The 20 Best Astrocytoma Doctors Near Me in Walnut Creek, CA

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The 20 Best Astrocytoma Doctors near Walnut Creek, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 53 doctor with experience in Astrocytoma near Walnut Creek, CA. Of these, 41 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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53 providers found
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Epic Care

    3003 Oak Rd, Suite 104, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Gautam Prasad is a Radiation Oncologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Prasad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Ependymoma, and Gliosarcoma.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Experienced in Astrocytoma

    Walnut Creek Medical Center

    1515 Newell Avenue, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Seyedali Hejazi is a Neurologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Hejazi has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Hejazi is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Advanced in Astrocytoma

    John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek

    1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Oana Spataru is a Neurologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Spataru is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Apoplexy, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Thrombectomy.

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    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    John Muir Physician Network

    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi, Spanish

    Daniel Chinn is a Radiation Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Chinn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Breast Cancer, and Lung Adenocarcinoma.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology | Oncology
    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology | Oncology

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gigi Chen is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Chen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology | Oncology
    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology | Oncology

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jewel Johl is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Johl is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), Neuroepithelioma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Experienced in Astrocytoma

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tiffany Svahn is an Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Svahn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Colorectal Cancer.

    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    2540 East St, 
    Concord, CA 
     (5.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vincent Massullo is a Radiation Oncologist in Concord, California. Dr. Massullo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Gliosarcoma, and Ependymoma.

    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma

    Office

    1320 El Capitan Dr Ste 300, 
    Danville, CA 
     (7.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lawrence Dickinson is a Neurosurgery provider in Danville, California. Dr. Dickinson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Hydrocephalus, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery

    Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services-Walnut Creek-Pediatric Neurolog

    106 La Casa Via, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cormac Maher is a Neurosurgery provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Maher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery

    John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek

    1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Maxwell Merkow is a Neurosurgery provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Merkow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Internal Medicine

    Michael P Sherman MD PhD A Medical Corporation

    500 Lennon Ln, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gauri Sharma is an Internal Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Glioma, and Colorectal Cancer.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Experienced in Astrocytoma

    Michael P Sherman MD PhD A Medical Corporation

    500 Lennon Ln, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Diana Superfin is a Hematologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Superfin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, and Pancreatic Cancer.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Experienced in Astrocytoma

    Advanced Sleep Diagnostics Inc.

    2637 Shadelands Dr, 
    Walnut Creek, CA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brandon Mccutcheon is a Neurosurgery provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Mccutcheon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Spinal Stenosis, Thrombectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    John Muir Physician Network

    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Salzman is a Radiation Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Salzman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Laryngeal Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Experienced in Astrocytoma

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aditi Choudhry is a Hematologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Choudhry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, and Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis (ALC).

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tianyi Tang is a Hematologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Tang has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Experienced in Astrocytoma

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yelena Krupitskaya is an Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Krupitskaya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis (ALC).

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology | Oncology

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Robles is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Robles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Plummer-Vinson Syndrome, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Experienced in Astrocytoma

    Diablo Valley Oncology And Hematology Medical Group Inc.

    400 Taylor Blvd Ste 202, 
    Pleasant Hill, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Abinav Baweja is a Hematologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Baweja is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Thrombocytopenia, Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis (ALC), B-Cell Lymphoma, and Orchiectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Astrocytoma?

    Astrocytoma is a type of tumor that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. It originates from star-shaped cells called astrocytes that regulate electrical impulses in the brain. Astrocytomas are the most common form of glioma. Astrocytomas are classified into four different grades based on how aggressive the cancer is.  Grade 1 astrocytomas are the least aggressive. These tumors can be benign or slow-growing and are generally associated with long-term survival. This grade includes subependymomas and pilocytic astrocytomas.  Grade 2 astrocytomas are slow-growing tumors that may eventually develop into larger or more aggressive tumors.  Grade 3 astrocytomas are anaplastic (malignant) tumors. These grow more quickly than Grade 2. Grade 4 astrocytomas include glioblastoma multiforme, which is the most common primary brain tumor. Glioblastoma multiforme can quickly grow and spread to other parts of the brain, leading to seizures and other serious complications.

    When should I see an Astrocytoma doctor near Walnut Creek, CA?

    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 Astrocytoma doctor near Walnut Creek, CA?

    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 Astrocytoma doctors near Walnut Creek, CA?

    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 Astrocytoma doctors near Walnut Creek, CA?

    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 Astrocytoma doctor near Walnut Creek, CA?

    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 Astrocytoma doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Astrocytoma 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 Astrocytoma doctor near Walnut Creek, CA?

    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 Astrocytoma 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 Astrocytoma 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 Astrocytoma doctors near Walnut Creek, CA?

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

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