The 20 Best Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A Doctors Near Me in Pennsylvania, US

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 160 doctor with experience in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A near Pennsylvania, US. Of these, 136 are Experienced, 23 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis. Dr. Khoshnoodi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Leahy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Vertebral Artery Dissection. Dr. Leahy is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    St. Christopher's Pediatric Associates Neurology - E. Erie Avenue

    160 E Erie Ave, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Melvin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Phenylketonuria (PKU), West Syndrome, and Seizures. Dr. Melvin is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

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    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 104

    2603 Keiser Blvd, Ste 104, 
    Wyomissing, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Lamichhane is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 64 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia. Dr. Lamichhane is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Physiatry
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Physiatry

    Tower Health Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wyomissing

    2802 Papermill Rd, 
    Wyomissing, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Lu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hemiplegia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, and Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency. Dr. Lu is board certified in American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine

    Reading Hospital Internal Medicine Practice

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 340, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Zimmerman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Cardiomyopathy, and Pleurisy. Dr. Zimmerman is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Osteopathic Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Punjabi
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy. Dr. Singh is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 210

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 210, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Pilar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Activated PI3K Delta Syndrome (APDS), Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome. Dr. Pilar is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 210

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 210, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Reed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Migraine, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura. Dr. Reed is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Tower Health Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wyomissing

    2802 Papermill Rd, 
    Wyomissing, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Brockman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Foot Drop, Meige Disease, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, and Lymphedema. Dr. Brockman is board certified in American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Family Medicine

    Tower Health Medical Group Family Medicine - Hamburg

    101 Grand St, 
    Hamburg, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Baney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, High Cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Hypertension. Dr. Baney is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Bhatta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Bhatta is board certified in  .

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Adhikari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Pulmonary Edema, Sepsis, Retropharyngeal Abscess, and Thymectomy. Dr. Adhikari is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Internal Medicine

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Chiluveru is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Malnutrition, Magnesium Deficiency, Colonoscopy, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Chiluveru is board certified in  .

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Hossain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss. Dr. Hossain is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Mcbride is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Seizures, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, and Apoplexy. Dr. Mcbride is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Family Medicine

    Tower Health Medical Group Family Medicine - Kenhorst

    600 High Blvd, 
    Kenhorst, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Kane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Endocarditis. Dr. Kane is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    GMC Neurology

    100 North Academy Avenue, 
    Danville, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marko Reumann is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Reumann is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Reumann is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation – Elkins Park

    60 Township Line Road, 
    Elkins Park, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Daniel Moon is a Physiatrist practicing medicine in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Dr. Moon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hemiplegia, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, and Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency. Dr. Moon is board certified in Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation. Dr. Moon is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A
    Advanced in Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A

    UPMC Neurological Institute

    120 East 2nd Street, Floor 3, 
    Erie, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Greek
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dimitrios Nacopoulos, MD, is a neurologist and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He a clinical assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Temple University and completed his residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic.Dr. Nacopoulos’ clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, tremor conditions, dystonia, ataxia, Huntington’s disease, and other conditions of abnormal movement. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Movement Disorders Society.View the full list of Dr. Nacopoulos’ publications on PubMed.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Nacopoulos%2C+D. Dr. Nacopoulos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Dr. Nacopoulos is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Nacopoulos is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A?

    Spastic paraplegia type 5A belongs to a group of genetic disorders known as hereditary spastic paraplegias. These disorders are characterized by muscle stiffness (spasticity) and severe weakness in the lower limbs (paraplegia). Hereditary spastic paraplegias are often divided into two types: pure and complex. The pure types involve spasticity and weakness only in the lower limbs, while the complex types involve additional problems with other areas of the body. Additional features can include changes in vision, changes in intellectual functioning, brain abnormalities, and disturbances in nerve function (neuropathy). Spastic paraplegia type 5A is usually classified as a pure hereditary spastic paraplegia, although complex-type features have been reported in some individuals.

    When should I see a Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A doctor in Pennsylvania, 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 5A doctor in Pennsylvania, 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 5A doctors in Pennsylvania, 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 5A doctors in Pennsylvania, 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 5A doctor in Pennsylvania, 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 5A doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A 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 5A doctor in Pennsylvania, 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 5A 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 5A 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 5A doctors in Pennsylvania, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A 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 5A doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A 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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