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    MediFind found 81 doctor with experience in Down Syndrome near Downey, CA. Of these, 74 are Experienced, 4 are Advanced, 2 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    81 providers found
      Elite in Down Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Elite in Down Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology

      Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group Inc

      4650 W Sunset Blvd, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (14.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Santoro is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Santoro is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Down Syndrome, Encephalitis, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Adenoidectomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      General Practice | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      General Practice | Internal Medicine

      Family Health Care Centers Of Greater Los Angeles

      Bell Gardens, CA 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Madhuri Petkar is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice and Internal Medicine in Bell Gardens, California. Dr. Petkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Macroamylasemia, and Familial Hypertension.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      Department Of State Hospitals

      11401 Bloomfield Ave, 
      Norwalk, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Bahaa Girgis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Norwalk, California. Dr. Girgis has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Epilepsy.

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      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Experienced in Down Syndrome

      Prentice Mitri And Hijazin

      10916 Downey Ave, 
      Downey, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Antoine Mitri is a Neurologist in Downey, California. Dr. Mitri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, and Dravet Syndrome.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Experienced in Down Syndrome

      Prentice Mitri And Hijazin

      10916 Downey Ave, 
      Downey, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Munther Hijazin is a Neurologist in Downey, California. Dr. Hijazin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Alzheimer's Disease, and Delirium.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      11525 Brookshire Ave Ste 205, 
      Downey, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Theodore Prentice is a Neurologist in Downey, California. Dr. Prentice is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, and Dravet Syndrome.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

      Kaiser Permanente Orchard Medical Offices - Genetics Department

      9449 E Imperial Highway, 
      Downey, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Lawrence Wong is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Downey, California. Dr. Wong has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Triple X Syndrome, Chromosome 13q Duplication, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), and Neurofibromatosis. Dr. Wong is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      Orchard Medical Offices

      9449 E Imperial Hwy, 
      Downey, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Alberto Cespedes is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Downey, California. Dr. Cespedes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Apoplexy, Heart Attack, and Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. Dr. Cespedes is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      6501 Garfield Ave, 
      Bell Gardens, CA 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sreedevi Ayyala is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bell Gardens, California. Dr. Ayyala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine

      Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Offices - MOB 1

      9400 E Rosecrans Ave, 
      Bellflower, CA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Swayne Cofield is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bellflower, California. Dr. Cofield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Gout, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      9400 Rosecrans Ave, 
      Bellflower, CA 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Juan Rodriguez is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bellflower, California. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Breast Cancer, and Isolated ACTH Deficiency.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      13132 Studebaker Rd, Suite 3, 
      Norwalk, CA 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Aida Salatinjants is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Norwalk, California. Dr. Salatinjants is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Gallstones, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      9436 Slauson Ave, 
      Pico Rivera, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Marie Flores is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Pico Rivera, California. Dr. Flores is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Obesity.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      Community Medicine Inc

      8800 Alondra Blvd, Suite C, 
      Bellflower, CA 
       (3.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Shehnaz Habib is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bellflower, California. Dr. Habib is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      6901 Atlantic Ave, 
      Cudahy, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sharareh Shabafrooz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Cudahy, California. Dr. Shabafrooz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, and Vitamin D Deficiency.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Pediatrics | General Practice
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Pediatrics | General Practice
      3301 Beechwood Ave, 
      Lynwood, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Terence Tan is a primary care provider, a Pediatrics specialist and a General Practice provider in Lynwood, California. Dr. Tan has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Sinusitis, and Empyema.

      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine | General Practice
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Family Medicine | General Practice
      3400 E Florence Ave, 
      Huntington Park, CA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Graciela Calatayud is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and General Practice in Huntington Park, California. Dr. Calatayud is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity in Children, and Obesity.

      Advanced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Down Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      2019 Saturn St, 
      Monterey Park, CA 
       (6.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Choi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Monterey Park, California. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia, Low Blood Pressure, and Schizoaffective Disorder.

      Helena C. Chui
      Experienced in Down Syndrome
      Experienced in Down Syndrome

      USC Care Medical Group Inc

      1500 San Pablo St, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Helena Chui is a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Spastic Paraparesis, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).

      Distinguished in Down Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Distinguished in Down Syndrome
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      4650 W Sunset Blvd, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (14.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mellad Khoshnood is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Khoshnood is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Down Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Down Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Malabsorption, and Chickenpox.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Down Syndrome?

      Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition that is associated with intellectual disability, a characteristic facial appearance, and weak muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy. All affected individuals experience cognitive delays, but the intellectual disability is usually mild to moderate.

      When should I see a Down Syndrome doctor near Downey, CA?

      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 Down Syndrome doctor near Downey, CA?

      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 Down Syndrome doctors near Downey, CA?

      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 Down Syndrome doctors near Downey, CA?

      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 Down Syndrome doctor near Downey, CA?

      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 Down Syndrome doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Down Syndrome 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 Down Syndrome doctor near Downey, CA?

      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 Down Syndrome 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 Down Syndrome 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 Down Syndrome doctors near Downey, CA?

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

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Down Syndrome 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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