The 20 Best Bacterial Meningitis Doctors Near Me in California, US

Find the Top Bacterial Meningitis Experts and Specialists

The 20 Best Bacterial Meningitis Doctors in California, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 171 doctor with experience in Bacterial Meningitis near California, US. Of these, 154 are Experienced and 17 are Advanced.

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171 providers found
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
    Orange, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Delma Nieves is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Orange, California. Dr. Nieves is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Toxic Shock Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease, Congenital Syphilis, and Arachnoiditis. Dr. Nieves is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
    Orange, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Aaron Shaw is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Orange, California. Dr. Shaw is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Kawasaki Disease, Congenital Syphilis, Bacterial Meningitis, and Koolen De Vries Syndrome. Dr. Shaw is currently accepting new patients.

    Nayan P. Desai
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Fremont Center

    3200 Kearney Street, Building 1, 2nd Floor, 
    Fremont, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nayan Desai is a Neurologist in Fremont, California. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Tuberculous Meningitis, Myasthenia Gravis, and Movement Disorders. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.

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    Sanaz Abderrahmane
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Primary & Specialty Care - Mercy Medical Group - Midtown Sacramento, CA

    3000 Q St, 
    Sacramento, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, Farsi, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    I care for and treat my patients as I would like to be treated. Dr. Abderrahmane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Strep Throat, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and Osteomyelitis.

    Christopher V. Holland
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Central Coast Infectious Disease Consultants

    San Luis Obispo, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    I strive to provide my patients with the best medical care possible. Dr. Holland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Coccidioidomycosis, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), and Infectious Arthritis.

    Katherine M. Clifford
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Burlingame Center

    1501 Trousdale Drive, Building B, Floor 4, 
    Burlingame, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Katherine Clifford is a Neurologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Clifford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, Tuberculous Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis, and Meningitis. Dr. Clifford is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    1624 West Olive Avenue, Suite G, 
    Burbank, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Francine Hanberg is an Infectious Disease provider in Burbank, California. Dr. Hanberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Bacterial Meningitis, Long Haul COVID, and Mastoiditis. Dr. Hanberg is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
    Orange, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jasjit Singh is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Orange, California. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Toxic Shock Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease, Typhus, and Relapsing Fever. Dr. Singh is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
    Orange, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Antonio Arrieta is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Orange, California. Dr. Arrieta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Syphilis, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Infant Botulism, and Kawasaki Disease. Dr. Arrieta is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease
    1201 West La Veta Avenue, 
    Orange, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Negar Ashouri is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Orange, California. Dr. Ashouri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Kawasaki Disease, Congenital Syphilis, Pneumococcal Meningitis, and Infant Botulism. Dr. Ashouri is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Neurology
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Neurology

    Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services-Menlo Park-Pediatric Stroke Care

    321 Middlefield Rd Ste 225, 
    Menlo Park, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hyunmi Kim is a Neurologist in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Absence Seizure, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy in Children.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease | Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatric Infectious Disease | Otolaryngology
    4650 West Sunset Boulevard, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Neely is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Neely is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections, Pneumonia, and Neonatal Sepsis. Dr. Neely is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    11333 Sepulveda Boulevard, Floor 3, 
    Mission Hills, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    George Melikian is an Infectious Disease provider in Mission Hills, California. Dr. Melikian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Coccidioidomycosis, Meningitis, and Osteomyelitis. Dr. Melikian is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Neurology
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Neurology
    1211 West La Palma Avenue, Suite 710, 
    Anaheim, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Yawen Wang is a Neurologist in Anaheim, California. Dr. Wang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome. Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
    2700 Dolbeer Street, 
    Eureka, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Knoll is a Physiatrist in Eureka, California. Dr. Knoll is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Paraplegia, Rhabdomyolysis, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Permanente Medical Group Inc.

    2238 Geary Blvd, 
    San Francisco, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tara Greenhow is an Infectious Disease provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Greenhow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Bacterial Meningitis, DiGeorge Syndrome, and Diarrhea.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marie Wang is an Infectious Disease provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Wang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Bacterial Meningitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Kawasaki Disease.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis

    Office

    675 Nelson Rising Ln, 
    San Francisco, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Prashanth Ramachandran is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Ramachandran is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Meningitis, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Tuberculous Meningitis, and Bacterial Meningitis.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Infectious Disease

    Univ Of California Home Care Serv

    400 Parnassus Ave, 
    San Francisco, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Charles Langelier is an Infectious Disease provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Langelier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Tuberculous Meningitis, Sepsis, Meningitis, and COVID-19.

    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatrics
    Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
    Pediatrics

    Office

    5700 Martin Luther King Jr Way, 
    Oakland, CA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dan Granoff is a Pediatrics provider in Oakland, California. Dr. Granoff is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), and Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS).

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Bacterial Meningitis?

    Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease characterized an inflammation of fluid and membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis can be caused by several types of bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Group B Streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Listeria monocytogenes, as well as sinus and ear infections. While most people recover from bacterial meningitis, the disease can be fatal and cause permanent disabilities, such as brain damage, hearing loss, and learning disabilities.

    When should I see a Bacterial Meningitis doctor in California, US?

    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 a Bacterial Meningitis doctor in California, US?

    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 Bacterial Meningitis doctors in California, US?

    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 Bacterial Meningitis doctors in California, US?

    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 a Bacterial Meningitis doctor in California, US?

    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 Bacterial Meningitis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Bacterial Meningitis 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 a Bacterial Meningitis doctor in California, US?

    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 Bacterial Meningitis 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 Bacterial Meningitis 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 Bacterial Meningitis doctors in California, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Bacterial Meningitis 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 a Bacterial Meningitis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Bacterial Meningitis 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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