The 20 Best Brain Herniation Doctors Near Me in Santa Monica, CA

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The 20 Best Brain Herniation Doctors near Santa Monica, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 93 doctor with experience in Brain Herniation near Santa Monica, CA. Of these, 83 are Experienced and 10 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Naveed Wagle is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wagle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliosarcoma. Dr. Wagle is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Radiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Radiology

    Office

    2461 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 108, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jimmy Huang is a Radiologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Huang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Aberrant Subclavian Artery, Cerebellar Degeneration, Pleural Effusion, and Pleurisy.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Radiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Radiology

    Tower Imaging Medical Group Inc.

    2202 Wilshire Blvd, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Joyce is a Radiologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Joyce is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

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    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Experienced in Brain Herniation

    Head And Neck Imaging Associates

    2827 Wilshire Blvd, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bradley Jabour is a Radiologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Jabour is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are X-Linked Intellectual Disability, Siderius Type, Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome, PEHO Syndrome, and Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Go is a Neuroradiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Go is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Meningioma, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Nerve Decompression.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Whitney Pope is a Neuroradiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Pope is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Gliomatosis Cerebri, Hydrocephalus, Stroke, and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hamid Mohazab is a Neuroradiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mohazab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Bronchogenic Cyst, Gallbladder Disease, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Linetsky is a Neuroradiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Linetsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neurology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neurology

    Office

    710 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Marc Nuwer is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Nuwer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Delirium, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology

    UCLA Department Of Surgery

    10833 Le Conte Ave, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bonnie Freitas is a Neuroradiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Freitas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. Her top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Vertigo, Nasal Flaring, and Arachnoid Cysts.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology

    Office

    757 Westwood Plz Ste 1621A, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Juan Villablanca is a Neuroradiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Villablanca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Pudendal Neuralgia, Brain Aneurysm, Radiation Induced Meningioma, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Experienced in Brain Herniation

    Office

    757 Westwood Plz Ste 1638, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bashir Tafti is a Radiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Tafti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Liver Embolization, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Advanced in Brain Herniation
    Advanced in Brain Herniation

    Saint John's Physicians Partners

    1301 20th St, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jean-philippe Langevin is a Neurosurgery provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Langevin has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Apoplexy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Bone Graft.

    Advanced in Brain Herniation
    Advanced in Brain Herniation

    Saint John's Physicians Partners

    2125 Arizona Ave, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    21+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Garni Barkhoudarian is a Neurosurgery provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Barkhoudarian has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Hypothalamic Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Advanced in Brain Herniation
    Neurology
    Advanced in Brain Herniation
    Neurology

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paul Vespa is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Vespa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

    Advanced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology
    Advanced in Brain Herniation
    Neuroradiology

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    8700 Beverly Blvd, 
    West Hollywood, CA 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ravi Prasad is a Neuroradiologist in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Prasad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Scoliosis, Headache, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neurosurgery

    Regents Of The University Of California

    1131 Wilshire Blvd Ste 100, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Langston Holly is a Neurosurgery provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Holly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Herniated Disk, Laminectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Experienced in Brain Herniation

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Manuel Blanco is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Blanco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Stroke, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Experienced in Brain Herniation

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Phoebe Johnson is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Herniation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Herniation
    Neurosurgery

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kunal Patel is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, Hydrocephalus, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Brain Herniation?

    Brain herniation is the shifting of the brain tissue from one space in the skull to another through various folds and openings.

    When should I see a Brain Herniation doctor near Santa Monica, 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 a Brain Herniation doctor near Santa Monica, 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 Brain Herniation doctors near Santa Monica, 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 Brain Herniation doctors near Santa Monica, 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 a Brain Herniation doctor near Santa Monica, 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 Brain Herniation doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Brain Herniation 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 Herniation doctor near Santa Monica, 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 Brain Herniation 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 Herniation 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 Herniation doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

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

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