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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 95 doctor with experience in Stiff Person Syndrome near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 86 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    95 providers found
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Baystate Medical Practices Inc

      280 Chestnut St, Suite 2, 
      Springfield, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Anant Shenoy is a Neurologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Shenoy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Peripheral Neuropathy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1B. Dr. Shenoy is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      3300 Main Street, 3rd Floor Suite C&d, 
      Springfield, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Meghan Hickey is a Neurologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Hickey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Migraine, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Tension Headache.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      243 Charles St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Loulwah Mukharesh is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mukharesh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Optic Neuritis, and Thymectomy.

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      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts Inc

      480 Lynnfield St, 
      Lynn, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Khosro Farhad is a Neurologist in Lynn, Massachusetts. Dr. Farhad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Familial Dysautonomia. Dr. Farhad is currently accepting new patients.

      Anthony A. Amato
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

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

      Anthony Amato is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Amato is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, Thymectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Amato is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Trachsel Neuroscience Institute

      1019 Iyannough Road, Suite 1, 
      Hyannis, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Emilio Melchionna is a Neurologist in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Dr. Melchionna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Neuralgia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Dr. Melchionna is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Lahey Clinic Inc

      1 Essex Ctr Dr, 
      Peabody, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jayashri Srinivasan is a Neurologist in Peabody, Massachusetts. Dr. Srinivasan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Srinivasan is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

      75 Francis St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Shamik Bhattacharyya is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bhattacharyya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Neurosarcoidosis, Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Bhattacharyya is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc

      189 May St, 
      Worcester, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Idanis Berrios-Morales is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Berrios-Morales is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Encephalitis, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease. Dr. Berrios-Morales is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

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

      Michael Slama is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Slama is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Stiff Person Syndrome, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Dr. Slama is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine

      Steward Medical Group Inc

      11 Nevins St, 
      Brighton, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Stephany Godfrey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Brighton, Massachusetts. Dr. Godfrey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Stiff Person Syndrome. Dr. Godfrey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

      330 Brookline Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Elizabeth Raynor is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Raynor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Post Polio Syndrome, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). Dr. Raynor is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

      330 Brookline Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Pushpa Narayanaswami is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Narayanaswami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Polymyositis, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, and Thymectomy. Dr. Narayanaswami is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

      330 Brookline Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Simon is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Simon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Serotonin Syndrome, Hereditary Ataxia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Simon is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      Southcoast Physicians Group Inc

      534 Prospect St, 
      Fall River, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kevin Delahanty is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fall River, Massachusetts. Dr. Delahanty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Vitamin D Deficiency, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      41 Mall Rd, 
      Burlington, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Russell is a Neurologist in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Russell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Myasthenia Gravis.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Neuroradiology
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Neuroradiology

      Lahey Clinic Inc

      41 Mall Rd, 
      Burlington, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jennifer Grillo is a Neurologist and a Neuroradiologist in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Grillo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Migraine, and West Nile Virus Infection. Dr. Grillo is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurosurgery | Neurology
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurosurgery | Neurology
      75 Francis St # Bb204, Department Of Neurology, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Allan Ropper is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ropper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Transient Global Amnesia, Neurosyphilis, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Stiff Person Syndrome, and Thymectomy. Dr. Ropper is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      Baystate Medical Practices Inc

      759 Chestnut St, 
      Springfield, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dennies Cuevas-Rivera is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Cuevas-Rivera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Cuevas-Rivera is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc

      55 Lake Ave N, 
      Worcester, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Carolina Ionete is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Ionete is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Encephalitis. Dr. Ionete is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Stiff Person Syndrome?

      Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare, progressive syndrome that affects the nervous system, specifically the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms may include extreme muscle stiffness, rigidity and painful spasms in the trunk and limbs, severely impairing mobility. Spasms can generate enough force to fracture bone. People with SPS often have heightened sensitivity to noise, sudden movements, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms. Persistent symptoms can lead to abnormal posturing of the spine, such as being hunched over. The syndrome affects twice as many women as men. SPS is caused by increased muscle activity due to decreased inhibition of the central nervous system. It is thought to have an autoimmune component and is often associated with diabetes, as well as other autoimmune diseases such as thyroiditis, vitiligo, and pernicious anemia. It may be diagnosed after having various tests including blood tests (such as for glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies which is elevated in about 2 in 3 people with SPS), a lumbar puncture, and electromyography.

      When should I see a Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome doctors in Massachusetts, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Stiff Person Syndrome 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 Stiff Person Syndrome doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Stiff Person Syndrome 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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