Find care with clinicians who serve Ataxia patients.
We have compiled a list of neurologists across the United States and in some countries who see patients who have Ataxia or other movement disorders. NAF does not verify the medical qualifications, licenses, or medical practice capabilities of the listed physicians.
Download the PDF below for a list of neurologists, with contact information, who have indicated that they have an interest in serving Ataxia patients.
If you are interested in having your clinic added to our list, complete this form. Email research@ataxia.org if you have any questions.
NAF’s Ataxia Centers of Excellence (ACE) designation is offered to exceptional regional centers providing comprehensive care and services for individuals affected by Ataxia and their families. Centers receiving the ACE designation have completed a thorough application process to demonstrate their exemplary service to the Ataxia community and specialized training/experience in treating Ataxia or movement disorders.
NAF Ataxia Centers of Excellence in the United States are listed on the map below. Select a state to view more information. International ACE’s are listed in alphabetical order below the map.
Map Key:
Blue states have at least one ACE clinic; White states do not have an ACE clinic.
Stars indicate the location of an ACE clinic.
North Territory, Australia
Website: mjd.org.au
Phone: 1300 584 122
Detailed Information: Click here to learn more.
Lima, Peru
Website: www.incn.gob.pe
Phone: 511 4117700
Detailed Information: Click here to learn more.
Melbourne, Australia
Website: eyeandear.org.au/
Phone: 03 9929 8666
Detailed Information: Click here to learn more.
London, UK
Website: www.uclh.nhs.uk
Phone: 020 3448 3100
Detailed Information: Click here to learn more.
Montréal, QC
Website: www.chumontreal.qc.ca
Phone: 514 890-8000
Detailed Information: Click here to learn more.
Bonn, Germany
Website: www.ukbonn.de/
Phone: 49 228 2870
Detailed Information: Click here to learn more.
Ataxia Centers are specialty clinics committed to providing specialized medical care for people affected with Ataxias. Clinics are devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of Ataxias as well as prevention and management of complications affecting this group of patients. Patients with the many types of rare Ataxias can benefit from multidisciplinary specialists, which often include genetic counselors, speech therapists, physical therapists, and other specialists who are devoted to the care and treatment of those with Ataxia.
Movement Disorder Centers specialize in disorders that affect movement. Physicians at these clinics will treat patients with Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Chorea, Ataxia, Tremor, Dystonia, Torticollis, Restless Leg Syndrome and other movement disorders. Some clinics will offer opportunities to participate in research, including clinical trials, genetic studies and neuroimaging. Some will have social work case management services. Most will provide an interdisciplinary approach to treating the patient that would include neurologists, physical therapists, speech therapists and other medical team members available to the patient.
Ataxia Centers and Movement Disorder Centers are listed below by country and state.
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
University of Alabama Birmingham
Ataxia Centers
University of Alabama at Birmingham
– Dr. Talene Yacoubian
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Alabama School of Medicine Division of Movement Disorders
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center
Movement Disorder Centers
Barrow Neurological Institute Movement Disorders Clinic of Arizona – Dr. Terry Fife
NAF Ataxia Centers of Excellence
Ataxia Centers
UCLA Ataxia Center
– Dr. Susan Perlman or Dr. Brent Fogel
Movement Disorder Centers
University of California, Irvine — Medical Center Movement Disorders Program
Stanford Movement Disorders Center
University of CA San Francisco | Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Center
University of CA San Francisco | Memory and Aging Center
Ataxia Centers
Hartford Healthcare Neurology
Ayer Neuroscience Institute
– Dr. Duarte Machado, Joy Antonelle de Marcaida, MD, Elena Bortan, MD, Michelle Dagostine, MD, Benjamin Dorfman, MD, Sulada Kanchana, MD, PhD, Jeffrey Lahrmann, MD, Duarte Machado, MD, Leon Meytin, MD, Maria Luisa Moro-de-Casillas, MD, Nikita Urval, MD
Movement Disorder Centers
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Ataxia Centers
USF Ataxia Research Center, Tampa FL
– Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz
University of Florida Ataxia Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL
– Dr. SH Subramony, Dr. Matthew Burns, Dr. Lauren Fanty
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Neurology
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Ataxia Centers
Emory Movement Disorders Center, Atlanta, Georgia
– Dr. George Wilmot
NAF Ataxia Centers of Excellence
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Rush University Medical Center
Ataxia Centers
The Northwestern Medicine Ataxia Clinic
– Dr. Puneet Opal
University of Chicago Ataxia Center
