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    MediFind found 28 doctor with experience in Encephalitis near Tampa, FL. Of these, 27 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    28 providers found
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Physiatry | Psychiatry
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Physiatry | Psychiatry

      Rehabilitation And Electrodiagnostics PA

      625 E. Twiggs Street,, Suite 103, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paul Kornberg is a Physiatrist and a Psychiatrist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Kornberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia, Paraplegia, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Rehabilitation And Electrodiagnostics PA

      625 E. Twiggs Street,, Suite 103, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino
      Accepting New Patients

      Venerando Batas is a Physiatrist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Batas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Paraplegia, Stroke, and Spasticity. Dr. Batas is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Rehabilitation And Electrodiagnostics PA

      625 E. Twiggs Street,, Suite 103, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients

      Bassem Hanalla is a Physiatrist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Hanalla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Stroke, Paraplegia, and Spasticity. Dr. Hanalla is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      H Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr And Res Inst Life Time Cancer Scrn Ctr Inc

      12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Peter Forsyth is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Forsyth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Forsyth is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Rehabilitation And Electrodiagnostics PA

      625 E Twiggs St, Suite 103, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Rigoberto Nunez is a Physiatrist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Nunez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Stroke, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Nunez is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      TGH Cancer Center

      3 Tampa General Circle, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sajeel Chowdhary is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Chowdhary is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Chowdhary is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      University Medical Service Association Inc

      2 Tampa General Circle, 4th Floor, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Selim Benbadis is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Benbadis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Benbadis is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      University Medical Service Association Inc

      2 Tampa General Cir, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Rebecca Hurst is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Hurst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Stiff Person Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Hurst is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      2 Tampa General Cir, Stc 2nd Floor, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Alfred Frontera is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Frontera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Subacute Combined Degeneration, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Frontera is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Internal Medicine

      Health Holdings Company LLC

      2525 E Hillsborough Ave, Suite 201, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Burmese, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Zaw Min is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Min is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Purpura, Islet Cell Transplantation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Min is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      General Practice
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      General Practice
      3430 W Lambright St, Suite 101, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (4.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Alfredo Fernandez is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Enlarged Liver, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Insomnia. Dr. Fernandez is currently accepting new patients.

      Jose E. Rodriguez
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      University Medical Service Association Inc

      12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Jose Rodriguez is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Chronic Pain, and Tension Headache. Dr. Rodriguez is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Encephalitis
      Advanced in Encephalitis

      H Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr And Res Inst Life Time Cancer Scrn Ctr Inc

      12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sepideh Mokhtari is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Mokhtari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), and Neurofibromatosis.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      University Medical Service Association Inc

      12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Derrick Robertson is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Robertson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, and Neuromyelitis Optica. Dr. Robertson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      University Medical Service Association Inc

      12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Russian
      Accepting New Patients

      Natalya Shneyder is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Shneyder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Dr. Shneyder is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Suite 62, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Aisha Elfasi is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Elfasi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Meningitis.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      H Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr And Res Inst Life Time Cancer Scrn Ctr Inc

      12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Muhammad Jaffer is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Jaffer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Metastatic Brain Tumor, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Brain Tumor, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      H Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr And Res Inst Life Time Cancer Scrn Ctr Inc

      12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Edwin Peguero is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Peguero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Astrocytoma, Neuroepithelioma, and Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Internal Medicine

      H Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr And Res Inst Life Time Cancer Scrn Ctr Inc

      12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Matthew Baron is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Baron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Brain Herniation, Chiari Malformation, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Internal Medicine

      H Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr And Res Inst Life Time Cancer Scrn Ctr Inc

      12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
      Tampa, FL 
       (8.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nikhil Bhatia is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Bhatia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Opioid Induced Constipation, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Malnutrition, and Pulmonary Embolism.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Encephalitis?

      Encephalitis is irritation and swelling (inflammation) of the brain, most often due to infections.

      When should I see an Encephalitis doctor near Tampa, FL?

      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 an Encephalitis doctor near Tampa, FL?

      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 Encephalitis doctors near Tampa, FL?

      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 Encephalitis doctors near Tampa, FL?

      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 an Encephalitis doctor near Tampa, FL?

      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 Encephalitis doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Encephalitis 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 an Encephalitis doctor near Tampa, FL?

      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 Encephalitis 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 Encephalitis 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 Encephalitis doctors near Tampa, FL?

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

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