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

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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Michelle Dompenciel is a Neurologist in Palm Bch Gdns, Florida. Dr. Dompenciel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, Memory Loss, and Foot Drop.

Luis Bello-Espinosa is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Bello-Espinosa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Dr. Bello-Espinosa is currently accepting new patients.

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

Raymond Perez is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Orange Park, Florida. Dr. Perez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Lhermitte-Duclos Disease, Subcortical Band Heterotopia, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, and Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis Hypopituitarism. Dr. Perez is currently accepting new patients.

Harry Abram is a Pediatric Neurologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Abram is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Absence Seizure, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

Fernando Galan is a Neurologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Galan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

Erik Middlebrooks is a Radiologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Middlebrooks has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are CACH Syndrome, Cortical Dysplasia, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

Lorna Sohn is a Neuroradiologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Sohn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), CAPOS Syndrome, and Headache.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Ependymoma, Spinal Tumor, Subependymoma, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

Avi Oppenheimer is a Neuroradiologist in Weston, Florida. Dr. Oppenheimer has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, and CAPOS Syndrome.

Dr. Hernandez is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist, and chief of pediatric neurology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the hospital staff in 2024. He was previously division chief of neurosciences and epilepsy, as well as medical director of the Jack H. Miller Magnetoencephalography Center, at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was also a professor in the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Department of Pediatrics in Grand Rapids. Dr. Hernandez has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and given many talks nationally and internationally. Dr. Hernandez earned his medical degree at Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He completed a pediatric residency at Western Michigan University School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, a child neurology residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and a pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Videos Meet Angel Hernandez, M.D. Dr. Hernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Seizures, Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure.

Shira Mcmahan is a Neurologist in Stuart, Florida. Dr. Mcmahan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Memory Loss, and Essential Tremor.

Surabhi Ranjan is a Neurologist in Weston, Florida. Dr. Ranjan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Brain Tumor, Glioma, and Metastatic Brain Tumor.

Joseph Mathew is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Mathew has been practicing medicine for over 12 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Infantile Pneumothorax, Parathyroidectomy, and Endoscopy.

Bruno Hochhegger is a Radiologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Hochhegger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Emphysema, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pleural Effusion, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Alexander is a diagnostic radiologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She sees patients on the hospital’s St. Petersburg, Florida, campus. She joined the medical staff in 2025. She was previously a radiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Alexander earned her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. She completed a diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She then completed a diagnostic pediatric radiology fellowship followed by a pediatric musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Knock Knees, and Caffey Disease.

Mansour Afshani is a Neurologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Afshani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Peripheral Neuropathy, Transient Global Amnesia, and Gastrostomy.

Jomarie Cortes is a Radiologist in Weston, Florida. Dr. Cortes has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Lump, Osteopenia, Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.