The 20 Best Cortical Dysplasia Doctors Near Me in summit, NJ

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 16 doctor with experience in Cortical Dysplasia near summit, NJ. Of these, 14 are Experienced and 2 are Distinguished.

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16 providers found
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    Atlantic Brain And Spine

    100 Madison Avenue, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center - 3rd Floor, 
    Morristown, NJ 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Yaron Moshel is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Moshel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Moshel is board certified in Board-Certified By The American Board Of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). Dr. Moshel is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Overlook Medical Center

    99 Beauvoir Avenue, 
    Summit, NJ 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lorraine Lazar is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Lazar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. She is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss. Dr. Lazar is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Lazar is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Medical Genetics
    Referral may be required

    Genomics At Summit

    11 Overlook Road, Suite 230, 
    Summit, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Darius Adams is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Adams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Phenylketonuria (PKU), Glycogen Storage Disease Type 3, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 6 (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome), and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome). Dr. Adams is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics. Dr. Adams is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Institute Of Neurology

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Aliza Alter is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Alter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy. Dr. Alter is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Alter is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Referral may be required

    Institute Of Neurology

    200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 165, 
    Livingston, NJ 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Aviva Bojko is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Bojko is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features. Dr. Bojko is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Bojko is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine

    Orthopedic Specialist Group

    20 Watsessing Ave, 
    Bloomfield, NJ 
     (10.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marco Tartaglia is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Dr. Tartaglia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 61 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses RASopathies, Noonan Syndrome, Rommen Mueller Sybert Syndrome, and Cardiomyopathic Lentiginosis.

    Distinguished in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine

    Roche Analytical Instruments Inc

    340 Kingsland St, 
    Nutley, NJ 
     (13.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Judith Prestifilippo is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Nutley, New Jersey. Dr. Prestifilippo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Cortical Dysplasia, ADULT Syndrome, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Referral may be required

    Office

    22 Three Gables Rd, 
    Morristown, NJ 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Volker Knappertz is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Knappertz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures. Dr. Knappertz is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    Advanced Neurosurgery Associates

    95 Madison Avenue, Suite 420, 
    Morristown, NJ 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Meleine Sosa is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Sosa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Sunken Fontanelles, Arachnoid Cysts, and Choroid Plexus Cyst. Dr. Sosa is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurology
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Elizabeth Primary Care LLC

    240 Williamson St Ste 506, 
    Elizabeth, NJ 
     (8.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ying Tao is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Dr. Tao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cluster Headache, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Neuralgia.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Referral may be required

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At South Avenue

    1110 South Avenue, Suite 300, 
    Staten Island, NY 
     (11.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Yasir El-Sherif is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Staten Island, New York. Dr. El-Sherif is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Seizures, Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy. Dr. El-Sherif is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Epilepsy and American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Neurology. Dr. El-Sherif is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Referral may be required

    Neuroshield Network

    700 Us Highway 46, Ste 420, 
    Fairfield, NJ 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marcos Cruz is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Fairfield, New Jersey. Dr. Cruz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cervical Myelopathy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Cruz is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurophysiology , American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Cruz is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine

    Saint Clare's Denville Hospital

    25 Pocono Rd, 
    Denville, NJ 
     (13.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gurneel Dhanesar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Denville, New Jersey. Dr. Dhanesar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL), Purpura, Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Pediatric Neurology
    Referral may be required

    JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute

    65 James Street, 
    Edison, NJ 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kavitha Velicheti is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Edison, New Jersey. Dr. Velicheti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Epilepsy, and Seizures. Dr. Velicheti is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Velicheti is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Internal Medicine
    65 Highland Avenue, 
    Peapack, NJ 
     (14.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Vincent Barba is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Peapack, New Jersey. Dr. Barba is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Subcortical Band Heterotopia, and Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis Hypopituitarism. Dr. Barba is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Barba is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurosurgery | General Surgery
    Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
    Neurosurgery | General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Advanced Neurosurgery Associates

    201 Route 17, Suite 501, 
    Rutherford, NJ 
     (15.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Arno Fried is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Rutherford, New Jersey. Dr. Fried is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Glioma, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Fried is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Cortical Dysplasia?

    Cortical dysplasia is a condition present at birth (congenital) that occurs when the neurons in the top layer of the brain (cortex) develop abnormally. This causes the neurons to fire abnormally, causing seizures. Other causes of cortical dysplasia may include genetic disorders or brain injuries. Cortical dysplasia is the most common cause of epilepsy (seizures). The most common type of cortical dysplasia is focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), which is categorized into three types: Type 1 focal cortical dysplasia causes seizures that do not appear until adulthood, and usually involves the brain’s temporal lobe. Type II focal cortical dysplasia is found more frequently in children, involves the brain’s temporal and frontal lobes, and is more severe. Type III focal cortical dysplasia involves damage to another part of the brain, possibly from an early brain injury, in addition to Type 1 or Type II.

    When should I see a Cortical Dysplasia doctor near summit, NJ?

    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 Cortical Dysplasia doctor near summit, NJ?

    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 Cortical Dysplasia doctors near summit, NJ?

    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 Cortical Dysplasia doctors near summit, NJ?

    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 Cortical Dysplasia doctor near summit, NJ?

    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 Cortical Dysplasia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Cortical Dysplasia 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 Cortical Dysplasia doctor near summit, NJ?

    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 Cortical Dysplasia 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 Cortical Dysplasia 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 Cortical Dysplasia doctors near summit, NJ?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Cortical Dysplasia 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 Cortical Dysplasia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Cortical Dysplasia 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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