The 20 Best Dravet Syndrome Doctors Near Me in pacific palisades, CA

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 50 doctor with experience in Dravet Syndrome near pacific palisades, CA. Of these, 38 are Experienced, 11 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Dravet Syndrome
    Distinguished in Dravet Syndrome
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    Santa Monica Womens Health Inc.

    2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 860, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    310-828-3209
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Offers Telehealth

    Clifford Segil is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Segil is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 525E, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    310-453-7856
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Valeri Yarema is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Yarema is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Yarema is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    1821 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 301A, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (3.7 miles away)
    310-829-0260
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dorothy Dada is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Dada is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Migraine, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH), and Memory Loss. Dr. Dada is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
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    Michael E. Gold M.D. Inc.

    2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 525E, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    310-829-2126
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Offers Telehealth

    Edwin Amos-Iii is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Amos-Iii is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Poliomyelitis, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Dr. Bernard J. Katz
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Dr. Bernard J. Katz
    Family Medicine

    Santa Monica Bay Area Physicians

    1260 15th St Ste 1501, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    310-656-1701
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Offers Telehealth

    Bernard Katz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Katz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Melorheostosis.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Dr. Mark Nachman
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Dr. Mark Nachman
    Internal Medicine

    Lisa C Moore MD Inc

    1301 20th St Ste 290, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    310-315-0111
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Nachman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Nachman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Fainting, and Stomach Cancer.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
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    Cedars-Sinai Neurology-Santa Monica

    1919 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 100, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    424-314-7810
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Steven Sykes is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Sykes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebellar Degeneration, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Office

    300 Medical Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (5.9 miles away)
    310-794-1496
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John Stern is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Stern is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Stern is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    4560 Admiralty Way, Suite 352, 
    Marina Del Rey, CA 
     (7.5 miles away)
    310-306-8876
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients

    Robert Giombetti is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Marina Del Rey, California. Dr. Giombetti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Memory Loss. Dr. Giombetti is board certified in American Board Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Giombetti is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    18133 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, 
    Tarzana, CA 
     (7.5 miles away)
    424-314-0050
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Pari Young is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Tarzana, California. Dr. Young is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Young is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Young is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Southern California Hospital At Culver City

    3828 Delmas Ter, 
    Culver City, CA 
     (8.7 miles away)
    323-462-2271
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Morton Hyson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Culver City, California. Dr. Hyson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tension Headache, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Lafora Disease.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurology

    300 UCLA Medical Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (5.9 miles away)
    310-794-1195
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dawn Eliashiv is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Eliashiv is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Eliashiv is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurology

    300 UCLA Medical Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (5.9 miles away)
    310-794-1195
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jerome Engel is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Engel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Engel is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    UCLA Health Westwood Neurology

    300 UCLA Medical Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles,, CA 
     (5.9 miles away)
    310-794-1195
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients

    Jason Soss is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles,, California. Dr. Soss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Soss is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    757 Westwood Plz, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (5.9 miles away)
    310-825-9111
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Ho is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Ho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Office

    710 Westwood Plz Ste B200, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (6.1 miles away)
    310-825-0703
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients

    Asri Yuliati is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Yuliati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Tolosa Hunt Syndrome, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy. Dr. Yuliati is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 265, 
    Los Angeles,, CA 
     (6.1 miles away)
    310-825-0867
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Accepting New Patients

    Samuel Ahn is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles,, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Ahn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). Dr. Ahn is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 265, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (6.1 miles away)
    310-825-0867
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Shaun Hussain is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hussain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required

    Moonlight Sleep Labs LLC

    5363 Balboa Blvd Ste 121, 
    Encino, CA 
     (8.0 miles away)
    818-788-3061
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Madeline Kahan is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Encino, California. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Kahan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Referral may be required
    18370 Burbank Blvd, Suite 107, 
    Tarzana, CA 
     (8.6 miles away)
    818-221-2000
    Languages Spoken:
    English
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    Peter Andersson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Tarzana, California. Dr. Andersson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy Associated With Ragged Red Fibers, Athetosis, Memory Loss, and Migraine.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Dravet Syndrome?

    Dravet syndrome is the most severe of a group of conditions known as SCN1A-related seizure disorders. Symptoms include seizures which first occur in infancy that are often triggered by high temperatures (febrile seizures). In childhood, many types of seizures may occur and they may increase in frequency. Seizures may be difficult to treat. Other symptoms include loss of motor skills, intellectual disability, speech impairment, and difficulty with movement. Most cases of Dravet syndrome occur when the SCN1A gene is not working correctly. It can be inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, but most people with Dravet syndrome do not have a family history of the condition. Diagnosis is based on a clinical exam, medical history, and the results of genetic testing.

    When should I see a Dravet Syndrome doctor near pacific palisades, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctor near pacific palisades, 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 do I find the best Dravet Syndrome doctor near pacific palisades, CA?

    You can find a Dravet Syndrome doctor in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities by clicking below:

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    How does MediFind rank Dravet Syndrome doctors near pacific palisades, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctors near pacific palisades, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctor near pacific palisades, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Dravet 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 Dravet Syndrome doctor near pacific palisades, 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 Dravet 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 Dravet 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 Dravet Syndrome doctors near pacific palisades, CA?

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

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