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

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The 20 Best Brain Stem Cancer Doctors near Santa Monica, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 102 doctor with experience in Brain Stem Cancer near Santa Monica, CA. Of these, 80 are Experienced, 14 are Advanced and 8 are Distinguished.

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102 providers found
    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    2125 Arizona Avenue, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jose Carrillo is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Carrillo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Oligodendroglioma. Dr. Carrillo is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliosarcoma. Dr. Wagle is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    2121 Santa Monica Boulevard, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Santosh Kesari is a Neurologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kesari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Kesari is currently accepting new patients.

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    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer

    Office

    200 Med Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Phioanh Nghiemphu is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Nghiemphu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurosurgery

    300 Stein Plz Ste 420, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Marvin Bergsneider is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Bergsneider is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer

    UCLA Health Bowyer Oncology Center

    200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 120, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Timothy Cloughesy is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Cloughesy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurology

    Office

    300 Medical Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Albert Lai is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Lai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neuroradiology
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Pudendal Neuralgia, Brain Aneurysm, Radiation Induced Meningioma, and Thrombectomy.

    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
    323 North Prairie Avenue, Suite 200, 
    Inglewood, CA 
     (9.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    David Kheradyar is a Neurologist in Inglewood, California. Dr. Kheradyar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Primary Orthostatic Tremor, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), and Gastrostomy. Dr. Kheradyar is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurosurgery
    2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Kelly is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kelly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Septoplasty. Dr. Kelly is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Radiation Oncology
    2121 Santa Monica Boulevard, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Wollman is a Radiation Oncologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wollman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Intraductal Papilloma, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Astrocytoma. Dr. Wollman is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurology

    300 UCLA Medical Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dawn Eliashiv is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Eliashiv is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurology
    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    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 Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Delirium, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurology
    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurology

    Office

    300 Medical Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jason Soss is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Soss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer

    Office

    710 Westwood Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Asri Yuliati is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Yuliati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Tolosa Hunt Syndrome, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Radiation Oncology
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Radiation Oncology

    The Regents Of The University Of California

    200 Ucla Med Plaza, B265, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tania Kaprealian is a Radiation Oncologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kaprealian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Schwannoma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, and Thalamotomy.

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, Hydrocephalus, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurosurgery

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurosurgery

    300 Stein Plz Ste 420, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Won Kim is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kim has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Neurosurgery

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurosurgery

    300 Stein Plz Ste 420, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Richard Everson is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Everson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Oncology | Hematology
    Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
    Oncology | Hematology
    2080 Century Park East, Suite 1005, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Shahrooz Eshaghian is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Eshaghian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Bone Tumor, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Thrombocytopenia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Eshaghian is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Brain Stem Cancer?

    Brainstem cancers are usually astrocytomas or gliomas that are classified by their location in different areas of the brainstem and include focal brainstem gliomas, diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), and diffuse midline gliomas. Depending on the type and location, brainstem cancers may progress slowly or rapidly, range from grades I–IV, and may occur in children and adults.

    When should I see a Brain Stem Cancer 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 Stem Cancer 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 Stem Cancer 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 Stem Cancer 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 Stem Cancer 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 Stem Cancer doctor search results page. 

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

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

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Brain Stem Cancer 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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