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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 340 doctor with experience in Craniopharyngioma near California, US. Of these, 291 are Experienced, 43 are Advanced and 6 are Distinguished.

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    340 providers found
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery

      City Of Hope Medical Foundation

      1500 E Duarte Rd, 
      Duarte, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Behnam Badie is a Neurosurgery provider in Duarte, California. Dr. Badie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      521 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John De Groot is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. De Groot is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

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      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Beaumont is a Neurosurgery provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Beaumont is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Pituitary Apoplexy, Rathke Cleft Cyst, Astrocytoma, and Awake Craniotomy.

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      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma

      Scripps Health

      10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, 
      La Jolla, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jeremy Ciporen is a Neurosurgery provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Ciporen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Ciporen is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Melanie Hayden-Gephart is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Hayden-Gephart is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. Her top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery

      USC Care Medical Group Inc

      1500 San Pablo St, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gabriel Zada is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Zada is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      400 Parnassus Ave, 
      San Francisco, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lewis Blevins is an Endocrinologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Blevins is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Prolactinoma, and Rathke Cleft Cyst.

      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      2125 Arizona Avenue, Floor 2, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Kelly is a Neurosurgery provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kelly is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Hypothalamic Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Kelly is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Juan Fernandez is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Fernandez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Craniopharyngioma, Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma

      Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

      3100 San Pablo Ave, 
      Berkeley, CA 
      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 Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8723 Alden Dr, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laurence Katznelson is an Endocrinologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Katznelson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Acromegaly, Cushing's disease, Pituitary Tumor, Hypopituitarism, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

      Lewis Z. Leng
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery

      Rowland Way Care Center

      101 Rowland Way, Suite 220, 
      Novato, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Lewis Leng is a Neurosurgery provider in Novato, California. Dr. Leng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are PHACE Syndrome, Arterial Calcification of Infancy, Hydrocephalus, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Leng is currently accepting new patients.

      Aaron Cohen-Gadol
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8631 W 3rd St, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Experience:
      19+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, (Dr. Cohen) is one of the world’s most preeminent neurosurgeons, a professor and the vice chairman of innovation at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He specializes in the treatment of complex brain and spine tumors, including meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, gliomas and acoustic neuromas, as well as arteriovenous and cavernous malformations, hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgeons and patients both frequently seek his expert second opinion. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a profound commitment and passion for pushing the boundaries of uncompromising excellence for his patients.Dr. Cohen has performed more than 7400 complex brain surgeries in his career, more than any other performed by a single surgeon in the United States. These 7400 surgeries have been documented in the Neurosurgical Atlas collection, which Dr. Cohen founded and which is considered throughout the world as the “bible of neurosurgery” and used by more than 70,000 physicians for the care of their patients. He has introduced over 40 novel surgical techniques that have inspired thousands of neurosurgeons to achieve technical excellence and peak performance in the operating room.The Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society awarded Dr. Cohen its prestigious Vilhelm Magnus Medal — referred to as the Nobel Prize in Neurosurgery, and one of only 11 medals ever awarded — for his preeminent contributions. Dr. Cohen-Gadol is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Otolaryngology | Plastic Surgery
      11645 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Chester Griffiths is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Griffiths is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Endoscopy. Dr. Griffiths is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      23803 McBean Parkway, Suite 101, 
      Valencia, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Elisabeth Ference is an Otolaryngologist in Valencia, California. Dr. Ference is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. Her top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Low Nasal Bridge, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Septoplasty. Dr. Ference is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laura Prolo is a Neurosurgery provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Prolo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. Her top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Craniosynostosis, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Otolaryngology | General Surgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jayakar Nayak is an Otolaryngologist and a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Nayak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology

      Keck Hospital Of USC

      1500 San Pablo Street, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John Carmichael is an Endocrinologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Carmichael is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Acromegaly, Hypothalamic Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Julia Chang is an Endocrinologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Chang has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. Her top areas of expertise are Prolactinoma, Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, and Sheehan Syndrome.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Otolaryngology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Zara Patel is an Otolaryngologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. Her top areas of expertise are Anosmia, Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Endoscopy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Craniopharyngioma?

      A craniopharyngioma is a noncancerous (benign) tumor that develops at the base of the brain near the pituitary gland.

      When should I see a Craniopharyngioma doctor in California, 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 Craniopharyngioma doctor in California, 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 Craniopharyngioma doctors in California, 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 Craniopharyngioma doctors in California, 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 Craniopharyngioma doctor in California, 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 Craniopharyngioma doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Craniopharyngioma 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 Craniopharyngioma doctor in California, 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 Craniopharyngioma 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 Craniopharyngioma 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 Craniopharyngioma doctors in California, US?

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

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Craniopharyngioma 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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