The 20 Best Stiff Person Syndrome Doctors Near Me in renton, WA

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 15 doctor with experience in Stiff Person Syndrome near renton, WA. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
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    Neuroscience Institute|Adult Neurology

    Northwest Pavilion 400 S 43rd St, 
    Renton, WA 
     (2.3 miles away)
    425-690-3585
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Sargon Bet-Shlimon is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Renton, Washington. Dr. Bet-Shlimon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Encephalitis, and Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM). Dr. Bet-Shlimon is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Neuroscience Institute|Adult Neurology

    Northwest Pavilion 400 S 43rd St, 
    Renton, WA 
     (2.3 miles away)
    425-690-3585
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, German, Mandarin, Polish, Spanish
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    Wojciech Gryc is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Renton, Washington. Dr. Gryc is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Dr. Gryc is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Swedish Neuroscience Specialist-Cherry

    550 17th Ave Ste 400, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    206-320-3494
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Mary Reif is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Reif is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stiff Person Syndrome, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Memory Loss. Dr. Reif is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
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    Swedish Neurology-Cherry Hill

    550 17th Ave Ste 400, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    425-313-7070
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Kristyn Pocock is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Pocock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stiff Person Syndrome, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis, and Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis. Dr. Pocock is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Swedish Neurology-Cherry Hill

    550 17th Ave Ste 400, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    425-313-7070
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish, Vietnamese
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    Brian Droker is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Droker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, and Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2. Dr. Droker is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Ben And Catherine Ivy Center For Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment

    550 17th Ave Ste 540, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    206-320-2300
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Matthew Smith-Cohn is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Smith-Cohn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Brain Tumor, Glioma, Astrocytoma, and Posterior Fossa Tumor. Dr. Smith-Cohn is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Maple Valley Movement Neurology

    22620 SE 216th PL, Ste D Maple, 
    Valley, WA 
     (12.4 miles away)
    425-200-4546
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Turkish
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    Jennie Davis is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Valley, Washington. Dr. Davis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Dr. Davis is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Ben And Catherine Ivy Center For Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment

    550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (10.0 miles away)
    206-320-2300
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Bulgarian, Malay, Spanish
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    Alipi Bonm is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Bonm is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Brain Tumor, Glioma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Glioblastoma. Dr. Bonm is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Bonm is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Virginia Mason Medical Center

    1100 Ninth Avenue, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (10.6 miles away)
    206-341-0420
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Castilian, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese
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    Justin Stahl is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Stahl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Partial Familial Epilepsy. Dr. Stahl is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Subspecialty In Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Stahl is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
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    Virginia Mason Medical Center

    1100 Ninth Avenue, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (10.6 miles away)
    206-341-0420
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Tamil
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    Sindhu Srivatsal is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Srivatsal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, and Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile. Dr. Srivatsal is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Srivatsal is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    The Association Of University Physicians

    1701 Columbia Rd, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (12.5 miles away)
    206-598-3100
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Romanian, Spanish, Telugu, Vietnamese
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    Hojoong Kim is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Primary Lateral Sclerosis. Dr. Kim is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Alvord Brain Tumor Center At UW Medical Center - Montlake

    1959 NE Pacific St, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (12.6 miles away)
    206-829-4211
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
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    Jerome Graber is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Graber is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioma, Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, and Glioblastoma. Dr. Graber is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Gme Office University Of Washington

    1959 NE Pacific St, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (12.6 miles away)
    206-598-7688
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Matthew Preston is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Preston is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). Dr. Preston is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Gme Office University Of Washington

    1959 NE Pacific St, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (12.6 miles away)
    206-520-5000
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Offers Telehealth

    Vishakhadatta Kumaraswamy is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Kumaraswamy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.

    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

    Dr. Yi-han Lin
    Neurology
    Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

    Dr. Yi-han Lin
    Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Gme Office University Of Washington

    1959 NE Pacific St, 
    Seattle, WA 
     (12.6 miles away)
    206-598-7688
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German, Mandarin, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Vietnamese
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Yi-han Lin is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Lin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, and Huntington Disease. Dr. Lin is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    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 near renton, WA?

    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 near renton, WA?

    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 do I find the best Stiff Person Syndrome doctor near renton, WA?

    You can find a Stiff Person Syndrome doctor in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities by clicking below:

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    How does MediFind rank Stiff Person Syndrome doctors near renton, WA?

    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 near renton, WA?

    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 near renton, WA?

    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 near renton, WA?

    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 near renton, WA?

    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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