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    MediFind found 464 doctor with experience in Chiari Malformation near Florida, US. Of these, 415 are Experienced, 43 are Advanced and 6 are Distinguished.

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    464 providers found
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      1222 S Orange Ave, 
      Orlando, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Greg Olavarria is a Neurosurgery provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Olavarria is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Olavarria is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery

      Fairbanks Partners LLC

      400 Celebration Pl, 
      Celebration, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Melvin Field is a Neurosurgery provider in Celebration, Florida. Dr. Field is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Meningoencephalocele, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Encephalocele, Septoplasty, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Field is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery

      Orlando Health Medical Group Inc

      89 W Copeland Dr, 
      Orlando, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jay Vachhani is a Neurosurgery provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Vachhani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Apoplexy, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Vachhani is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery | Interventional Radiology
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery | Interventional Radiology

      Fairbanks Partners LLC

      265 E Rollins St, Suite 12000, 
      Orlando, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ravi Gandhi is a Neurosurgery specialist and an Interventional Radiologist in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Gandhi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft. Dr. Gandhi is currently accepting new patients.

      Marc Babi
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurology | Intensive Care Medicine
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurology | Intensive Care Medicine

      Tradition HealthPark One

      10050 Southwest Innovation Way, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French
      Offers Telehealth

      Marc Babi is a Neurologist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Babi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Herniation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Chiari Malformation.

      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery | Pediatrics

      Orlando Health Medical Group Inc

      1222 S Orange Ave, 
      Orlando, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Samer Elbabaa is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Elbabaa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Ventricle Cancer, Hydrocephalus, Myelomeningocele, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Elbabaa is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation

      Orlando Health Medical Group Inc

      89 W Copeland Dr, 
      Orlando, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Marshall Cress is a Neurosurgery provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Cress is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Hydrocephalus, Stroke, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Cress is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation

      Fairbanks Partners LLC

      1605 W Fairbanks Ave, 
      Winter Park, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Baker is a Neurosurgery provider in Winter Park, Florida. Dr. Baker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Baker is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation

      Baptist Health Medical Group Physicians LLC

      8950 N Kendall Dr, 407w, 
      Miami, FL 
      Experience:
      44+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Mcdermott is a Neurosurgery provider in Miami, Florida. Dr. Mcdermott has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Mcdermott is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      General Surgery
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      General Surgery

      Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

      Saint Petersburg, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      601 5th St S, 5th Floor, 
      St Petersburg, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gerald Tuite is a Neurosurgery provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Tuite is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Spinal Fusion.

      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery

      Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

      601 5th Street South, Suite 500, Suite 500, 
      Saint Petersburg, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Aramaic, French
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Jallo is the vice dean and physician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. He also is the David M. Goldenberg Family Endowed Chair in the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences and a professor of neurosurgery, pediatrics and oncology with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Jallo joined Johns Hopkins in 2003 as a pediatric neurosurgeon. In 2013, he became the pediatric neurosurgery division director at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Jallo moved to Johns Hopkins All Children's in 2015 to launch the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences, a multidisciplinary institute that unites clinicians, researchers and educators focused on promoting optimal neurodevelopment and caring for children with injuries and illnesses that can affect the brain. His areas of expertise include tumors of the brain and spinal cord, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for eloquent tumors, use of minimally invasive technologies such as endoscopy and keyhole surgery and surgical treatment of epilepsy. Dr. Jallo has published more than 245 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 89 book chapters and is co-editor of five textbooks on pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric epilepsy surgery and neuroendoscopy. In addition, Dr. Jallo has been principal investigator for NIH and private foundation grants focused on treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors and other neurosurgical challenges. Dr. Jallo earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia Medical School and completed his residency in neurosurgery at New York University Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center, Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, in New York. Dr. Jallo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Ependymoma, Spinal Tumor, Subependymoma, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      3100 Sw 62nd Ave, 
      Miami, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Ragheb is a Neurosurgery provider in Miami, Florida. Dr. Ragheb is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

      James A. Tiesi
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery

      Neuro Spinal Associates

      200 3rd Ave W Ste 200, 
      Bradenton, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      James Tiesi practices in Bradenton, Florida. Dr. Tiesi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Hydrocephalus, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Tiesi is currently accepting new patients.

      Hendrik M. Dinkla
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation

      Medical Office Building, Tiffany

      1651 Southeast Tiffany Avenue, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Hendrik Dinkla is a Neurologist in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Dinkla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Photosensitive Epilepsy, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Memory Loss. Dr. Dinkla is currently accepting new patients.

      Stephany Sarmiento
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Family Medicine

      Family Health Center, Stuart

      3801 South Kanner Highway, 
      Stuart, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Stephany Sarmiento is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Stuart, Florida. Dr. Sarmiento is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Scoliosis, Fractured Spine, and Syringomyelia.

      Hamid Razavi
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery

      Egil And Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center

      2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, 
      Weston, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, German
      Offers Telehealth

      Hamid Razavi is a Neurosurgery provider in Weston, Florida. Dr. Razavi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Tissue Biopsy, and Microvascular Decompression.

      Fouad Abuzeid
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation

      Tradition HealthPark Two

      10080 Southwest Innovation Way, 
      Port St Lucie, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Fouad Abuzeid is a Neurologist in Port St Lucie, Florida. Dr. Abuzeid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Brain Herniation, and Chiari Malformation.

      Hoon Choi
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery

      Egil And Pauline Braathen Center/Maroone Cancer Center

      2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, 
      Weston, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean
      Offers Telehealth

      Hoon Choi is a Neurosurgery provider in Weston, Florida. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Laminectomy.

      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Chiari Malformation
      Neurosurgery

      Neuroscience And Spine Associates, P.L.

      6101 Pine Ridge Rd Suite 101, 
      Naples, FL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Atilio Palma is a Neurosurgery provider in Naples, Florida. Dr. Palma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Fractured Spine, Spinal Stenosis, Subdural Hematoma, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Palma is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      When should I see a Chiari Malformation doctor in Florida, US?

      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 Chiari Malformation doctor in Florida, US?

      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 Chiari Malformation doctors in Florida, US?

      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 Chiari Malformation doctors in Florida, US?

      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 Chiari Malformation doctor in Florida, US?

      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 Chiari Malformation doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Chiari Malformation 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 Chiari Malformation doctor in Florida, US?

      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 Chiari Malformation 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 Chiari Malformation 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 Chiari Malformation doctors in Florida, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Chiari Malformation 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 Chiari Malformation doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Chiari Malformation 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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