Overview
Merveen Appu is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Madera, California. Dr. Appu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Memory Loss, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), and Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Appu has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Valley Children's Healthcare
Cesar Santos is a Pediatrics specialist and a Neurologist in Madera, California. Dr. Santos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Absence Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss.
Valley Children's Healthcare
Milagros Colon is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Madera, California. Dr. Colon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
Parvin Azizi is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Fresno, California. Dr. Azizi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Deficiency, Shapiro Syndrome, Cold-Induced Sweating Syndrome, and Susac Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Absence SeizureDr. Appu isAdvanced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Dravet SyndromeDr. Appu isAdvanced. Learn about Dravet Syndrome.
- Epilepsy Juvenile AbsenceDr. Appu isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
- Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
- Juvenile Myoclonic EpilepsyDr. Appu isAdvanced. Learn about Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.
- Experienced
- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Appu isExperienced. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- Acrocallosal SyndromeDr. Appu isExperienced. Learn about Acrocallosal Syndrome.
- Aicardi SyndromeDr. Appu isExperienced. Learn about Aicardi Syndrome.
- AphantasiaDr. Appu isExperienced. Learn about Aphantasia.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Appu isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Appu isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.