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    MediFind found 20 doctor with experience in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. Of these, 16 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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    20 providers found
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    7 Water St, Wellsboro Laurel Health Center, 
    Wellsboro, PA 
     (0.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Sweeney is a Family Medicine provider in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sweeney and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Thrombocytopenia, and Thromboangiitis Obliterans.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    471 Hepburn St, 
    Williamsport, PA 
     (38.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Jones is a Family Medicine provider in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jones and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

    Geisinger Clinic

    100 N Academy Ave, 
    Danville, PA 
     (64.9 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Neil Holland is a Neurologist in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Holland and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

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    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

    Geisinger Clinic

    100 N Academy Ave, 
    Danville, PA 
     (64.9 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Friedenberg is a Neurologist in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Friedenberg and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    601 Elmwood Ave, 
    Rochester, NY 
     (96.4 mi)
    Experience:
    40+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alrabi Tawil is a Neurologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Tawil has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Dysferlinopathy.

    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Advanced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

    University Of Rochester

    601 Elmwood Ave, Box 684, 
    Rochester, NY 
     (96.4 mi)
    Experience:
    36+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Emma Ciafaloni is a Neurologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Ciafaloni has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. Her top areas of expertise are Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Thymectomy.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    1 Willow St, 
    Port Allegany, PA 
     (50.6 mi)
    Experience:
    40+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Shelley is a Family Medicine provider in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shelley has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Idiopathic Edema, Subacute Combined Degeneration, and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine

    Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services Inc

    141 Medical Park Ln, 
    Bellefonte, PA 
     (62.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Hester is an Internal Medicine provider in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hester and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, Anemia, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Hypothyroidism.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

    Physiatry And Rehabilitation Medicine PC

    201 Dates Dr, Suite 201, 
    Ithaca, NY 
     (63.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrew Morpurgo is a Physiatrist in Ithaca, New York. Dr. Morpurgo and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Phantom Limb Pain, Chronic Pain, and X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

    Geisinger Clinic

    100 N Academy Ave, 
    Danville, PA 
     (64.9 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Edward Heinle is a Physiatrist in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Heinle and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Foot Drop, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Chronic Subdural Hematoma.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine

    Family Practice Center PC

    21 Susquehanna Valley Mall Drive D, 
    Selinsgrove, PA 
     (67.8 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Charles Pagana is a Family Medicine provider in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pagana and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Ureteroscopy.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    18 W Main St, 
    Mt Jewett, PA 
     (69.2 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Linda Rettger is a Family Medicine provider in Mt Jewett, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rettger and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Anemia, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine

    Commonwealth Physician Network LLC

    4 E Main St, 
    Nanticoke, PA 
     (76.9 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Hottenstein is an Internal Medicine provider in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hottenstein and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Acute Kidney Failure, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

    Commonwealth Physician Network LLC

    4 E Main St, 
    Nanticoke, PA 
     (76.9 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Denise Klynowsky-Farrell is a Family Medicine provider in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Dr. Klynowsky-Farrell and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypopituitarism, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), High Cholesterol, Obesity in Children, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Family Medicine

    Family Practice Center PC

    2813 Industrial Park Rd, Suite C, 
    Mifflintown, PA 
     (80.6 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Todd Taylor is a Family Medicine provider in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Taylor and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Fainting, and TMJ Disorders.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

    Commonwealth Physician Network LLC

    575 N River St, 
    Wilkes Barre, PA 
     (81.5 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sanjeev Garg is a Neurologist in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Dr. Garg and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Trigeminal Neuralgia.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine

    Barnes-Kasson County Hospital

    2872 Turnpike St, 
    Susquehanna, PA 
     (89.1 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bhupendra Patel is an Internal Medicine provider in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Dr. Patel and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Morning Sickness, Coronary Heart Disease, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

    Img Nursing Home Care, P.C.

    82 Tunnel Rd, 
    Pottsville, PA 
     (92.6 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Naomi Scearce is a Pediatrics specialist and an Internal Medicine provider in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Scearce and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. Her top areas of expertise are Muscle Atrophy, Dementia, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Anemia.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Internal Medicine

    University Of Rochester

    2400 S Clinton Ave, Bldg H, 
    Rochester, NY 
     (95.4 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anthony Sousou is an Internal Medicine provider in Rochester, New York. Dr. Sousou and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    Experienced in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B
    601 Elmwood Ave, 
    Rochester, NY 
     (96.4 mi)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Thornton is a Neurologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Thornton and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B. His top areas of expertise are Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Myotonic Dystrophy, Paramyotonia Congenita, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

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    Last Updated: 03/06/2025

    What is the definition of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B?

    Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B) is one type of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. These diseases affect the voluntary muscles, which are the muscles that are moved on purpose, such as the arm, leg, finger, toe, and facial muscles. Specifically, LGMD2B is a slowly progressive disease that causes muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) of the pelvic muscles and muscles of the shoulder girdle. People who are Jewish, and specifically those of Libyan Jewish descent, are more likely to have LGMD2B. LGMD2B is caused by variations (also known genetic changes) in the DYSF gene. The disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Diagnosis of LGMD2B is suspected in people who have signs and symptoms of the disease, and the diagnosis can be confirmed by a muscle biopsy and genetic testing.

    When should I see a Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B doctors near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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 Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B 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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