The 20 Best Dementia Doctors Near Me in Overland Park, KS

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The 20 Best Dementia Doctors near Overland Park, KS

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 126 doctor with experience in Dementia near Overland Park, KS. Of these, 103 are Experienced, 17 are Advanced, 4 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    Jeffrey M. Burns
    Elite in Dementia
    Elite in Dementia

    Clinical Research Center

    4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway, 
    Fairway, KS 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Burns is a Neurologist in Fairway, Kansas. Dr. Burns has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Developmental Dysphasia Familial. Dr. Burns is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Dementia
    Elite in Dementia

    University Of Kansas Hospital Transplant Center

    3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
    Kansas City, KS 
     (6.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Russell Swerdlow is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Swerdlow is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Neuroblastoma, and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.

    Ryan A. Townley
    Distinguished in Dementia
    Distinguished in Dementia

    Clinical Research Center

    4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway, 
    Fairway, KS 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    13+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Townley is a Neurologist in Fairway, Kansas. Dr. Townley has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Dr. Townley is currently accepting new patients.

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    Zainab H. Alalawi
    Experienced in Dementia
    Experienced in Dementia

    Corporate Medical Plaza, Building 2

    10777 Nall Avenue, Suite 140, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Zainab Alalawi is a Neurologist in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Alalawi has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Alalawi is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Dementia
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Dementia
    Internal Medicine

    Ramilo Gatapia MD

    1609 W 92nd St, 
    Kansas City, MO 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ramilo Gatapia is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gatapia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Decerebrate Posture, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine

    Quivira Internal Medicine

    10601 Quivira Rd Ste 200, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    David Ewart is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Ewart is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Ewart is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine

    Quivira Internal Medicine

    10601 Quivira Rd Ste 200, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Vijaya Samuel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Samuel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Samuel is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dementia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Dementia
    Family Medicine

    Ascentist Management

    4550 W 109th St Ste 200, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Neal Erickson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Erickson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Colonoscopy, and Vertebroplasty.

    Experienced in Dementia
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Dementia
    Family Medicine

    Ascentist Management

    4550 W 109th St Ste 200, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Dangelo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Dangelo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Scoliosis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Familial Hypertension.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Advanced in Dementia

    Mokscare Family Medicine

    7450 Quivira Rd, 
    Shawnee, KS 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Andrew Kerstein is a Psychiatrist in Shawnee, Kansas. Dr. Kerstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Major Depression, Vascular Dementia, and Schizophrenia. Dr. Kerstein is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Advanced in Dementia
    10551 Barkley St, Suite 512, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Awni Gayed is a Psychiatrist in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Gayed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Gayed is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Advanced in Dementia

    David W Peters MD PA

    8800 State Line Rd, 
    Leawood, KS 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Geha is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Leawood, Kansas. Dr. Geha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Deetra Y. Ford
    Experienced in Dementia
    Experienced in Dementia

    Corporate Medical Plaza, Building 2

    10777 Nall Avenue, Suite 140, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Deetra Ford is a Neurologist in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Ford has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Headache, and Striatonigral Degeneration Infantile. Dr. Ford is currently accepting new patients.

    Paul P. Pena
    Experienced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine

    Corporate Medical Plaza, Building 3

    10787 Nall Avenue, Suite 310, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Pena is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Pena has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, Folate Deficiency, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia.

    Joseph J. Pleen
    Experienced in Dementia
    Experienced in Dementia

    Clinical Research Center

    4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway, 
    Fairway, KS 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Pleen is a Neurologist in Fairway, Kansas. Dr. Pleen has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID). Dr. Pleen is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Advanced in Dementia

    Office

    4350 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, 
    Fairway, KS 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Megan Baumgardner is a Neurologist in Fairway, Kansas. Dr. Baumgardner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine

    Continuum Health Care

    11661 College Blvd, 
    Overland Park, KS 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ammar Khalifa is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Khalifa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Advanced in Dementia

    Dr Parveen Kumar Khosla MD

    1004 Carondelet Dr Ste 200, 
    Kansas City, MO 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Parveen Khosla is a Neurologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Khosla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Advanced in Dementia

    Lakeview Village Home Health

    9100 Park St, 
    Lenexa, KS 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathryn Twenter is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Lenexa, Kansas. Dr. Twenter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Peripheral Artery Disease, Painful Swallowing, and Swallowing Difficulty.

    Advanced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Dementia
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    10500 Quivira Rd, 
    Lenexa, KS 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nelopher Hathiary is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lenexa, Kansas. Dr. Hathiary is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Dementia?

    Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects one or more brain functions such as memory, thinking, language, judgment, or behavior. Dementia may also be referred to as major neurocognitive disorder.

    When should I see a Dementia doctor near Overland Park, KS?

    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 Dementia doctor near Overland Park, KS?

    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 Dementia doctors near Overland Park, KS?

    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 Dementia doctors near Overland Park, KS?

    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 Dementia doctor near Overland Park, KS?

    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 Dementia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Dementia 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 Dementia doctor near Overland Park, KS?

    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 Dementia 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 Dementia 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 Dementia doctors near Overland Park, KS?

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

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