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    MediFind found 38 doctor with experience in Brain Abscess near Houston, TX. Of these, 34 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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    38 providers found
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery

      MD Anderson

      2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Univ Of Tx M D Ande Life, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Shaan Raza is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Raza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Bone Tumor, Turbinectomy, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.

      Advanced in Brain Abscess
      Advanced in Brain Abscess

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Hebrew, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Esquenazi-Levy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Radiation Induced Meningioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Esquenazi-Levy is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jacques Morcos is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Morcos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

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      Advanced in Brain Abscess
      Advanced in Brain Abscess

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      1504 Taub Loop, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Shankar Gopinath is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gopinath is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Craniectomy, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Gopinath is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nisha Gadgil is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gadgil is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Spasticity, Meningocele, Rhizotomy, and Thrombectomy.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      1200 Binz St, Suite 970b, 
      Houston, TX 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Levinthal is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Levinthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Hygroma Cervical, Abdominal Cystic Lymphangioma, and Cystic Hygroma.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Karl Schmitt is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Schmitt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Delirium, Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Laminectomy. Dr. Schmitt is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Experienced in Brain Abscess

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Ryan Kitagawa is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kitagawa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Delirium, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Kitagawa is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nitin Tandon is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tandon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Tandon is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurology | Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurology | Neurosurgery

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ibrahim Migdady is a Neurologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Migdady is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Subdural Hematoma, Brain Abscess, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Migdady is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Experienced in Brain Abscess

      UT Physicians

      6410 Fannin St, Suite 1014, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Abdulrahman Alwaki is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Alwaki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      6410 Fannin St, 1400, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Stephen Fletcher is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Fletcher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Encephalocele, Thrombectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Fletcher is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurology | Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurology | Neurosurgery

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      1504 Taub Loop, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Spyridoula Tsetsou is a Neurologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tsetsou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Brain Herniation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Cordotomy. Dr. Tsetsou is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      6445 Main St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Baskin is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Baskin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Prolactinoma, Meningioma, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Baskin is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Physiatry | Neurology
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Physiatry | Neurology

      UT Physicians

      1333 Moursund St, Memorial Hermann Tirr, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ryan Stork is a Physiatrist and a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Stork is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, and Subdural Hematoma. Dr. Stork is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Experienced in Brain Abscess

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

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

      Ericka Greene is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Greene is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Greene is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Internal Medicine
      6565 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kelvin Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 543, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Zsila Sadighi is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sadighi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Glioma, and Posterior Fossa Tumor.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Experienced in Brain Abscess

      MD Anderson

      1515 Holcombe Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      George Thomas is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Thomas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Cervical Myelopathy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Abscess
      Neurosurgery

      MD Anderson

      1515 Holcombe Blvd, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Yon Kim is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. Her top areas of expertise are Metastatic Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Brain Abscess?

      A brain abscess is a collection of pus, immune cells, and other material in the brain, caused by a bacterial or fungal infection.

      When should I see a Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess 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 Brain Abscess doctors near Houston, TX?

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

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Brain Abscess 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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