The 20 Best Stroke Doctors Near Me in Ventura, CA
Find the Top Stroke Experts and Specialists
Ventura County Neurosurgical Associates
Offers high-quality, individualized care with compassion. Believes communication and collaboration with patients is the foundation for effective relationships. Through effective education, patients are empowered to partner in their care and achieve their health goals. Dr. Westra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Westra is board certified in Neurological Surgery. Dr. Westra is currently accepting new patients.
Matthew L. Bloom, DO Private Practice
Dr. Bloom, DO is dedicated to improving the quality of his patient's lives by treating various musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions with some of the most state of the art, non-surgical treatment options currently available in practice such as regenerative medicine including platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cells. Dr. Bloom is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Chronic Pain, Sciatica, and Scoliosis. Dr. Bloom is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Dr. Bloom is currently accepting new patients.
Link Neuroscience Institute
Robert Taylor is a Neurologist and a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Oxnard, California. Dr. Taylor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Apoplexy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Taylor is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) and Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Vascular Neurology). Dr. Taylor is currently accepting new patients.
Link Neuroscience Institute
Mani Nezhad, MD, is a board-certified adult and vascular neurologist at Link Neuroscience Institute in Oxnard, California, with a passion for providing state-of-the-art care for his patients.Dr. Nezhad grew up in the San Fernando Valley and he completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California (USC). Following his time at USC, Dr. Nezhad received his master’s degree and medical degree at Georgetown University. Returning back to southern California, Dr. Nezhad completed his neurology training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. He then continued his career at Cedars-Sinai, where he completed his vascular neurology training under the mentorship of Dr. Patrick Lyden.After his time at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Nezhad saw the need to bring expert neurology and cerebrovascular care closer to home in Ventura County. Since 2016, he has served as the stroke program medical director at St. John’s, where he has helped develop the local area's only Joint Commission-certified thrombectomy capable stroke center. More recently, Dr. Nezhad currently serves as the neuroscience medical director at St. John’s, where he strives to bring academic center-quality care to the community.Dr. Nezhad is on staff and available for in-patient consultations at St. John’s Regional Medical Center, St. John’s Hospital - Camarillo, Community Memorial Hospital, and Los Robles Regional Medical Center, and is available for outpatient consultations at Link Neuroscience Institute. He and his team are able to perform EMG, NCV, TCD, EEG, BAEP, and VEP studies. Dr. Nezhad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures. Dr. Nezhad is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) and Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Vascular Neurology). Dr. Nezhad is currently accepting new patients.
Raymond S. Pierson MD
Offers high-quality, individualized care with compassion. Believes communication and collaboration with patients is the foundation for effective relationships. Through effective education, patients are empowered to partner in their care and achieve their health goals. Dr. Pierson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Infantile Axonal Neuropathy. Dr. Pierson is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Dr. Pierson is currently accepting new patients.
West Ventura Medical Clinic
Russell Powell is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Powell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Migraine. Dr. Powell is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Powell is currently accepting new patients.
West Ventura Medical Clinic
Ali Maamar is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Maamar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Maamar is currently accepting new patients.
Community Memorial Hospital System Ashwood
Mostafa Hammoudi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Hammoudi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Partial Seizure, Memory Loss, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.
Anacapa Surgical Associates
James Herman is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Herman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Stenosis, Delirium, Fractured Spine, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Herman is board certified in Neurosurgery-Neurological Surgery. Dr. Herman is currently accepting new patients.
Anacapa Surgical Associates
Alan Siu is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Ventura, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Siu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pituitary Tumor, Brain Stem Cancer, Arachnoid Cysts, Fractured Spine, and Laminectomy. Dr. Siu is board certified in Neurosurgery-Neurological Surgery. Dr. Siu is currently accepting new patients.
Arthur E. FLYNN MD Inc.
Neda Heidari is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Heidari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, Migraine, Memory Loss, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.
Link Neuroscience Institute
I believe that we must take the time needed to get to know our patients as individuals and to share with them all surgical and nonsurgical options tailored to their personal needs. This will enable my patients to understand their own medical situation and to knowledgably partake in decisions about their own care. Dr. Oni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Apoplexy, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement. Dr. Oni is currently accepting new patients.
Community Memorial Hospital
Ali Esmaili is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Esmaili is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
Interventional Neurology And Stroke
Nicholas Tarlov is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Tarlov is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Dysarthria, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Tarlov is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Vascular Neurology) and Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology).
UCLA Health
Dr. Michael Dorsi, MD is a neurosurgery specialist in Ventura, CA and has been practicing for 6 years. He specializes in neurosurgery, neurological spine surgery.Dr. Dorsi is a Board-Certified, Fellowship trained Neurosurgeon that has been providing top-notch care to the Ventura County community since 2012. He was born and raised in Stirling, NJ. The fundamental value of helping others and service to the community was instilled in him at an early age by his mother who worked as a nurse and later director of religious education at the local church and father who served the community as a police officer. After completing high school, he attended The Johns Hopkins University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Highest Honors and a degree in Neuroscience. He then earned a medical degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.While a student, he conducted ground-breaking research in the field of Neuropathic Pain and was awarded the Ronald Tasker Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Harvey Cushing Award from the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery and was a research scholar of the American Association of Neurology. Dr. Dorsi then completed residency training in neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he trained under some of the most prominent leaders in neurosurgery. In addition to general neurosurgery training. He developed a unique sub-specialty skillset in complex peripheral nerve surgery.During residency, he was awarded a prestigious fellowship from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine and dedicated two years to researching spinal cord injury and stem cell transplantation at UCLA. He then returned to Johns Hopkins Hospital and served as Assistant Chief of Service of Neurosurgery.Following residency, Dr. Dorsi was honored as the recipient of the Cloward Fellowship for Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery from the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and completed a one-year minimally invasive and complex spine fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Dorsi joined Ventura County Neurosurgical Associates in 2012. Dr. Dorsi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Dorsi is board certified in Neurological Surgery. Dr. Dorsi is currently accepting new patients.
Cary D. Alberstone, MD Private Practice
My goal is to provide the highest level of compassionate and conservative care of spine and brain conditions that always puts the interests of the patient first. My philosophy is in a word is that the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient. Dr. Alberstone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Myelopathy, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Alberstone is board certified in Neurological Surgery. Dr. Alberstone is currently accepting new patients.
Link Neuroscience Institute
Omair Sheikh is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Oxnard, California. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Epilepsy. Dr. Sheikh is board certified in Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology). Dr. Sheikh is currently accepting new patients.
Community Memorial Hospital
Dan Li is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Kidney Failure, Sepsis, Ventricular Fibrillation, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
Community Memorial Hospital
Armand Ghaffari is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ventura, California. Dr. Ghaffari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Acute Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Community Memorial Hospital
Vera Valdez is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ventura, California. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Valdez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sepsis, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Pulmonary Embolism, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Last Updated: 04/28/2026







