The 20 Best Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Doctors in The United States

Dr. Probasco is a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Neurology. He is the Vice Chair for Quality, Safety, and Service for the department. He also serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Division of Advanced Clinical Neurology as well as the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Inpatient General Neurology Service. He co-directs the Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center and the Johns Hopkins Center for Refractory Status Epilepticus and Neuroinflammation. He cares for general neurology inpatients and outpatients, specializing in autoimmune and paraneoplastic syndromes as well as neurological immune-related adverse events following immunotherapies for cancer. After completing his undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Probasco attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a second undergraduate degree in psychology, philosophy and physiology. He went on to earn his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and a residency in neurology at Johns Hopkins, where he was the faculty liaison/executive chief resident. He went on to complete an instructorship in inpatient general neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Probasco’s research interests include increasing care value through improving outcomes, incorporation of patient experience of disease and treatment, the efficiency of care delivery, and diagnostic test utilization in general and specifically in relation to autoimmune and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, including encephalitis. Finally, he is interested in the management of neurological immune-related adverse events following immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. Dr. Probasco has been recognized at the departmental, institutional, and national levels for teaching and clinical excellence, including the American Academy of Neurology’s A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award and the Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Award from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. He is a past graduate of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Resident Scholars (AIRS) program in Patient Safety and Quality. As a faculty member, he was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2019. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Journal Watch Neurology. Videos The impact of COVID-19 on the Department of Neurology‚Äôs clinical care and medical education programs. Dr. Probasco is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Status Epilepticus, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Probasco is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Eric Lancaster is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lancaster is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 95 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, and Stiff Person Syndrome. Dr. Lancaster is currently accepting new patients.

Anusha Yeshokumar is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Yeshokumar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Seizures.

Gregory Day is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Day is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

. Dr. Leahy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Vertebral Artery Dissection. Dr. Leahy is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

. Dr. Khurana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure. Dr. Khurana is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

. Dr. Pillai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Pillai is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Dr. Kung was born and raised in Arlington, Texas and completed his undergraduate studies at Rice University in Houston. He attended medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After obtaining his medical degree, Dr. Kung stayed at Washington University for residency training in Adult Neurology and fellowship training in both Epilepsy and Neuro-Ophthalmology. Dr. Kung is board certified in Neurology and Epilepsy and has a special interest in seeing patients with refractory headaches, dizziness and brain injury. He also uses Botox to treat patients with chronic migraine.“I will invest the time that it takes to take care of you.”Outside of the office, Dr. Kung enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing with his children, and working on his indoor climbing skills. Dr. Kung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Kung is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Kung is currently accepting new patients.

Donna Graves is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Graves is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Graves is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Graves is currently accepting new patients.

. Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis. Dr. Khoshnoodi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Christopher Leon is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Leon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Leon is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Neurology and American Board Of Psych/Neuro-Vascular Neurology. Dr. Leon is currently accepting new patients.

. Dr. Hyder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders. Dr. Hyder is board certified in  .

Mahmoud Abdelrazek is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Abdelrazek is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Subacute Combined Degeneration, and Transverse Myelitis. Dr. Abdelrazek is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Abdelrazek is currently accepting new patients.

Kumar Sannagowdara is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenfield, Wisconsin. Dr. Sannagowdara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Athetosis. Dr. Sannagowdara is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology.

Amy Kunchok is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been practicing medicine for over 23 years. Dr. Kunchok is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Optic Neuritis, and Thymectomy.

Christopher Eckstein is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Durham, North Carolina. He has been practicing medicine for over 21 years. Dr. Eckstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Neurosarcoidosis. Dr. Eckstein is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology, Neurology.

"Souhel Najjar, MD is the Chair of Neurology at Lenox Hill Hospital and Staten Island University Hospital and is Chair and Professor of Neurology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. Dr. Najjar is a world-renowned physician, internationally recognized for his clinical, research and teaching expertise, having dedicated his career to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, neuroinflammation-related neuropsychiatric disorders and autoimmune disorders of central nervous system.Dr. Najjar received his MD from Demascus Medical School in Syria and completed residencies in pathology and neurology at Albany Medical College. Following residency Dr. Najjar completed a fellowship in neuropathology at the NYU School of Medicine as well as a fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at NYU's Hospital for Joint Diseases.Prior to his appointment at North Shore-LIJ, Dr. Najjar was the Director of Neurosciences and Director of Stroke at SIUH, as well as the Director of Epilepsy Quality Assurance and Associate Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Najjar was also the Founder and Director of the Epilepsy Center Division of the NYU Department of Neurology's Neuroinflammation Research Group.Dr. Najjar was featured in the New York Times' best-selling novel ""Brain on Fire,"" a memoir written by Susannah Cahalan, a reporter from the New York Post. Dr. Najjar diagnosed Ms. Cahalan with a rare autoimmune disease in which the body was attacking her brain. This illness is now thought to have been the cause of ""demonic possessions"" throughout history.In addition, Dr. Najjar has been featured in several nationally syndicated broadcast interviews including TLC's ""Mystery Diagnosis,"" NBC-TV's ""Today"" show and ABC-TV's ""Katie Couric Show."" Dr. Najjar has also been featured in Oprah magazine and Forbes magazine and has been included in ""Best Doctors"" issues published by US News and World Report and New York magazine. Dr. Najjar was also recognized in Exceptional Parent Magazine's Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the care of children with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, movement disorders and related disabilities.Dr. Najjar's work has been widely published and is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. He is also the Co-Director of the Scientific Planning Committee of the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance and lectures regularly both nationally and internationally.". Dr. Najjar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Najjar is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Neurology.

Jenny Linnoila, MD, PhD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified in neurology by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry. She practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurology and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and UPMC Shadyside. Dr. Linnoila completed her medical education at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, residency at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, and fellowship at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Linnoila is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Dr. Linnoila is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Linnoila is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Arun Venkatesan serves as Director of the Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center, where he directs clinical activities and research. At the center he has developed a multidisciplinary program devoted to optimizing diagnosis and management of patients with infectious and autoimmune encephalitis and understanding mechanisms of disease in order to develop more effective treatments. He also plays an active role in the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers. He received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994, followed by a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology and an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency in neurology and fellowship in neuroinfectious and neuroinflammatory diseases at Johns Hopkins, after which he was appointed to the faculty in the department of neurology in 2007. His laboratory research focuses on defining causes and mechanisms of central nervous system injury in the setting of infection and neuroinflammation, with a goal towards developing protective and regenerative strategies. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund. Dr. Venkatesan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Venkatesan is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Stephen Vanhaerents is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Vanhaerents is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Seizures, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Rasmussen Encephalitis. Dr. Vanhaerents is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Clinical Neurophysiology (Certified).