The 20 Best Encephalitis Doctors Near Me in Tampa, FL

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The 20 Best Encephalitis Doctors near Tampa, FL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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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
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Rehabilitation And Electrodiagnostics PA

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

    Paul Kornberg is a Physiatrist 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. Dr. Kornberg is currently accepting new patients.

    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
    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.

    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
    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

    Univ. Medical Service Association Inc.

    2 Tampa General Cir, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Angelica Rivera is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Rivera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Univ. Medical Service Association Inc.

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

    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 Stiff Person Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Univ. Medical Service Association Inc.

    2 Tampa General Cir, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Janice Maldonado is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Maldonado is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Migraine, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Univ. Medical Service Association Inc.

    2 Tampa General Cir, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rossitza Chichkova is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Chichkova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Univ. Medical Service Association Inc.

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

    Abdul Mikati is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Mikati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Cavernous Malformation, Hemangioma, Stroke, Brain Herniation, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Rehabilitation And Electrodiagnostics PA

    2914 N Boulevard, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    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, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Nunez is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Internal Medicine

    Bay Area Hospitalists PA

    2810 W Saint Isabel St Ste 201, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ajibola Loye is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Loye is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Lung Metastases, Sepsis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Office

    2 Tampa General Cir Ste 730, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    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.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    General Practice
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    General Practice

    Iditalya 10 Medical Center Inc.

    3430 W Lambright St Ste 101, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    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.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    James A Haley VA Medical Center

    13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    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.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Moffitt Cancer Center, Magnolia Campus

    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
    Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Neurology

    University Medical Service Association Inc

    13330 Usf Laurel Dr, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ushtar Amin is a Neurologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Amin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Absence Seizure.

    Jose Rodriguez
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pain Medicine
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pain Medicine

    Ruffolo Hooper And Assoc MD PA

    10740 Palm River Rd Ste 210, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (5.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jose Rodriguez is a Pain Medicine provider 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 and Tension Headache.

    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Advanced in Encephalitis

    Moffitt Cancer Center, Magnolia Campus

    12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    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. Dr. Mokhtari is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Moffitt Cancer Center, Magnolia Campus

    12902 Usf Magnolia Dr, 
    Tampa, FL 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    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). Dr. Jaffer is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Moffitt Magnolia Campus

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

    Peter Forsyth is an Oncologist 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.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Internal Medicine

    Moffitt Magnolia Campus

    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.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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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