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    MediFind found 32 doctor with experience in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Of these, 25 are Experienced and 7 are Advanced.

    Location:
    E Greenwich, RI, US
    32 providers found

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (77.2 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephen Strittmatter is a Neurologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Strittmatter and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Internal Medicine
    Internal Medicine
    593 Eddy St, 
    Providence, RI 
     (13.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christina Kerner is an Internal Medicine provider in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Kerner and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, Hashimoto Thyroiditis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and CACH Syndrome.

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    Adam B. Cohen
    Neurology | Radiology | Neuroradiology
    Neurology | Radiology | Neuroradiology

    Yale University

    267 Grant St, 
    Bridgeport, CT 
     (91.0 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Adam Cohen is a Neurologist and a Radiologist in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Dr. Cohen and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Status Epilepticus, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Cohen is currently accepting new patients.

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    Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc

    55 Lake Ave N, 
    Worcester, MA 
     (46.3 mi)
    Experience:
    15+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Wissam Deeb is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Deeb has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Tourette Syndrome, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Deeb is currently accepting new patients.

    The General Hospital Corporation

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Albert Hung is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hung and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Restless Legs Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Status Epilepticus, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Hung is currently accepting new patients.

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeremy Schmahmann is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Schmahmann and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Schmahmann is currently accepting new patients.

    Psychiatry | Neurology
    Psychiatry | Neurology

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Arnold is a Psychiatrist and a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Arnold and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Hydrocephalus, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Arnold is currently accepting new patients.

    Neurology
    Neurology
    Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mee-ohk Kim is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kim and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome, Fatal Familial Insomnia, and Dementia.

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (77.2 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sara Schaefer is a Neurologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Schaefer and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Parkinson's Disease, and Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome.

    60 Fenwood Rd, 
    Boston, MA 
     (52.7 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Emer Mcgrath is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcgrath and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Stroke, Alzheimer's Disease, and Vascular Dementia. Dr. Mcgrath is currently accepting new patients.

    Ophthalmology | Nephrology | Neurology
    Ophthalmology | Nephrology | Neurology

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (52.8 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Punjabi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ajay Singh is an Ophthalmologist and a Nephrologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Singh and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Retinal Detachment, Diabetic Retinopathy, Vitrectomy, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Singh is currently accepting new patients.

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (52.8 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Doughty is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Doughty and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Doughty is currently accepting new patients.

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (52.8 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Stephen is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stephen and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Conversion Disorder, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 11, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1. Dr. Stephen is currently accepting new patients.

    Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

    330 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (53.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Veronica Vanderhorst is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Vanderhorst and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Serotonin Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Dr. Vanderhorst is currently accepting new patients.

    Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc

    330 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (53.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patricia Greenstein is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenstein and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Harding Ataxia, and Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type.

    Boston University Neurology Associates Inc

    725 Albany St, Suite 7b, 
    Boston, MA 
     (53.4 mi)
    Experience:
    9+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charlene Ong is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ong has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Status Epilepticus, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

    15 Parkman Street, Wang 835, 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Grace Crotty is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Crotty and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Huntington Disease, Encephalitis, and Benign Essential Blepharospasm.

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Alice Flaherty is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Flaherty and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Tardive Dyskinesia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Flaherty is currently accepting new patients.

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Polish, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Bart Chwalisz is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chwalisz has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Papilledema, and Orbital Pseudotumor. Dr. Chwalisz is currently accepting new patients.

    Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., 
    Boston, MA 
     (55.3 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marcus Ng is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ng and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, and Absence Seizure.

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    Last Updated: 03/06/2025

    What is the definition of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a form of brain damage that leads to a rapid decrease in movement and loss of mental function.

    When should I see a Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctor near me?

    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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctor near me?

    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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctors near me?

    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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctors near me?

    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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctor near me?

    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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctor near me?

    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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctors near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 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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