Movement Disorder Centers
Southern Illinois University, Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Clinic
Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Rush Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorder Program – Deborah Hall, MD, PhD and Natalie Witek, MD, MS
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Movement Disorders Clinic
Movement Disorder Centers
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Ataxia Centers
Johns Hopkins University Ataxia Center
– Dr. Liana Rosenthal & Dr. David S. Zee
Kennedy Krieger Institute – Multidisciplinary Pediatric Clinic
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Maryland Medical Center – Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Massachusetts General Hospital Ataxia Center
Ataxia Centers
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurology Ataxia Unit
– Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann
P+A+MSA Clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for patients with Parkinson’s-Plus Syndromes, Ataxia and MSA
– Dr. Vikram Khurana
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
University of Michigan Multidisciplinary Ataxia Clinic
Ataxia Centers
University of Michigan Health System Ataxia Clinic, Division of Neurology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Movement Disorder Centers
Ataxia Centers
Mayo Clinic Ataxia Clinic, Rochester, MN
-Dr. Anhar Hassan
Mayo Clinic Friedreich’s Ataxia Clinic, Rochester, MN
– Dr. Ralitza Gavrilova
University of Minnesota Ataxia Center
– Dr. Khalaf Bushara
Movement Disorder Centers
Mayo Clinic – The Movement Disorders Subspecialty Group, Rochester, MN
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Nebraska Medical Center Movement Disorders Program
Movement Disorder Centers
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Movement Disorders Program, Lebanon, NH
Movement Disorder Centers
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Neurological Institute at Columbia University Medical Center
Ataxia Centers
Albany Medical College Department of Neurology Ataxia Clinic
A referral is required to schedule an appointment with Dr. Arnulf Koeppen who sees patients one day a month.
Phone: 518-262-0800. Fax: 518-264-0902
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, Episodic Ataxia Clinic
Hereditary Ataxia Clinic
– Alex R. Paciorkowski, M.D., FACMG
Movement Disorder Centers
Columbia University Division of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders – Dr. Sheng Han Kuo
Mount Sinai Hospital Parkinson and Movement Disorder Center, New York City
Movement Disorder Centers
Movement Disorder Centers
Ataxia Centers
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA – The Friedreich’s Ataxia Program
– Dr. David Lynch
Penn Ataxia Clinic | Penn Ataxia Clinic | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (upenn.edu)
– Dr. Ali G Hamedani, MD, MHS
Movement Disorder Centers
Penn Medicine Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
Movement Disorder Centers
Movement Disorder Centers
The Movement Disorders Program at the Medical University of South Carolina
Movement Disorder Centers
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Ataxia Centers
UT Southwestern Medical Center Ataxia Center
– Dr. Vikram Shakkottai
Movement Disorder Centers
Houston Methodist Movement Disorders Clinic – Dr. Andrew Billnitzer
Baylor College of Medicine – The Parkinson’s Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic
Baylor Scott & White Health – Plummer Movement Disorders Center
Texas Movement Disorder Specialists
University of Texas MOVE Clinic in Houston, Texas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Neurology Clinic-Movement
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Utah Movement Disorders Clinic – Dr. Stefan Pulst
Movement Disorder Centers
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Virginia Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Clinic
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Swedish Neuroscience Institute
University of Washington Medical Center Neurogenetics Clinic
Movement Disorder Centers
Providence Health & Services Washington, Neurology
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA – Neurology Clinic
Swedish Neuroscience Institute Movement Disorders – Dr. Pravin Kehmani
Movement Disorder Centers
University of Tennessee Medical Group, Department of Neurology
Movement Disorder Centers
Froedtert Hospital & Medical College of Wisconsin | Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Program
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Ataxia Centers
Toronto Western Hospital Movement Disorders Clinic
– Dr. Munhoz and Dr. Elizabeth Slow
Movement Disorder Centers
The Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
University of Calgary Medicine, Calgary, Alberta – The Movement Disorders Clinic
University of Western Ontario – The Movement Disorders Program
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
University Hospital Bonn/German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence
Neurogenetics Research Center at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas
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