The 20 Best Deep Brain Stimulation Doctors near Washington, DC

Chima Oluigbo, MD, FRCSC, FAANS, is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Children’s National Hospital and Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at University Hospitals Birmingham, England and subsequently completed fellowships at the University of Colorado (pediatric neurosurgery) and the Ohio State University (functional and stereotactic neurosurgery). He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery. Dr. Oluigbo cares for children with all types of diseases of the nervous system such as epilepsy, brain and spine tumors, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, spina bifida and tethered spinal cord. He specializes in the surgical care of children with epilepsy as well as pediatric functional and restorative neurosurgery. He uses minimally invasive techniques to treat patients with epilepsy. These techniques include the Visualase laser ablation therapy and the ROSA robot assisted epilepsy surgery. He also uses advanced intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) during epilepsy surgery to optimize seizure control outcomes. Dr. Oluigbo previously led the epilepsy surgery service at the Ohio State University Medical Center where he was actively involved in functional neurosurgery (deep brain stimulation). His research interests include epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, functional neurological restoration and the development of innovative neuromodulation therapies for the treatment of chronic neurological disorders including epilepsy, movement disorders, neurobehavioral and cognitive disorders, chronic pain and spasticity in children. Dr. Oluigbo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cortical Dysplasia, Epilepsy, Seizures, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy. Dr. Oluigbo is board certified in American Board Of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, 2014.

Sara Inati is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Inati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Kareem Zaghloul is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Zaghloul is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Stroke, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Christopher Kalhorn is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kalhorn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Sacral Nerve Stimulation.

William D. Gaillard, MD, professor of neurology and neurophysiology, is chief of the Divisions of Child Neurology and of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology. He is director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program — one of the leading multidisciplinary pediatric epilepsy programs in the country. As associate director of the Children’s National Research Institute’s Center for Neuroscience Research, he is responsible for overseeing and organizing clinical neuroscience research. Dr. Gaillard is professor of pediatrics and neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine; Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University; and Adjunct Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park. Additionally, Dr. Gaillard holds longstanding collaborations with the Clinical Epilepsy Section (CES), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and NIH. His innovative research utilizes advanced structural and functional imaging to examine the effects of epilepsy on brain structure and function. His pioneering work with functional imaging has changed clinical practice for patients with epilepsy, made important technical contributions to structural and functional imaging methods, and provided fundamental scientific insights on the biology of brain plasticity. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to improve the outcomes and lives of children with epilepsy. Dr. Gaillard is a past president of the American Epilepsy Society. He is past treasurer of the American Epilepsy Society, past chair of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Commission on Diagnostics, past chair of the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force and past member of the Pediatric Commission. He is a past editor of Epilepsy Research and a past editor of Epilepsia. He is the author of more than 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers and more than 50 chapters and holds longstanding federal and foundation grant funding. Dr. Gaillard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Gaillard is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2005, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1992.

Bennett Lavenstein, MD, serves as the Movement Disorders Program Director at Children’s National Hospital. He is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Science. Dr, Lavenstein's clinical interests include movement disorders and pharmacology; his research interests include deep brain stimulation, as well as therapeutics in movement disorders. Dr. Lavenstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitochondrial Complex 3 Deficiency, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Tourette Syndrome, Myoclonus-Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Lavenstein is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1979 and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1977.

Robert Keating, MD, is currently a McCullough distinguished professor, interim senior vice president, Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center and chief of Neurosurgery at Children’s National Hospital. A graduate of Georgetown University Medical School, he completed a neurosurgery residency and fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery/craniofacial surgery at the Albert Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. Following his training, Dr. Keating served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed at the Oakland Naval Hospital serving as the chief from 1991-1994. After his time in the Navy, he returned to the Bronx where he was on staff at Montefiore Medical Center as well as the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center for two years before coming back to Washington, D.C., in 1996 to join the faculty at Children’s National Dr. Keating's past appointments include the president of the medical staff at Children’s National, as well as head of credentials. He currently maintains a busy practice of pediatric neurosurgery, with an emphasis on tumors, Chiari malformations, craniofacial reconstruction, spinal dysraphism, spasticity and brachial plexus surgery. As a member of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery and International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, he has published and presented extensively in the field. His publications include the previous texts, “An Atlas of Orbitocranial Surgery” and “Tumors of the Pediatric Nervous System” (2nd edition published in 2013), with current work on Neurosurgical Operative Atlas, (2nd ed. Goodrich JT, and Keating RF, Thieme) due for publication in 2018. He is also chair, medical advisory committee on the Board of the American Syringomyelia Alliance Project as well as a founding member of the Posterior Fossa Society and maintains long-standing membership in the CNS, AANS, ASPN and ISPN. Dr. Keating is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy. Dr. Keating is board certified in Neurological Surgery: American Board Of Neurological Surgery, 2000 and Neurological Surgery: American Board Of Neurological Surgery, 1993.

Mohamad Koubeissi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Koubeissi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Panagiotis Kassavetis is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kassavetis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Thalamotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Samir Sur is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Sur is currently accepting new patients.