Overview
Verna Porter is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia. Dr. Porter is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
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.
Regents Of The University Of California Los Angeles
Michael Ho is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Ho has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, and Seizures.
Daniel Franc is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Franc has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, and Peripheral Neuropathy.
Neurology And Pain Specialty Center
Dr. Ken Martinez. is a Board Certified Neurologist with a clinical practice specializing in Movement Disorders, Migraine, Memory and Neuromuscular disorders. While serving as the Medical Director of the Movement Disorder Program at the South Coast Health Center in Aliso Viejo, Dr. Martinez is also on staff at Providence Mission Hospital and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center. His strong teaching ability has carried with him into private practice, and he serves as a clinical preceptor for Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program, University of California, Irvine Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program and Chapman University Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences MMS PA Studies Program. He is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology, National Headache Foundation, National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Alzheimer’s Orange County, International Essential Tremor Foundation, Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation, and the Movement Disorder Society. Dr. Martinez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- Cerebellar Multiple System AtrophyDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.
- DementiaDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Dementia.
- Hepatocerebral DegenerationDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatocerebral Degeneration.
- Memory LossDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Memory Loss.
- Advanced
- Frontotemporal DementiaDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)Dr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID)
- Primary Progressive AphasiaDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Progressive Aphasia.
- Vascular DementiaDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Vascular Dementia.
- Experienced
- ApraxiaDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Apraxia.
- CAPOS SyndromeDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about CAPOS Syndrome.
- Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy
- Charles Bonnet SyndromeDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
- ConcussionDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Concussion.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.