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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 21 doctor with experience in Bacterial Meningitis near Houston, TX. Of these, 14 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced and 1 are Elite.

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    21 providers found
      Elite in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease
      Elite in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease

      UT Physicians

      6410 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Rodrigo Hasbun is an Infectious Disease provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hasbun is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis, Pneumococcal Meningitis, and Staphylococcal Meningitis. Dr. Hasbun is currently accepting new patients.

      Sheldon L. Kaplan
      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sheldon Kaplan is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kaplan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Bacterial Meningitis, Infantile Neutropenia, and Pneumococcal Meningitis. Dr. Kaplan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Susan H. Wootton
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6410 Fannin St, 500, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Susan Wootton is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Wootton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Tetanus, Pertussis, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Wootton is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      6565 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Masayuki Nigo is an Infectious Disease provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nigo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Bacterial Meningitis, Meningitis, and Cryptococcosis. Dr. Nigo is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jesus Vallejo is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Vallejo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Bacterial Meningitis, H Influenzae Meningitis, and Pneumococcal Meningitis.

      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jeffrey Starke is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Starke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Febrile Neutropenia, and Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn. Dr. Starke is currently accepting new patients.

      Carol J. Baker
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Carol Baker is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Baker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, and Neonatal Sepsis.

      Debra L. Palazzi
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Debra Palazzi is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Palazzi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Infantile Neutropenia, Bacterial Meningitis, Febrile Neutropenia, and Streptococcal Group A Infection.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Internal Medicine
      2001 Hermann Dr, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Varun Kumar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Monkeypox, Anton Syndrome, Liver Failure, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis

      UT Physicians

      6411 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rajesh Gupta is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Neurosarcoidosis, Gallbladder Disease, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6621 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Denver Niles is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Niles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Bacterial Meningitis, Streptococcal Group A Infection, and Parainfluenza. Dr. Niles is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Catherine Healy is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Healy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are Pertussis, Pneumococcal Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis, and Neonatal Sepsis. Dr. Healy is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Morven Edwards is a Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Edwards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Neonatal Sepsis, Streptococcal Group A Infection, Bacterial Meningitis, and Infantile Neutropenia. Dr. Edwards is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Internal Medicine
      2002 Holcombe Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ali Bilal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bilal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis and Meningitis.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease

      UT Physicians

      5656 Kelley St, Fl 2, 
      Houston, TX 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Karen Vigil is an Infectious Disease provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Vigil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and AIDS Dementia Complex. Dr. Vigil is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Internal Medicine
      1800 W 26th St, Kindred Hospital Heights, 
      Houston, TX 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Khuram Siddiqi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Siddiqi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy, Necrotizing Myopathy (NM), Sepsis, Acute Pain, and Gastrostomy.

      Adarsh Bhimraj
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      4710 Bellaire Blvd, 
      Bellaire, TX 
       (6.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Adarsh Bhimraj is an Infectious Disease provider in Bellaire, Texas. Dr. Bhimraj is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Meningitis, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Bhimraj is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Infectious Disease

      Action Therapy Centers Limited

      4009 Bellaire Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (5.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rocco Richards is an Infectious Disease provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Richards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and AIDS Dementia Complex. Dr. Richards is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Neurology | Nephrology
      Experienced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Neurology | Nephrology

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      7575 San Felipe St, Suite 155, 
      Houston, TX 
       (7.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Krishna Mylavarapu is a Neurologist and a Nephrologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mylavarapu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Headache, and Stroke. Dr. Mylavarapu is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease
      Advanced in Bacterial Meningitis
      Pediatric Infectious Disease
      1140 Business Center Dr, Suite 300, 
      Houston, TX 
       (12.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rene Amaya is a Pediatric Infectious Disease provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Amaya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Meningitis. His top areas of expertise are Bacterial Meningitis, Congenital Syphilis, Amniotic Band Syndrome, and Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 near Houston, TX?

      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 near Houston, TX?

      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 near Houston, TX?

      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 near Houston, TX?

      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 near Houston, TX?

      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 near Houston, TX?

      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 near Houston, TX?

      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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