia.

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

Vikas Varma is a Neurologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Varma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Satoyoshi Syndrome, Vasoconstriction, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal.

Naveen Goyal is a Neurologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Goyal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Secondary Parkinsonism, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Seizures.

Leslie Saland is a Neurologist in Mount Kisco, New York. Dr. Saland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Migraine, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

Eric Logigian is a Neurologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Logigian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Meige Syndrome, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Multifocal Motor Neuropathy.

Allan Perel is a Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Perel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Vasoconstriction, Migraine, Memory Loss, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Matthew Murnane is a Neurologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Murnane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Septic Arthritis, Andermann Syndrome, Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy, and Tomaculous Neuropathy.

Gil Wolfe is a Neurologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Wolfe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Sciatica, Thymectomy, and Nerve Decompression.

David Herrmann is a Neurologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Herrmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis.

Migdana Kepecs is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kepecs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

John Hughes is an Internal Medicine provider in Newburgh, New York. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Essential Tremor.

Hassan Shukri is a Neurologist in East Syracuse, New York. Dr. Shukri has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Migraine, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

Anthony Antonucci is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Huntington, New York. Dr. Antonucci is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Neurosyphilis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, and Spastic Paraparesis.