Filters

Specialty
Additional Specialty
Distance
    Gender
    Insurance
    Availability
    Language
    Years of Experience
    Level of Expertise

    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

    Save doctors for later
    Sign Up
    Not sure about your diagnosis?
    Check Your Symptoms
    Already have a doctor?
    Find A Second Opinion

    MediFind found 23 doctor with experience in Brain Herniation near Independence, MO. Of these, 21 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

    Location
    LocationClose
    23 providers found
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Centerpoint Medical Specialists LLC

      19550 E 39th St S, Suite 105, 
      Independence, MO 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Copeland is a Neurosurgery provider in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Copeland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Subdural Hematoma, Fractured Spine, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Copeland is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Neurosurgery

      Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc

      2301 S Missouri 291 Hwy, Select Physical Therapy, 
      Independence, MO 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Demi Dawkins is a Neurosurgery provider in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Dawkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Moyamoya Disease, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Dawkins is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc

      2301 S Missouri 291 Hwy, Select Physical Therapy, 
      Independence, MO 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Barry Pollack is a Neurosurgery provider in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Pollack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Epidural Hematoma, Stroke, Gastrostomy, and Laminectomy. Dr. Pollack is currently accepting new patients.

      Learn about our expert tiers
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Research Neuroscience Institute, LLC

      19600 E 39th St, Centerpoint Med Ctr, 
      Independence, MO 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Wendy Spangler is a Neurosurgery provider in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Spangler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. Her top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Spangler is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Brain Herniation
      Advanced in Brain Herniation

      Northland Radiology Inc

      2800 Clay Edwards Dr, 
      N Kansas City, MO 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Carl Van Tasell is a Radiologist in N Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Van Tasell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Emphysema, and Visceromegaly. Dr. Van Tasell is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Diagnostic Imaging Centers PA

      4911 S Arrowhead Dr, Suite 100, 
      Independence, MO 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Numukunda Darboe is a Radiologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Darboe has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Tarlov Cysts, Scoliosis, and Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Neurosurgery

      Truman Medical Center Incorporated

      2301 Holmes St, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Gianino is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gianino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Cervical Myelopathy, Meningioma, and Spinal Stenosis. Dr. Gianino is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology | Nuclear Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology | Nuclear Medicine

      Truman Medical Center Incorporated

      2301 Holmes St, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Louisiana Creole French, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Natasha Acosta is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Acosta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. Her top areas of expertise are Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Primary Familial Brain Calcification, Cerebelloolivary Atrophy, and Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS). Dr. Acosta is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Ophthalmology | Neurology
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Ophthalmology | Neurology

      University Health Physicians

      2301 Holmes St, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Sean Gratton is an Ophthalmologist and a Neurologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gratton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Increased Intracranial Pressure, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Optic Nerve Atrophy. Dr. Gratton is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Truman Medical Center Incorporated

      2301 Holmes St, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      David Mena is a Radiologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Mena is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Tenosynovitis, Biliary Dyskinesia, Nasal Flaring, Chronic Granulomatous Disease, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Mena is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      2401 Gillham Rd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Usiakimi Igbaseimokumo is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Igbaseimokumo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Tumor, Arachnoid Cysts, Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Brain Herniation. Dr. Igbaseimokumo is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Neurosurgery

      Research Neuroscience Institute, LLC

      2330 E Meyer Blvd, Suite 411, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Peter Basta is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Basta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Basta is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4320 Wornall Rd, Suite 710, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (9.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Tarek El Ahmadieh is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. El Ahmadieh has been practicing medicine for over 16 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, Meningioma, Lordosis, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. El Ahmadieh is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Brain Herniation
      Advanced in Brain Herniation

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (10.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients

      Laith Maali is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Maali is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Herniation, Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Maali is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Diagnostic Imaging Centers PA

      9151 Ne 81st Ter, Suite 250, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (10.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mitchell Guenther is a Radiologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Guenther has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and 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, Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome, PEHO Syndrome, and Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      4000 Cambridge St, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (10.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

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

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Radiology | Neuroradiology
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Radiology | Neuroradiology

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      4000 Cambridge St, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (10.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nicholas Harn is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Harn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, PEHO Syndrome, X-Linked Intellectual Disability, Siderius Type, and Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Radiology
      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Radiology

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      4000 Cambridge St, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (10.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Leever is a Radiologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Leever is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), CAPOS Syndrome, Meningioma, and Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (10.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, French
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Roukoz Chamoun is a Neurosurgery provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Chamoun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Chamoun is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Brain Herniation
      Experienced in Brain Herniation

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (10.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Vadaparampil is a Radiologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Vadaparampil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Herniation. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Idiopathic Dilatation of the Pulmonary Artery, PEHO Syndrome, and X-Linked Intellectual Disability, Siderius Type. Dr. Vadaparampil is currently accepting new patients.

      Showing 1-20 of 23

      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 Independence, MO?

      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 Independence, MO?

      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 Independence, MO?

      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 Independence, MO?

      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 Independence, MO?

      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 Independence, MO?

      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 Independence, MO?

      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 

      Read more about our Content Policy