The 20 Best Apoplexy Doctors Near Me in Alton, IL

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The 20 Best Apoplexy Doctors near Alton, IL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 39 doctor with experience in Apoplexy near Alton, IL. Of these, 33 are Experienced and 6 are Advanced.

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39 providers found
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine

    Saint Anthony's Physician Group

    2 Saint Anthonys Way Ste 205, 
    Alton, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Klein is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Klein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine

    Saint Anthony's Physician Group

    2 Saint Anthonys Way Ste 205, 
    Alton, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Isha Butler is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Butler has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Radiation Enteritis, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    Alton Memorial Hospital

    1 Memorial Dr, 
    Alton, IL 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stanley Sidwell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Sidwell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Sepsis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

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    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    Healing Institute LLC

    2416 Bloomer Dr, 
    Alton, IL 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dandrienne Jones is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, and Pericarditis.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    BJC Medical Group Primary Care At Alton

    2 Memorial Dr Ste 220, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Hoelscher is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Hoelscher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    BJC Medical Group Primary Care At Alton

    2 Memorial Dr Ste 220, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Wuellner is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Wuellner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Cholecystitis, High Cholesterol, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Experienced in Apoplexy

    Office

    1 Professional Dr Ste 220, 
    Alton, IL 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kristen Stabell is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Stabell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, and Cirrhosis.

    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Cardiology

    Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, Inc.

    2 Terminal Dr, Suite 4b, 
    East Alton, IL 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Accepting New Patients

    Sumit Tiwari is a Cardiologist in East Alton, Illinois. Dr. Tiwari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). Dr. Tiwari is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    2865 Netherton Drive, 
    St. Louis, MO 
     (9.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Pernikoff is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Pernikoff has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Pericarditis.

    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Cardiology

    BJC Medical Group Cardiology At Christian Hospital

    1225 Graham Rd Ste 2310, 
    Florissant,, MO 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Deepak Koul is a Cardiologist in Florissant,, Missouri. Dr. Koul is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, Atherectomy, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

    Stanley Biel
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    Christian Hospital Physician Billing Services LLC

    11125 Dunn Rd Ste 204, 
    Saint Louis, MO 
     (11.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stanley Biel is an Internal Medicine provider in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Biel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    1225 Graham Rd Ste C-2310, 
    Florissant, MO 
     (11.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jareer Farah is an Internal Medicine provider in Florissant, Missouri. Dr. Farah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), Angioplasty, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    OSF Healthcare System

    6702 Godfrey Rd, 
    Godfrey, IL 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Colin Butterfield is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Godfrey, Illinois. Dr. Butterfield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    Rochelle A Cox, MD LLC, Saint Louis, MO

    4401 Parker Rd, 
    Black Jack, MO 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rochelle Cox is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Black Jack, Missouri. Dr. Cox is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Protein Deficiency, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
    11155 Dunn Rd, Suite 202e, 
    Saint Louis, MO 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Oneill is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Oneill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Clear Cell Sarcoma, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    11155 Dunn Road, Suite 205E, 
    St. Louis, MO 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Shaw is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Shaw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity in Children, Endoscopy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    Christian Hospital Northeast

    11133 Dunn Rd, 
    Saint Louis, MO 
     (8.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jude Onaghise is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Onaghise is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Thyroidectomy.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Internal Medicine

    Christian Hospital Northeast

    11133 Dunn Rd, 
    Saint Louis, MO 
     (8.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Burton is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Burton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation, Low Blood Pressure, Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine

    Office

    11133 Dunn Rd Ste 2427, 
    Saint Louis, MO 
     (8.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Melissa Lueking is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Lueking is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Sickle Cell Disease, Gangrene, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Apoplexy
    Family Medicine
    2880 Netherton Drive, Suite 200, 
    St. Louis, MO 
     (9.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Akinrinola Fatoki is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Fatoki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Apoplexy?

    Apoplexy is bleeding into an organ or loss of blood flow to an organ. For example,

    • Adrenal apoplexy -- bleeding into the adrenal glands
    • Pituitary apoplexy -- bleeding into the pituitary gland

    Apoplexy most often refers to stroke symptoms that occur suddenly. Such symptoms occur due to bleeding into the brain. It can also occur by a blood clot in a brain blood vessel. Conditions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage or stroke are sometimes called apoplexy.

    Functional apoplexy is when a person appears to be having stroke-like symptoms. However, there is no brain defect.

    When should I see an Apoplexy doctor near Alton, IL?

    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 Apoplexy doctor near Alton, IL?

    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 Apoplexy doctors near Alton, IL?

    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 Apoplexy doctors near Alton, IL?

    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 Apoplexy doctor near Alton, IL?

    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 Apoplexy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Apoplexy 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 Apoplexy doctor near Alton, IL?

    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 Apoplexy 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 Apoplexy 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 Apoplexy doctors near Alton, IL?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Apoplexy 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 Apoplexy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Apoplexy 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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