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    MediFind found 29 doctor with experience in Brain Stem Cancer near Walnut Creek, CA. Of these, 26 are Experienced, 2 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    29 providers found
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurosurgery | Thoracic Surgery

      Diablo Neurosurgical Medical Group Inc

      122 La Casa Via, Suite 222, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Terence Chen is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Thoracic Surgeon in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Chen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Cervical Myelopathy, Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurology | Intensive Care Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Neurology | Intensive Care Medicine

      Diablo Neurosurgical Medical Group Inc

      122 La Casa Via, Suite 222, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Oana Spataru is a Neurologist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Spataru is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Apoplexy, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Thrombectomy.

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      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      1455 Montego Street, Suite 200, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Geoffrey Adey is a Neurosurgery provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Adey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Myelopathy, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), and Brain Stem Cancer.

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      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      Bay Imaging Consultants Medical Group Inc

      1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ira Finch is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Finch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Ascites, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Bone Graft.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer

      John Muir Trauma Physicians Billing Service

      1601 Ygnacio Vly Rd, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Maxwell Merkow is a Neurosurgery provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Merkow has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      John Muir Physician Network

      1914 Tice Valley Blvd, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bulgarian, Farsi, Filipino, French, Mandarin, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Gigi Chen is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Neuroepithelioma.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      100 N Wiget Ln, Suite 160, 
      Walnut Creek, CA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      George Counelis is a Neurosurgery provider in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Counelis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      John Muir Physician Network

      Pleasant Hill, CA 
       (3.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Chinn is a Radiation Oncologist in Pleasant Hill, California. Dr. Chinn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Breast Cancer, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer
      Distinguished in Brain Stem Cancer

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      3100 San Pablo Ave, 
      Berkeley, CA 
       (12.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Philip Theodosopoulos is a Neurosurgery provider in Berkeley, California. Dr. Theodosopoulos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      John Muir Physician Network

      2571 Park Ave, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lesley Martin is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Concord, California. Dr. Martin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Lung Cancer.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Himanshu Bhuria is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Bhuria is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Stroke, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi

      Nason Azizi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Azizi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Stroke, Peptic Ulcer, Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Shruthi Kooturu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Kooturu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Low Blood Pressure, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Hematology | Oncology

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Aditi Choudhry is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Concord, California. Dr. Choudhry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, and Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis (ALC).

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian

      Viktoriya Sharp is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Sharp is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Sepsis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, Hip Replacement, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kartik Krishnan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Krishnan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sarvenaz Alibeigi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Alibeigi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Spinal Cord Abscess, Epidural Abscess, Pacemaker Implantation, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christian Balzer is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Balzer has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      John Muir Physician Network

      2700 Grant St, Suite 200, 
      Concord, CA 
       (5.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, Hindi

      Khashayar Montazeri is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Concord, California. Dr. Montazeri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
      20055 Lake Chabot Rd, # 110, 
      Castro Valley, CA 
       (14.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lawrence Dickinson is a Neurosurgery provider in Castro Valley, California. Dr. Dickinson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Hydrocephalus, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, 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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