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    MediFind found 104 doctor with experience in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis near Hackensack, NJ. Of these, 86 are Experienced, 16 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    104 providers found
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Memorial Neurology Group

      160 E 53rd St, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christian Grommes is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Grommes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lymphoma of the Brain, Brain Tumor, Glioma, Vitrectomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Epilepsy And Neurophysiology Medical Consultants PA

      20 Prospect Ave, Suite 800, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Asfi Rafiuddin is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Rafiuddin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Dr. Rafiuddin is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      622 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sarah Wesley is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Wesley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

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      Distinguished in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Mount Sinai Hospital, 1468 Madison Avenue, Dept Neurology, Annenberg 2nd Fl., 
      New York, NY 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nathalie Jette is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Jette is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy.

      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      New York University

      560 1st Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (10.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Steven Galetta is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Galetta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Brown Syndrome, Concussion, and Thrombectomy.

      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Psychiatry
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Psychiatry

      Hackensack Epilepsy Center PC

      381 Park St, Suite 200, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Pankaj Kakkar is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Kakkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are REM Behavior Disorder, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, Stroke, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Kakkar is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Psychiatry
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Psychiatry

      Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC

      30 Prospect Ave, Suite 2, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Siddhartha Nadkarni is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Nadkarni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Seizure, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Memory Loss. Dr. Nadkarni is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Epilepsy And Neurophysiology Medical Consultants PA

      20 Prospect Ave, Suite 800, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, German, Romanian
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Maria Alexianu is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Alexianu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Photosensitive Epilepsy, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. Dr. Alexianu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Epilepsy And Neurophysiology Medical Consultants PA

      20 Prospect Ave, Suite 800, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Erkam Zengin is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Zengin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC

      360 Essex St, Suite 303, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kiandokht Keyhanian is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Keyhanian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Papilledema.

      Asaff Harel
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At Lenox Hill

      130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 8th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hebrew, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Asaff Harel MD MSC is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and serves as the Director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center as well as the North Shore/LIJ Neurology Residency Program. He subspecializes in the care of people with neuroimmunological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, MOGAD, sarcoidosis, central nervous system vasculitis, and other related conditions. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed both residency and a neuroimmunology fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Outside of clinical work and teaching, Dr. Harel is devoted to research and is involved in several clinical trials and internal research projects studying MS and related conditions. Dr. Harel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Encephalitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

      Salman Azhar
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At Lenox Hill

      130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 8th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Urdu

      Salman Azhar is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Azhar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Hemiplegia, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement.

      Derek J. Chong
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At Third Avenue

      1317 3rd Avenue, 8th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Derek Chong is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Chong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Encephalitis.

      Daniel M. Torres
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At Hudson Yards

      525 West 36th Street, 6th Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Torres is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Torres is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Concussion, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Brachial Plexopathy.

      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      2510 30th Ave, 
      Long Island City, NY 
       (10.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Gena Ghearing is a Neurologist in Long Island City, New York. Dr. Ghearing is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure. Dr. Ghearing is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      New York University

      111 Broadway, 
      New York, NY 
       (12.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laura Balcer is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Balcer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Concussion, and Brown Syndrome.

      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      710 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Wendy Vargas is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Vargas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Hospital Medicine
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Neurology | Hospital Medicine

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      622 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kiran Thakur is a Neurologist and a Hospital Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Thakur is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Meningitis, Tuberculous Meningitis, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1 Gustave Levy Place, Mount Sinai Emergency Room, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Miodrag Velickovic is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Velickovic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia, and Supranuclear Ocular Palsy.

      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Psychiatry | Neurology
      Advanced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
      Psychiatry | Neurology

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      5 E 98th St 7th Fl, Doctor's Office Neurology, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pojen Deng is a Psychiatrist and a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Deng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Conversion Disorder, Encephalitis, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      When should I see an Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctors near Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctors near Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis 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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis 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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis 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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctors near Hackensack, NJ?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis 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 Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis 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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