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    MediFind found 149 doctor with experience in Stiff Person Syndrome near New York, US. Of these, 134 are Experienced, 13 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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      John A. Reyes
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Internal Medicine At Glen Cove

      10 Medical Plaza, Suite 102, 
      Glen Cove, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Reyes is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Glen Cove, New York. Dr. Reyes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Albany Medical College

      47 New Scotland Ave, 
      Albany, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Eric Molho is a Neurologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Molho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome

      New York University

      111 Broadway, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mark Gudesblatt is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Gudesblatt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Stiff Person Syndrome, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.

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      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Kings Physician Services PC

      506 6th St, 
      Brooklyn, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Daryl Victor is a Neurologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Victor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Stiff Person Syndrome, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Movement Disorders.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester

      685 White Plains Rd, 
      Eastchester, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Maria Muste is an Internal Medicine provider in Eastchester, New York. Dr. Muste is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2.

      Samir Alkabie
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At Lenox Hill

      130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 8th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
      Experience:
      10+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Samir Alkabie is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Alkabie has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Optic Neuritis, Transverse Myelitis, and Neuromyelitis Optica.

      Aaron S. Zelikovich
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At Lenox Hill

      130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 8th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Aaron Zelikovich is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Zelikovich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.

      David Simpson
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Mount Sinai

      1 Gustave L Levy Pl, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Simpson is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Simpson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, and Focal Dystonia.

      Simona V. Proteasa
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Simona Proteasa is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Proteasa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Encephalitis, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

      Souhel Najjar
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At South Avenue

      1110 South Avenue, Suite 300, 
      Staten Island, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic

      Souhel Najjar is a Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Najjar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy.

      Phyllis L. Bieri
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 East 210th Street, 
      Bronx, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Phyllis Bieri, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bieri's clinical focus centers on the accurate diagnosis of neuromuscular disease through careful history, neurologic examination and electrodiagnostic tools such as electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction study (NCS) and neuromuscular ultrasound. She sees adults and pediatric patients referred to the EMG laboratory for consultation. Dr. Bieri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are CAPOS Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Fasciotomy.

      Philip Ragone
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Blvd Ste 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Philip Ragone is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Ragone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Serotonin Syndrome, Movement Disorders, and Headache.

      Ruben I. Kuzniecky
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck

      611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, 
      Great Neck, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hebrew, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Ruben Kuzniecky is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Kuzniecky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Seizure.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology

      Mount Sinai

      1468 Madison Ave, 
      New York, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

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

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Office

      90 Presidential Plz Ste 4064, 
      Syracuse, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anuradha Duleep is a Neurologist in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Duleep is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      90 South Bedford Road, 
      Mount Kisco, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Offers Telehealth

      Eugene Tolunsky is a Neurologist in Mount Kisco, New York. Dr. Tolunsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Migraine, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Memory Loss.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Pain Medicine | Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Pain Medicine | Neurosurgery
      16408 65th Avenue, 
      Fresh Meadows, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      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 Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Satoyoshi Syndrome, Vasoconstriction, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine

      Maimonides Medical Center

      6300 8th Ave, 
      Brooklyn,, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ina Ratner is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Brooklyn,, New York. Dr. Ratner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Subacute Combined Degeneration, Bronchiectasis, Lung Metastases, and Breast Infection.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Eriver Neurology Of Poughkeepsie NY

      21 Fox St Ste 102, 
      Poughkeepsie, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Samuel Koszer is a Neurologist in Poughkeepsie, New York. Dr. Koszer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Dravet Syndrome.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Office

      5851 Main St, 
      Williamsville, NY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Modhi Alkhaldi is a Neurologist in Williamsville, New York. Dr. Alkhaldi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Photosensitive Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Thrombectomy.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      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 New York, 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 New York, 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 New York, 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 New York, 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 New York, 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 New York, 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 New York, 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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