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    MediFind found 232 doctor with experience in Encephalitis near Massachusetts, US. Of these, 198 are Experienced, 26 are Advanced, 6 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    232 providers found
      Elite in Encephalitis
      Elite in Encephalitis

      The General Hospital Corporation

      55 Fruit St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nagagopal Venna is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Venna is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Neurosarcoidosis. Dr. Venna is currently accepting new patients.

      Elite in Encephalitis
      Elite in Encephalitis

      Boston University Neurology Associates Inc

      725 Albany St, Suite 7b, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Alexander Rae-Grant is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rae-Grant is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

      Giovanna S. Manzano
      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Encephalitis

      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 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Manzano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Neurosarcoidosis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.

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      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Coral Stredny is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Stredny is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, and Epilepsy.

      Douglas R. Wilcox
      Advanced in Encephalitis
      Advanced in Encephalitis

      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 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wilcox is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Conversion Disorder, and Dysarthria.

      Patricia E. Greenstein
      Advanced in Encephalitis
      Advanced in Encephalitis

      BIDMC Department Of Neurology

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

      Patricia Greenstein is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cervical Myelopathy, Spastic Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Type, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 28.

      Ursela Baber
      Advanced in Encephalitis
      Advanced in Encephalitis

      BIDMC Department Of Neurology

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

      Ursela Baber is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Baber is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Encephalitis, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

      Caleb R. Mcentire
      Advanced in Encephalitis
      Advanced in Encephalitis

      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 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcentire is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, CACH Syndrome, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Pratt Neurology Associates Inc

      800 Washington St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kristen Babinski is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Babinski 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), Stroke, Migraine, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Babinski is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      3300 Main Street, 3rd Floor Suite C&d, 
      Springfield, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Meghan Hickey is a Neurologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Hickey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Migraine, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Tension Headache.

      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Encephalitis

      Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

      75 Francis St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Shamik Bhattacharyya is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bhattacharyya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Neurosarcoidosis, Spinal Fusion, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Bhattacharyya is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      75 Francis St, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jennifer Lyons is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lyons is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Meningitis, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology
      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neurology

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Leslie Benson is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Benson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Optic Neuritis, and Transverse Myelitis. Dr. Benson is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Psychiatry
      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Psychiatry

      C H Neurology Foundation Inc

      300 Longwood Ave, 
      Boston, MA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mark Gorman is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gorman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome. Dr. Gorman is currently accepting new patients.

      Erik J. Uhlmann
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      BIDMC Department Of Neurology

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

      Erik Uhlmann is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Uhlmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Metastatic Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Mouhsin Shafi
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      BIDMC Department Of Neurology

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

      Mouhsin Shafi is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shafi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Delirium.

      Chun Lim
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology

      BIDMC Department Of Neurology

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

      Chun Lim is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Memory Loss, and Alzheimer's Disease.

      Valeriy Parfenov
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

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

      Valeriy Parfenov is a Neurologist in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Parfenov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Peripheral Neuropathy.

      Tarun Singhal
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      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 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Singhal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.

      Rani Sarkis
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology

      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. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, 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 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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