The 20 Best Absence Seizure Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best Absence Seizure Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 181 doctor with experience in Absence Seizure near Boston, MA. Of these, 127 are Experienced, 33 are Advanced and 21 are Distinguished.

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    Daniel M. Goldenholz
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Baker 5, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Goldenholz is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Goldenholz has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Michael B. Westover
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department Of Neurology

    1 Deaconess Road, Baker 5, Epilepsy/EEG Lab, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Westover is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Westover is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Delirium, Thrombectomy, and Septoplasty.

    Jong W. Lee
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurology

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jong Woo Lee, MD, PhD, directs the Brigham Critical Care Monitoring Program and is the Clinical Director of the Epilepsy Division. He graduated from Harvard College and obtained his medical and doctorate degrees at McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute before completing the Partners Neurology Residency and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at BWH. Dr. Lee’s areas of clinical expertise and research interests include critical care EEG, status epilepticus, cardiac arrest prognostication, brain tumor associated seizures, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, and the medical management of epilepsy. Dr. Lee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gastrostomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

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    John D. Rolston
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurosurgery
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurosurgery

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. John Rolston is a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, recognized internationally for his contributions to epilepsy surgery and movement disorder surgery. Before moving to Brigham & Women’s, he served as the Director of Epilepsy Surgery and the Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Utah from 2017 to 2022.Dr. Rolston received his Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, where he won the Russell Mills Award for Excellence in Computer Science. For his PhD, he developed brain-computer interfaces for epilepsy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. He received an MD from Emory University before completing his residency training and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.Dr. Rolston’s NIH-funded laboratory investigates how neural engineering can be used to map and ultimately rewire the diseased brain. The same tools can be used to better understand neural information processing and how it is disordered in illnesses like epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and psychiatric disease. Dr. Rolston ardently promotes patient safety in neurosurgery and has led several studies examining the frequency and causes of neurosurgical errors and complications. He has over 150 publications and has received numerous awards, such as the University of California’s Harold Rosegay Award for teaching and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ Basic Science Award for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Rolston is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sahar Zafar is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zafar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ioannis Karakis is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Karakis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Bolton is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bolton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure

    C H Neurology Foundation Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Phillip Pearl is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pearl is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, and Seizures.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure

    C H Neurology Foundation Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jurriaan Peters is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Peters is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Cortical Dysplasia, Seizures, and Prostatectomy.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure

    Hale Building For Transformative Medicine On BWH Main Campus

    60 Fenwood Rd, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Barbara Dworetzky is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Dworetzky is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

    Mouhsin Shafi
    Advanced in Absence Seizure
    Advanced in Absence Seizure

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Baker 5, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mouhsin Shafi is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shafi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Delirium.

    Patrick Y. Wen
    Advanced in Absence Seizure
    Advanced in Absence Seizure

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Center For Neuro-Oncology

    450 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patrick Wen is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

    Steven D. Tobochnik
    Advanced in Absence Seizure
    Advanced in Absence Seizure

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Tobochnik is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Tobochnik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

    Paula E. Voinescu
    Advanced in Absence Seizure
    Advanced in Absence Seizure

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    P. Emanuela Voinescu, MD, PhD, obtained her medical degree from University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania, and her doctoral degree from Harvard University, prior to completing the Partners Neurology Residency and a 2-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy at BWH. Dr. Voinescu directs the Women's Epilepsy Program and focuses her clinical and research efforts on improving the care for women with epilepsy, with a special focus on pregnancy. She was the recipient of the Susan Spencer Award upon completing her fellowship With a training in molecular biology and genetic manipulations during her PhD in Dr. Joshua Sanes lab, Dr. Voinescu is expanding her clinical research into translational aspects of how sex hormones and genetic variability influence neuronal excitability and implicitly epilepsy pathophysiology, but also response to medications. Dr. Voinescu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

    Claus Reinsberger
    Advanced in Absence Seizure
    Advanced in Absence Seizure

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Claus Reinsberger, M.D, Ph.D. comes to us from Germany as the Director of Sports Neurology and Neuroscience. After his M.D. he did his Ph.D. in Sports Medicine and his residency in Neurology in Germany and Switzerland. Claus came to the Brigham in 2009 as a fellow in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy and stayed on at BWH until 2014. Then he went back to Germany to build a sports medicine program at Paderborn University, but has been a person of interest at BWH and a lecturer part time at Harvard. Dr. Reinsberger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Endoscopy.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Neurology

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sydney Cash is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Cash is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Absence Seizure
    Advanced in Absence Seizure

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German

    Eva Ritzl is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ritzl is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Status Epilepticus.

    Advanced in Absence Seizure
    Advanced in Absence Seizure

    Boston Univ. Dermatology Inc.

    725 Albany St Ste 7B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Myriam Abdennadher is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Abdennadher has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Pediatric Neurology
    Distinguished in Absence Seizure
    Pediatric Neurology

    Boston Medical Center

    1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ivan Sanchez is a Pediatric Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sanchez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Absence Seizure.

    Magdy H. Selim
    Experienced in Absence Seizure
    Experienced in Absence Seizure

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Stroke Division, 330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Magdy Selim is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Selim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Absence Seizure?

    An absence seizure is the term for a type of seizure involving staring spells. This type of seizure is a brief (usually less than 15 seconds) change in awareness due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

    When should I see an Absence Seizure doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 an Absence Seizure doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 Absence Seizure doctors near Boston, MA?

    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 Absence Seizure doctors near Boston, MA?

    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 an Absence Seizure doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 Absence Seizure doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Absence Seizure 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 an Absence Seizure doctor near Boston, MA?

    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 Absence Seizure 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 Absence Seizure 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 Absence Seizure doctors near Boston, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Absence Seizure 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 an Absence Seizure doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Absence Seizure 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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