Experienced in Epilepsy

Dr. Shailesh M. Asaikar

Neurology | Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
CommonSpirit Health
Shailesh Asaikar, MD
1111 Exposition Blvd, Bldg 700 Ste 102, 
Sacramento, CA 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Epilepsy
CommonSpirit Health
Shailesh Asaikar, MD
1111 Exposition Blvd, Bldg 700 Ste 102, 
Sacramento, CA 
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Overview

Shailesh Asaikar is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Sacramento, California. Dr. Asaikar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Spasmus Nutans, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, and Zika Virus Disease. Dr. Asaikar is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Bombay University
Residency
New York Medical College
Specialties
Neurology
Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Licenses
Pediatrics in CA
Board Certifications
Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
Fellowships
Philadelphia General Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Shailesh Asaikar, MD
1111 Exposition Blvd, Bldg 700 Ste 102, Sacramento, CA 95815
Call: 916-649-9800

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Asaikar has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Total Publications

Perilesional edema associated with an intracranial calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis in a child: case report and review of imaging features.
Perilesional edema associated with an intracranial calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis in a child: case report and review of imaging features.
Journal: Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
Published: February 14, 2018
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