The 20 Best Encephalitis Doctors Near Me in Massachusetts, US

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 208 doctor with experience in Encephalitis near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 175 are Experienced, 27 are Advanced, 4 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    Elite in Encephalitis
    Elite in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Office

    15 Parkman St, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nagagopal Venna is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Venna is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Neurosarcoidosis.

    Elite in Encephalitis
    Elite in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Office

    725 Albany St Ste B, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alexander Rae is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rae is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Giovanna Manzano is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Manzano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Neurosarcoidosis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Dr. Manzano is board certified in Neurology.

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    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required
    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Coral Stredny is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stredny is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, and Epilepsy. Dr. Stredny is board certified in Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology.

    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Wilcox is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wilcox is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Conversion Disorder, and Dementia. Dr. Wilcox is board certified in Neurology.

    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Neurology Department, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Patricia Greenstein is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 51 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Harding Ataxia, and Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia (IOSCA). Dr. Greenstein is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Caleb Mcentire is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcentire is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, CACH Syndrome, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Microcephaly Deafness Syndrome. Dr. Mcentire is board certified in Neurology.

    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Office

    1153 Centre St Ste 5, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shamik Bhattacharyya is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Bhattacharyya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Neurosarcoidosis, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement.

    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Department Of Neurology

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leslie Benson is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Benson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Optic Neuritis, and Transverse Myelitis.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Howard Weiner is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Weiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Cortical Dysplasia, and Endoscopy. Dr. Weiner is board certified in Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Tcc 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Erik Uhlmann is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Uhlmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Metastatic Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Uhlmann is board certified in American Board Of Pathology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Baker 5, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mouhsin Shafi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shafi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Delirium. Dr. Shafi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Neurology
    Referral may be required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chun Lim is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebellar Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Memory Loss, and Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Lim is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center

    60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tarun Singhal is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Singhal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, and Encephalitis. Dr. Singhal is board certified in Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    199 Reedsdale Road, 
    Milton, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Russian, Ukrainian

    Valeriy Parfenov is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Parfenov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Parfenov is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Neurology
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's At South Shore Health

    55 Fogg Road, Emerson 150 South, 
    Weymouth, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rani Sarkis MD, MSc. graduated from a combined MD/MSc. program from the American University of Beirut. He then completed neurology residency at the Cleveland Clinic, a 2-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a fellowship in behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He evaluates patients at Brigham and Women’s and South Shore Hospital and is also director of neurophysiology education for neurology residents at BWH. His areas of expertise and research interests include epilepsy in the elderly, seizures in dementia, memory and concentration difficulties in patients with epilepsy, cognitive complications after epilepsy surgery, and autoimmune epilepsy.He has received funding from the NIH and the American Epilepsy Society Junior Investigator Award to study late onset unexplained epilepsy. Dr. Sarkis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Sarkis is board certified in Neurology, Epilepsy, and Behavioral & Cognitive.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Movement Disorders Clinic, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Dutch, Swedish

    Veronica Vanderhorst is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Vanderhorst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Serotonin Syndrome, and Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia. Dr. Vanderhorst is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    Movement Disorders Clinic, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 8, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Samuel Frank is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Frank is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy, Huntington Disease, Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Dr. Frank is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Kirstein 253, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Press is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Press is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Cerebellar Degeneration, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID). Dr. Press is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Referral may be required

    BIDMC Department Of Neurology

    330 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jacob Sloane is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sloane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, Shingles, and Osteotomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    When should I see an Encephalitis doctor in Massachusetts, 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 an Encephalitis doctor in Massachusetts, 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 Encephalitis doctors in Massachusetts, 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 Encephalitis doctors in Massachusetts, 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 an Encephalitis doctor in Massachusetts, 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 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 in Massachusetts, 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 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 in Massachusetts, US?

    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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