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.
Ataxia Clinics are specialty clinics committed to providing specialized medical care for people affected with Cerebellar Ataxia. 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.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
– Dr. Talene Yacoubian
UCLA Ataxia Center
– Dr. Susan Perlman or Dr. Brent Fogel
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
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.
Emory Movement Disorders Center, Atlanta, Georgia
– Dr. George Wilmot
The Northwestern Medicine Ataxia Clinic
– Dr. Puneet Opal
University of Chicago Ataxia Center
-Dr. Christopher Gomez
Johns Hopkins University Ataxia Center
– Dr. Liana Rosenthal & Dr. David S. Zee
Kennedy Krieger Institute – Multidisciplinary Pediatric Clinic
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
University of Michigan Health System Ataxia Clinic, Division of Neurology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
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
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
Hereditary Ataxia Clinic
– Alex R. Paciorkowski, M.D., FACMG
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
UT Southwestern Medical Center Ataxia Center
– Dr. Vikram Shakkottai
Toronto Western Hospital Movement Disorders Clinic
– Dr. Munhoz and Dr. Elizabeth Slow
Movement Disorder Clinics 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.
University of Alabama School of Medicine Division of Movement Disorders
Barrow Neurological Institute Movement Disorders Clinic of Arizona – Dr. Terry Fife
Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology – Arizona
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
UCLA Ataxia Center – Dr. Susan Perlman or Dr. Brent Fogel
UC San Diego Health System Movement Disorder Program
UC Davis Department of Neurology Movement Disorders Program
Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center
Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic at The Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO
University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center
Hartford HealthCare Movement Disorders
Yale Movement Disorders Clinics, New Haven, CT
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology – Florida
University of Florida Ataxia Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL
– Dr. SH Subramony, Dr. Matthew Burns, Dr. Lauren Fanty.
Emory Movement Disorders Center, Atlanta, Georgia – George Wilmot, MD, PhD
University of Chicago Ataxia Center
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
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Movement Disorders Clinic
University of Kentucky Movement Disorder Clinic
Johns Hopkins University Ataxia Center
University of Maryland Medical Center – Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
Kennedy Krieger Institute Movement Disorders Program
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurology Ataxia Unit
University of Michigan Movement Disorders Program
University of Minnesota Ataxia Center
Mayo Clinic – The Movement Disorders Subspecialty Group, Rochester, MN
Washington University School of Medicine Department of Neurology, St. Louis, MO
Neuromuscular Disease Center at Washington University in Saint Louis
University of Nebraska Medical Center Movement Disorders Program
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Movement Disorders Program, Lebanon, NH
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Las Vegas
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
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, Episodic Ataxia Clinic
University of North Carolina Hospitals Movement Disorder Center
Duke University, North Carolina – The Movement Disorders Center
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Movement Disorder Clinic
Gardner Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders
The Movement Disorder Clinic of Oklahoma
Oregon Health & Science University Brain Institute
The Friedreich’s Ataxia Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Penn Medicine Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
Neurology Movement Disorders Clinic
The Movement Disorders Program at the Medical University of South Carolina
Sanford Health Medical Services Specialties Neurology
University of Tennessee Medical Group, Department of Neurology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Movement Disorders Clinic
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
University of Utah Movement Disorders Clinic – Dr. Stefan Pulst
The University of Vermont Movement Disorders Center
University of Virginia Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Clinic
Providence Health & Services Washington, Neurology
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA – Neurology Clinic
Swedish Neuroscience Institute Movement Disorders – Dr. Pravin Kehmani
University of Tennessee Medical Group, Department of Neurology
Froedtert Hospital & Medical College of Wisconsin | Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Program
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
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