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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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    MediFind found 341 doctor with experience in Craniopharyngioma near California, US. Of these, 292 are Experienced, 44 are Advanced and 5 are Distinguished.

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    341 providers found
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology

      California Center For Pituitary Disorders

      400 Parnassus Ave # 8, 
      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
      Distinguished in Craniopharyngioma

      Stanford University

      875 Blake Wilbur Dr, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laurence Katznelson is an Endocrinologist in Palo Alto, 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).

      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.

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      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.

      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.

      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 Neurosurgeons Inc.

      1520 San Pablo St Ste 3800, 
      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
      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.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology

      USC Neurosurgeons Inc.

      1520 San Pablo St Ste 3800, 
      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

      Gonda (Goldschmied) Diabetes Center Santa Monica

      2020 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 550, 
      Santa Monica, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Anthony Heaney is an Endocrinologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Heaney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Cushing's disease, Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Cushing's syndrome, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neurosurgery | General Surgery

      Stanford Health Care

      500 Pasteur Dr, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Meningioma, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neuroradiology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neuroradiology

      Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bruno Soares is a Neuroradiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Soares is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Pentalogy of Cantrell, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Brain Herniation.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neuroradiology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Neuroradiology

      CHOC Children's Hospital

      1201 W La Veta Ave, 
      Orange, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kristen Launier is a Neuroradiologist in Orange, California. Dr. Launier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. Her top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Collins Pope Syndrome, Acropectoral Syndrome, and Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Endocrinology

      Sierra Internal Medicine

      680 Guzzi Ln Ste 201, 
      Sonora, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Donald Westbie is an Endocrinologist in Sonora, California. Dr. Westbie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypothyroidism, and Obesity in Children.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Pediatric Radiology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Pediatric Radiology

      CHOC Children's Hospital

      1201 W La Veta Ave, 
      Orange, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      William Holmes is a Pediatric Radiologist in Orange, California. Dr. Holmes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Urachal Cyst, PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Acro-Pectoro-Renal Field Defect.

      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Radiology
      Advanced in Craniopharyngioma
      Radiology

      CHOC Children's Hospital

      1201 W La Veta Ave, 
      Orange, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Daniel Nahl is a Radiologist in Orange, California. Dr. Nahl is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Horseshoe Kidney, Scoliosis, and Urachal Cyst.

      Samuel F. Ciricillo
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma

      Buhler Specialty Pavilion

      2800 L Street, Suite 500, 
      Sacramento, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Samuel Ciricillo is a Neurosurgery provider in Sacramento, California. Dr. Ciricillo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Hydrocephalus, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Ciricillo is currently accepting new patients.

      Clayton B. Hess
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Craniopharyngioma
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology

      Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Radiation Oncology Dept

      155 Glasson Way, 
      Grass Valley, CA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Portuguese, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Clayton Hess is a Radiologist and a Radiation Oncologist in Grass Valley, California. Dr. Hess is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Anal Cancer, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Lung Cancer. Dr. Hess is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      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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