The 20 Best Dravet Syndrome Doctors Near Me in Kentucky, US

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The 20 Best Dravet Syndrome Doctors in Kentucky, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 94 doctor with experience in Dravet Syndrome near Kentucky, US. Of these, 85 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    Toufic Fakhoury
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group - Neurology - Lexington, KY (Suite 280)

    1401 Harrodsburg Road, Suite B-280, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    A neurologist, Toufic Fakhoury, MD, has practiced medicine since 1990. He treats patients ages 6 and older at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Neurology. His areas of focus are epilepsy and seizures.In his approach to patient care, Dr. Fakhoury believes the most important factors are listening to patients, explaining their condition and discussing the diagnosis and treatment options. He demonstrates humankindness by listening and showing compassion. Inspired by his father to become a doctor, he gravitated to neurology as a specialty. “I found it to be very dynamic with frequent innovations and options of treatments,” he said.Dr. Fakhoury’s medical training culminated in a fellowship in neurology, neurophysiology and epilepsy. His hobbies include travel and reading. Dr. Fakhoury is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), Memory Loss, and Partial Seizure.

    Distinguished in Dravet Syndrome
    Distinguished in Dravet Syndrome

    Neurological Specialists PSC

    1237 Woodland Dr, 
    Elizabethtown, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lovegildo Garcia is a Neurologist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Dr. Garcia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, and Memory Loss.

    Distinguished in Dravet Syndrome
    Distinguished in Dravet Syndrome

    Pikeville Neurology Clinic & Diagnostic Center PSC

    515 Bypass Rd Ste 101, 
    Pikeville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sujata Gutti is a Neurologist in Pikeville, Kentucky. Dr. Gutti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, and Migraine.

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    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    Bluegrass Neurology PLLC

    1169 Eastern Pkwy Ste 1226, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rukmaiah Bhupalam is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Bhupalam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

    Van M. Woeltz
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Mercy Health — Paducah Neurology

    1532 Lone Oak Road, Suite 150, 
    Paducah, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Van Woeltz is a Neurologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Woeltz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Memory Loss, Migraine, and Stroke. Dr. Woeltz is currently accepting new patients.

    William E. Hogancamp
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine

    Mercy Health — Paducah Neurology

    1532 Lone Oak Road, Suite 150, 
    Paducah, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    William Hogancamp is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Hogancamp is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Memory Loss, and Seizures. Dr. Hogancamp is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Baptist Health Medical Group Orthopedics

    2400 Eastpoint Pkwy Ste 430, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mehyar Mehrizi is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Mehrizi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Migraine, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Children's Hospital Foundation Building

    601 S Floyd St, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Samir Karia is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Karia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Pain Medicine
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Pain Medicine

    West Kentucky Neurological Medicine PLLC

    1721 Canton St, 
    Hopkinsville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paresh Sheth is a Pain Medicine provider in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Dr. Sheth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Headache.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    UK Healthcare Women's Health

    740 Rose St Ste B101, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Croswell is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Croswell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Migraine, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Health Psychology Associates PSC

    401 E Chestnut St Unit 510, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Miles Evans is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Evans is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Family Medicine

    Knox Family Medicine PSC

    602 Knox St, 
    Barbourville, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paul Pedersen is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Barbourville, Kentucky. Dr. Pedersen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Specialty Care Clinic At Maxwell

    135 E Maxwell St Ste 301, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ima Ebong is a Neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Ebong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Myasthenia Gravis, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Owensboro Health Neurology In Big Clifty

    9847 Elizabethtown Rd, 
    Big Clifty, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Noel Reloj is a Neurologist in Big Clifty, Kentucky. Dr. Reloj is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Migraine, Absence Seizure, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    ARH Hazard Family Health Services

    200 Medical Center Dr, 
    Hazard, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy is a Neurologist in Hazard, Kentucky. Dr. Krishnaswamy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Headache, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    Baptist Health Medical Group Neurology & Neurosurgery

    101 Financial Pl Ste 210, 
    Elizabethtown, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joseph Oropilla is a Neurologist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Dr. Oropilla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Autonomic Neuropathy, Essential Tremor, Migraine, and Alzheimer's Disease.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    University Of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

    740 Rose St, 
    Lexington, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Baumann is a Pediatrics provider in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Baumann is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Advanced Pain Care Clinic PSC

    2200 E Parrish Ave Bldg C, 
    Owensboro, KY 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Satish Shah is a Neurologist in Owensboro, Kentucky. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Headache, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

    Larry M. Ryle
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Norton Community Medical Associates - Shepherdsville

    115 Huston Drive, Suite 1, 
    Shepherdsville, KY 
    Experience:
    20+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Larry Ryle is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Dr. Ryle has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Sinusitis, Empyema, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Ambica M. Tumkur
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Norton Neuroscience Institute Neurology

    4915 Norton Healthcare Boulevard, Suite 301, 
    Louisville, KY 
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ambica Tumkur is a Neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Tumkur has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Dr. Tumkur is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 in Kentucky, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctor in Kentucky, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctors in Kentucky, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctors in Kentucky, 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 Dravet Syndrome doctor in Kentucky, 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 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 in Kentucky, 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 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 in Kentucky, US?

    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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