Overview
Peter Donofrio is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Donofrio is highly rated in 28 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Myasthenia Gravis, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Donofrio is currently accepting new patients.
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Locations
1301 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Peter D. Donofrio
How do I make an appointment with Dr. Peter D. Donofrio?
You can book an appointment with Dr. Peter D. Donofrio by calling their office at 800-540-8197. MediFind provides direct contact information so you can schedule visits, second opinions, or consultations without navigating third-party calendars.
Is Dr. Peter D. Donofrio a top-rated expert for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy?
MediFind is an objective health platform that identifies experts based on real-world data. Dr. Peter D. Donofrio is classified as an Distinguished expert for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, meaning they are among the top experts in the country for this condition. This ranking is based on their volume of patients, published research, and peer connections.
What conditions does Dr. Peter D. Donofrio specialize in?
While Dr. Peter D. Donofrio is a Neurology, they have specific expertise in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Myasthenia Gravis. MediFind analyzes a doctor's articles and referral patterns to identify their specific areas of focus within Neurology.
Does Dr. Peter D. Donofrio participate in research or clinical trials?
Yes. Dr. Peter D. Donofrio has published 18 articles and abstracts on conditions like Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. You can view a list of Dr. Peter D. Donofrio's latest peer-reviewed publications and clinical trial participation on their profile to see if they are active in new treatments.
Does Dr. Peter D. Donofrio accept my insurance?
Dr. Peter D. Donofrio accepts most major insurance plans, including Cigna and UnitedHealthcare. We recommend calling the office directly at 800-540-8197 to verify that your specific plan is currently accepted before your visit.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Chronic PolyradiculoneuritisDr. Donofrio isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.
- Myasthenia GravisDr. Donofrio isDistinguished. Learn about Myasthenia Gravis.
- Peripheral NeuropathyDr. Donofrio isDistinguished. Learn about Peripheral Neuropathy.
- Primary Lateral SclerosisDr. Donofrio isDistinguished. Learn about Primary Lateral Sclerosis.
- Spinal and Bulbar Muscular AtrophyDr. Donofrio isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)Dr. Donofrio isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3Dr. Donofrio isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.
- Advanced
- Andermann SyndromeDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Andermann Syndrome.
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.
- DystrophinopathyDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Dystrophinopathy.
- Guillain-Barre SyndromeDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 (HSN1)
- Limb-Girdle Muscular DystrophyDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1B
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2C
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I
- Miller-Fisher SyndromeDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Miller-Fisher Syndrome.
- Multifocal Motor NeuropathyDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Multifocal Motor Neuropathy.
- Paramyotonia CongenitaDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Paramyotonia Congenita.
- Sensorimotor PolyneuropathyDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy.
- Septic ArthritisDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Septic Arthritis.
- Stiff Person SyndromeDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Stiff Person Syndrome.
- Tomaculous NeuropathyDr. Donofrio isAdvanced. Learn about Tomaculous Neuropathy.
- Experienced
- Acute Cerebellar AtaxiaDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cerebellar Ataxia.
- Alcoholic NeuropathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Neuropathy.
- Behr SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Behr Syndrome.
- Benign Autosomal Dominant MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Benign Autosomal Dominant Myopathy.
- Boucher-Neuhauser SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Boucher-Neuhauser Syndrome.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Central Core DiseaseDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Central Core Disease.
- Centronuclear MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Centronuclear Myopathy.
- Collagen VI-Related MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Collagen VI-Related Myopathy.
- Congenital Fiber-Type DisproportionDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion.
- Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis
- Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Type 1ADr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A.
- Danon DiseaseDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Danon Disease.
- Delta-SarcoglycanopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Delta-Sarcoglycanopathy.
- Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian AtrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy.
- Distal Myopathy 2Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Distal Myopathy 2.
- Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- DysarthriaDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- DysferlinopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Dysferlinopathy.
- Emery-Dreifuss Muscular DystrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy.
- Episodic Ataxia with NystagmusDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Episodic Ataxia with Nystagmus.
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
- Familial Transthyretin AmyloidosisDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis.
- Foot DropDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Fukuyama Type Muscular DystrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Fukuyama Type Muscular Dystrophy.
- Harding AtaxiaDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Harding Ataxia.
- Hereditary AtaxiaDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Hereditary Ataxia.
- Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2
- Hereditary Spastic ParaparesisDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis.
- Inclusion Body MyositisDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Inclusion Body Myositis.
- Infantile Axonal NeuropathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Axonal Neuropathy.
- Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IOSCA)
- L1 SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about L1 Syndrome.
- Lambert-Eaton SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Lambert-Eaton Syndrome.
- Marinesco Sjogren SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome.
- Miyoshi MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Miyoshi Myopathy.
- Myotonic DystrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Myotonic Dystrophy.
- Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2.
- Nemaline MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Nemaline Myopathy.
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2).
- Oculopharyngeal Muscular DystrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy.
- Pol 3-Related LeukodystrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Pol 3-Related Leukodystrophy.
- PolymyositisDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Polymyositis.
- Pompe DiseaseDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Pompe Disease.
- Post Polio SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Post Polio Syndrome.
- Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency Neuronopathy
- Rigid Spine SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Rigid Spine Syndrome.
- Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay TypeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type.
- Spastic ParaparesisDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Paraparesis.
- Spastic Paraplegia Type 11Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Paraplegia Type 11.
- Spastic Paraplegia Type 2Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Paraplegia Type 2.
- Spastic Paraplegia Type 3ADr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A.
- Spastic Paraplegia Type 4Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Paraplegia Type 4.
- Spastic Paraplegia Type 5ADr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A.
- Spastic Paraplegia Type 7Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Paraplegia Type 7.
- Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome
- SpasticityDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spasticity.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy with ArthrogryposisDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis.
- Spinocerebellar AtaxiaDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 11Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 11.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 17Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 17.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 31Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 31.
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7Dr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7.
- Spinocerebellar Degeneration and Corneal Dystrophy
- Thoracic Outlet SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
- Troyer SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Troyer Syndrome.
- Tubular Aggregate MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Tubular Aggregate Myopathy.
- Walker-Warburg SyndromeDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about Walker-Warburg Syndrome.
- X-Linked Dominant Scapuloperoneal MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about X-Linked Dominant Scapuloperoneal Myopathy.
- X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular AtrophyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
- X-Linked Myotubular MyopathyDr. Donofrio isExperienced. Learn about X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy.