The 20 Best Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 Doctors Near Me in Massachusetts, US

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The 20 Best Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 Doctors in Massachusetts, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 123 doctor with experience in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 103 are Experienced, 16 are Advanced, 3 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Elite in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Craig Blackstone is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Blackstone is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Paraplegia, Spastic Paraplegia Type 2, and Spasticity.

    Distinguished in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Neurology

    New England Neurological Associates-Lowell LLC

    10 George St Ste 300, 
    Lowell, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Min Zhu is a Neurologist in Lowell, Massachusetts. Dr. Zhu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A, L1 Syndrome, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A.

    Patricia E. Greenstein
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Neurology Department, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Patricia Greenstein is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28.

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    Elizabeth M. Raynor
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elizabeth Raynor is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Raynor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Post Polio Syndrome, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Lan Luo
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Neurology
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Neurology

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Movement Disorders Clinic, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Offers Telehealth

    Lan Luo is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Luo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile, and Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia.

    Distinguished in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Pediatric Neurology
    Distinguished in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Pediatric Neurology

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mustafa Sahin is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sahin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Cortical Dysplasia, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 7.

    Distinguished in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Distinguished in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Massachusetts General Hospital

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

    Jeremy Schmahmann is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Schmahmann is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Gastrostomy.

    Nutan Sharma
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nutan Sharma received an AB from Stanford University, and her MD and PHD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She competed a Neurology residency at Yale University, and a fellowship in movement disorders with Brad Hyman at MGH. She became an instructor in Neurology at Harvard medical School in 2001, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in 2011.  In 2001, Dr. Sharma established the first Dystonia Clinic for comprehensive care of patients with dystonia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In 2005, the International Movement Disorders Society honored Dr. Sharma for Excellence in Basic Science. She is also director of the Collaborative Center for the study of X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), which funds research and medical care for those with XDP. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Nathaniel Robbins
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Department Of Neurology

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4I, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nathaniel Robbins is a Neurologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Robbins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Peripheral Neuropathy, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, and Andersen-Tawil Syndrome.

    Marc Fisher
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Neurology
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Neurology

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marc Fisher is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Stroke, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2.

    Brian E. Mcgeeney
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Graham Headache Center

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4H, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Brian Mcgeeney is a Neurologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcgeeney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Pushpa Narayanaswami
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, East/Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Tamil

    Pushpa Narayanaswami is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Narayanaswami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Polymyositis, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, and Thymectomy.

    Carolina Ionete
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    55 Lake Avenue North, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Romanian, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Carolina Ionete is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Ionete has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Encephalitis.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Office

    123 Summer St Ste 695, 
    Worcester, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Tisdell is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Tisdell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Memory Loss, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Atrius Health, Inc., 133 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Emily Coskun is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Coskun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Tension Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adam Tenforde is a Physiatrist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Tenforde is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Plantar Fasciitis, Bursitis, Tenotomy, and Knee Replacement.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Office

    185 Cambridge St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathryn Swoboda is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Swoboda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Muscle Atrophy, and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    C H Neurology Foundation Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Phillip Pearl is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pearl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Catherine Salussolia is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Salussolia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, West Syndrome, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 2
    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Coral Stredny is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stredny is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, and Epilepsy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2?

    Spastic paraplegia type 2 belongs to a group of genetic disorders known as hereditary spastic paraplegias. These disorders are characterized by muscle stiffness (spasticity) and weakness that worsens over time and paralysis of the lower limbs (paraplegia). Hereditary spastic paraplegias are divided into two types: pure and complex. The pure (also called uncomplicated) types only involve the legs. The complex (also called complicated) types involve the lower limbs and can also affect the upper limbs to a lesser degree. The complex type can also affect the structure or function of the brain. It can also affect the network of nerves (the peripheral nervous system) that connects the brain and spinal cord to muscles and sensory cells that detect sensations such as touch, pain, heat, and sound.

    When should I see a Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 doctors in Massachusetts, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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 Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Spastic Paraplegia Type 2 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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