The 20 Best Dravet Syndrome Doctors Near Me in Nashville, TN

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 37 doctor with experience in Dravet Syndrome near Nashville, TN. Of these, 21 are Experienced, 15 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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37 providers found
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Vanderbilt Medical Group- Teleneurology

    1161 21st Ave South, A-0118 Medical Center North, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Taneja is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features. Dr. Taneja is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    W. Garrison Strickland MD PC

    300 20th Ave N Ste 604, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Strickland is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Strickland is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology

    TriStar Medical Group Children's Specialists - Suite 450

    330 23rd Ave N Ste 450, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jesus Pina is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Pina is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 46 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Lafora Disease, and Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Pina is currently accepting new patients.

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    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    Centennial Neuroscience

    345 23rd Ave N Ste 212, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Maria Dongas is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Dongas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Partial Familial Epilepsy, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Partial Seizure. Dr. Dongas is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Pediatric Neurology

    TriStar Medical Group Children's Specialists - Suite 450

    330 23rd Ave N Ste 450, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Tim Livingston is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Livingston 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 Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure. Dr. Livingston is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners UT Internal Medicine Center

    300 20th Ave N Ste 601, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tracey Doering is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Doering is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Rtna PC

    336 22nd Ave N, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nabil Azar is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Azar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Rtna PC

    336 22nd Ave N, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chuong Le is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Le is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cervical Myelopathy, Notalgia Paresthetica, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Vascular Dementia.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    Centennial Neuroscience-Nashville

    330 23rd Ave N Ste 140, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ronald Wilson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Wilson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    Vanderbilt University Transplant Center

    1161 21st Ave S, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Macdonald is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Macdonald is rated as an Advanced 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 Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Endovascular Embolization.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Vanderbilt Neurology

    2220 Pierce Ave Ste B1053, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bassel Abou is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Abou is rated as an Advanced 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 Seizures, Epilepsy, Photosensitive Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Neurology

    Vanderbilt Neurology

    2220 Pierce Ave Ste B1053, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kevin Haas is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Haas is rated as an Advanced 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 Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    Vanderbilt Neurology

    2220 Pierce Ave Ste B1053, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Susanta Bandyopadhyay is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Bandyopadhyay is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome
    Advanced in Dravet Syndrome

    Vanderbilt Neurology

    2220 Pierce Ave Ste B1053, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Martin Gallagher is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Gallagher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Vanderbilt Health Clinicians LLC

    1301 Medical Center Dr Ste 3930, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Mclean is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Mclean 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 Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Vanderbilt Neurology The Vanderbilt Clinic

    1301 Medical Center Dr Ste 3930, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dane Chetkovich is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Chetkovich 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, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Hiccups.

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

    Ascension Medical Group Saint Thomas Nashville

    300 20th Ave N Fl 9, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Mcgee is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Mcgee 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 Hyperaldosteronism, Familial Hyperaldosteronism, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Centennial Neuroscience

    345 23rd Ave N Ste 212, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Tonse Ashwini is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. She has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Ashwini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Her clinical expertise encompasses Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, Migraine, Seizures, and Memory Loss. Dr. Ashwini is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Nashville General Hospital

    1818 Albion St, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Pradumna Singh is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Memory Loss, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome
    Experienced in Dravet Syndrome

    Vanderbilt Neurology

    2220 Pierce Ave Ste B1053, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Angela Crudele is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Crudele 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 Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Nashville, TN?

    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 Nashville, TN?

    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 near Nashville, TN?

    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 Nashville, TN?

    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 Nashville, TN?

    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 Nashville, TN?

    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 Nashville, TN?

    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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