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    MediFind found 104 doctor with experience in Spinocerebellar Ataxia near California, US. Of these, 84 are Experienced, 15 are Advanced, 4 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    104 providers found
      Elite in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Elite in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      150 Medical Plz, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Susan Perlman is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Perlman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Friedreich Ataxia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      Regents Of The Univ Of Ca

      4860 Y St, 
      Sacramento, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jonathan Snider is a Neurologist in Sacramento, California. Dr. Snider is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Dr. Snider is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      University Of California San Francisco

      2330 Post St, 
      San Francisco, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Geschwind is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Geschwind is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.

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      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      150 Medical Plz, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brent Fogel is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Fogel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Hereditary Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Family Medicine
      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Family Medicine

      Svmhs Clinics

      1033 Los Palos Dr, 
      Salinas, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alberto Martinez is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Salinas, California. Dr. Martinez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Hereditary Ataxia, Friedreich Ataxia, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 7.

      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Family Medicine
      Distinguished in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Family Medicine
      1400 Expo Pkwy, 
      Sacramento, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Surendar Chima is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Sacramento, California. Dr. Chima is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Pol 3-Related Leukodystrophy, Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IOSCA), Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      USC Care Medical Group Inc

      1500 San Pablo St, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Giselle Petzinger is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Petzinger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, and Behr Syndrome.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      4860 Y St, Department Of Neurology, Suite 3700, 
      Sacramento, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Vicki Wheelock is a Neurologist in Sacramento, California. Dr. Wheelock is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, Movement Disorders, and Hereditary Ataxia.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      323 North Prairie Avenue, Suite 200, 
      Inglewood, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Kheradyar is a Neurologist in Inglewood, California. Dr. Kheradyar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Primary Orthostatic Tremor, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), and Gastrostomy. Dr. Kheradyar is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Internal Medicine
      7075 N Maple Ave, Suite 101, 
      Fresno, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gurbinder Brar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fresno, California. Dr. Brar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IOSCA), and Harding Ataxia.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      Fresno Community Hospital And Medical Center

      2823 Fresno St, 
      Fresno, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Punjabi

      Perminder Bhatia is a Neurologist in Fresno, California. Dr. Bhatia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, and Serotonin Syndrome.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      University Of California San Francisco

      2330 Post St, 
      San Francisco, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alexandra Nelson is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Marie Beaudin is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Beaudin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Ataxia, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      1535 N China Lake Blvd Ste A, 
      Ridgecrest, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thankarajam Jothikumar is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Ridgecrest, California. Dr. Jothikumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Industrial Bronchitis, Labyrinthitis, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      Regents Of The Univ Of Ca

      4860 Y St, 
      Sacramento, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Nanette Joyce is a Physiatrist in Sacramento, California. Dr. Joyce is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, and Myotonic Dystrophy.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      The Regents Of The University Of California

      300 Medical Plz, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anasheh Halabi is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Halabi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Friedreich Ataxia, Peripheral Neuropathy, Foot Drop, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      711 W College St, Ste 500, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rosa Choy is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Choy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IOSCA), Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome, Spinocerebellar Degeneration and Corneal Dystrophy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

      Scripps Health

      10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, 
      La Jolla, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John-michael Li is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Li is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Foot Drop, Myasthenia Gravis, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Internal Medicine

      Premier Health Partners Of Santa Monica

      1260 15th St, Suite 1415, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Peter Galier is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Galier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type, Harding Ataxia, Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome, and Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IOSCA).

      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Oroville Hospital

      2721 Olive Hwy, 
      Oroville, CA 
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mee Yang is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Oroville, California. Dr. Yang has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Memory Loss, Prostatectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Spinocerebellar Ataxia?

      Spinocerebellar ataxia is a genetic disorder that has many different types. Ataxia is a term that refers to difficulties with movement, balance, coordination, and speech. Spinocerebellar ataxia can appear at any age and is a progressive disorder.

      When should I see a Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctor in California, 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctor in California, 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctors in California, 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctors in California, 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctor in California, 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Spinocerebellar Ataxia 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctor in California, 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctors in California, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Spinocerebellar Ataxia 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 Spinocerebellar Ataxia doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Spinocerebellar Ataxia 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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