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Best Muscular Dystrophy Doctors Worldwide — TOP 5

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Fahad Mawlood

Burcu Polat

  • 4.3 Good 73 reviews
  • 26 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • With over 25 years of clinical and academic experience, the doctor is a highly accomplished specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology. Clinical expertise encompasses hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery, arthroplasty, orthopedic oncology, and trauma surgery. The doctor has held significant positions at various training and research hospitals, including serving as a founding specialist at the Hand Surgery Clinic of Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital.

    The doctor has pursued international professional development, including an observership at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. After being appointed Associate Professor in 2018, the doctor attained the rank of Professor in 2024 and currently practices as a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

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Liang Xiaoxiao

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  • 36 years of experience
  • China, Xiamen, Xiamen Humanity Hospital
  • Professor Liang Xiaoxiao is the Department Director and Chief Physician in Neurorehabilitation. She holds a master’s degree in neurology. She is skilled in neuromodulation for disorders of consciousness, cognition, and movement. Her focus includes cases from cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related conditions. She also performs ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, limb spasticity, sialorrhea, and neuralgia.

    Accreditations and roles: Member of the Neurorehabilitation, Cognitive Disorder Rehabilitation, and Craniocerebral Trauma Rehabilitation Committees of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Standing Member of the Cognitive Disorder Rehabilitation Committee of the Fujian Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Vice Chair of the Dementia and Cognitive Disorder Committee of the Xiamen Preventive Medicine Association. Vice President of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Committee of the Xiamen Medical Doctor Association. Standing Member of the Neuromodulation Committee of the Xiamen Medical Doctor Association. Recipient of the Most Beautiful Physician of Xiamen City (2024).

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Siar Dursun

  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol University Pendik Hospital
  • Dr. Siar Dursun is a pediatric neurologist at Medipol University Pendik Hospital in Istanbul. He specializes in treating complex neurological conditions in children, including epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Dr. Dursun completed his medical training at Adnan Menderes University and Izmir Research Hospital. He works at a university-affiliated center that serves 350,000 patients annually.

    • Treats neurodegenerative diseases, West syndrome, and spinal muscular atrophy.
    • Performs pediatric check-ups and diagnostic video-EEG monitoring for epilepsy.
    • Provides medication management for autism and Parkinson’s disease.
    • Practices at a hospital with 21 dedicated newborn intensive care units.
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Pascal Joackim

  • 4.9 Excellent 0 reviews
  • India, Delhi, Stem Cell Care India
  • Dr. Pascal Joackim is a specialist at the clinic and is listed as a Neuro Surgeon in Stem Cell Care India’s patient-video content. His profile is tied to a Motor Neurone Disorder case from Tanzania, updated on 30 November 2020. The clinic also groups his neuro care focus under ALS/MND, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, and muscular dystrophy treatment pathways.
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