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The 20 Best Bell's Palsy Doctors Near Me

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 18872 doctor with experience in Bell's Palsy. Of these, 17757 are Experienced, 970 are Advanced, 121 are Distinguished and 8 are Elite.

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    Kofi O. Boahene
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Floor 6, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Akan, German, Russian

    Dr. Kofi Derek Owusu Boahene is a professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Division of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery and the director for the facial plastics fellowship training program. His practice encompasses the entire spectrum of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery including cosmetic and reconstructive aspects. Dr. Boahene is a leading expert in facial paralysis surgery and facial nerve injuries and has pioneered innovative treatment protocols and surgical techniques in facial reanimation. He is the director of the Johns Hopkins Facial Nerve center dedicated to restoring facial balance, symmetry and animation to those who have suffered from facial paralysis and facial nerve disorders. As an expert microsurgeon, Dr. Boahene routinely performs some of the most complex facial reconstruction procedures on the face including rebuilding of an entire nose, lip, jaw and facial defects resulting from cancer treatment, traumatic injuries or as a result of birth defects. He uses cutting edge 3-D technology, image-guided technology and tissue transplanted from other parts of the body to restore or replace missing tissues. He is a key member of the Johns Hopkins facial transplant program. His cosmetic experience is broad and draws from patients across the globe. He routinely performs rhinoplasties, eyelid surgery, face lifts and other facial enhancing procedures. As a skull base surgeon, Dr. Boahene has pioneered minimally invasive techniques for removal of skull base and brain tumors, repairing CSF leaks and has authored a major textbook on this subject. Dr. Boahene received his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Arkansas. He graduated summa cum laude from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, completed a five-year surgical residency training program in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and received fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Minnesota. As the recipient of the prestigious Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship Award, Dr. Boahene was awarded additional craniofacial surgery training in Adelaide, Australia. He also received the Jack R. Anderson Prize for Scholastic Excellence for attaining the highest score nationally on the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery certification exam. Dr. Boahene serves as on the Board of Governors or the American Academy Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In 1993, Dr. Kofi Boahene received the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical. Dr. Boahene is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy.

    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Takatsuki, JP 

    Shin-ichi Haginomori practices in Takatsuki, Japan. Mr. Haginomori is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Bell's Palsy, Facial Paralysis, Herpes Zoster Oticus, Salivary Gland Tumors, and Mastoidectomy.

    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Grattan Street, 
    Parkville, VIC, AU 

    Franz Babl practices in Parkville, Australia. Mr. Babl is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Bell's Palsy, Cellulitis, Bronchitis, and Febrile Neutropenia.

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    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Department Of Otorhinolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery, 
    Osaka, JP 

    Ryo Kawata practices in Osaka, Japan. Mr. Kawata is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Herpes Zoster Oticus, Mastoidectomy, and Thyroidectomy.

    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Department Of Otolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery, 
    Osaka, JP 

    Takahiro Ichihara practices in Osaka, Japan. Mr. Ichihara is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Bell's Palsy, Facial Paralysis, Herpes Zoster Oticus, Shingles, and Mastoidectomy.

    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    General Surgery
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    General Surgery

    New York Eye And Ear Infirmary Of Mount Sinai

    310 E 14th St, 
    New York, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mingyang Gray is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Gray is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. Her top areas of expertise are Bell's Palsy, Facial Paralysis, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Adenoidectomy, and Septoplasty.

    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery

    UVA Health Facial Cosmetic And Reconstructive Surgery

    415 Ray C Hunt Dr Ste 2200, 
    Charlottesville, VA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Samuel Oyer is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Oyer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Low Nasal Bridge, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Elite in Bell's Palsy
    Jena, TH, DE 

    Orlando Lichius-Guntinas practices in Jena, Germany. Mr. Lichius-Guntinas is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Tonsillitis, Bell's Palsy, Laryngectomy, and Adenoidectomy.

    Advanced in Bell's Palsy
    Advanced in Bell's Palsy

    University Of Virginia Dept Of Neurology

    Charlottesville, VA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Roach is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, CAPOS Syndrome, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

    Advanced in Bell's Palsy
    Advanced in Bell's Palsy

    Access TeleCare- Teleneurology

    1717 Main St, Ste 5850, 
    Dallas, TX 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Blumenthal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Stroke, and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD).

    Ameer Alwafai
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy

    Pottstown Hospital

    1600 East High Street, 
    Pottstown, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Alwafai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

    Syed F. Sher
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy

    Bassett Medical Center

    1 Atwell Road, 
    Cooperstown, NY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Sher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Headache.

    Thomas N. Leahy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Leahy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Vertebral Artery Dissection.

    Francis J. Clark
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Ophthalmology

    Ophthalmology Physicians & Surgeons PC

    1179 Dekalb Pike, 2nd, Floor, 
    Blue Bell, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Clark is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Periorbital Cellulitis, and Dry Eye Syndrome.

    Mohammad A. Khoshnoodi
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

    Syed S. Hyder
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy

    Ballad Health Medical Associates Neurology

    1406 Tusculum Boulevard, Suite 1200, 
    Greeneville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Hyder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

    Jasdeep K. Khurana
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati , Hindi, Punjabi

    . Dr. Khurana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

    Jyoti A. Pillai
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Pillai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Susan P. Abernathy
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Otolaryngology

    Greeneville ENT Specialists

    1410 Tusculum Blvd, Ste 2500, 
    Greeneville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Abernathy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. Her top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Meniere Disease, Infant Hearing Loss, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

    Bruce A. Abkes
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Bell's Palsy
    Otolaryngology

    Ear Nose And Throat Associates, PC

    2340 Knob Creek Rd, Suite 704, 
    Johnson City, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Abkes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bell's Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, and Osteitis Fibrosa.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Bell's Palsy?

    Bell palsy is a disorder of the nerve that controls movement of the muscles in the face. This nerve is called the facial or seventh cranial nerve.

    Damage to this nerve causes weakness or paralysis of these muscles. Paralysis means that you cannot use the muscles at all.

    When should I see a Bell's Palsy doctor near me?

    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 Bell's Palsy doctor near me?

    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 Bell's Palsy doctors near me?

    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 Bell's Palsy doctors near me?

    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 Bell's Palsy doctor near me?

    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 Bell's Palsy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Bell's Palsy 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 Bell's Palsy doctor near me?

    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 Bell's Palsy 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 Bell's Palsy 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 Bell's Palsy doctors near me?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Bell's Palsy 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 Bell's Palsy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Bell's Palsy 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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