The 20 Best Encephalitis Doctors Near Me in Hackensack, NJ

Find the Top Encephalitis Experts and Specialists

The 20 Best Encephalitis Doctors near Hackensack, NJ

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

Save doctors for later
Sign Up
Not sure about your diagnosis?
Check Your Symptoms
Already have a doctor?
Find A Second Opinion

MediFind found 217 doctor with experience in Encephalitis near Hackensack, NJ. Of these, 177 are Experienced, 27 are Advanced, 5 are Distinguished and 3 are Elite.

Location
LocationClose
217 providers found
    Elite in Encephalitis
    Elite in Encephalitis

    New York Presbyterian Hospital

    177 Fort Washington Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (6.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kiran Thakur is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Thakur is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Meningitis, Tuberculous Meningitis, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Elite in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Elite in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology

    Mount Sinai

    1 Gustave L Levy Pl, 
    New York, NY 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anusha Yeshokumar is a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Yeshokumar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Seizures.

    Asaff Harel
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Neurology

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At Lenox Hill

    130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 8th Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (9.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Asaff Harel MD MSC is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and serves as the Director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center as well as the North Shore/LIJ Neurology Residency Program. He subspecializes in the care of people with neuroimmunological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, MOGAD, sarcoidosis, central nervous system vasculitis, and other related conditions. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed both residency and a neuroimmunology fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Outside of clinical work and teaching, Dr. Harel is devoted to research and is involved in several clinical trials and internal research projects studying MS and related conditions. Dr. Harel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Encephalitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

    Learn about our expert tiers
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Distinguished in Encephalitis

    Mount Sinai

    1468 Madison Ave, 
    New York, NY 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nathalie Jette is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Jette is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy.

    Elite in Encephalitis
    Elite in Encephalitis

    Nyu Langone Radiology-Ambulatory Care Center East 41st Street

    222 E 41st St Fl 5, 
    New York, NY 
     (10.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Claude Steriade is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Steriade is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Status Epilepticus.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Neurological Professional Associates

    211 Essex St Ste 202, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Nogueira is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Nogueira is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Tension Headache, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology

    Hackensack University Medical Center

    30 Prospect Avenue, Pediatric Neurology, Wfan, Pc 338, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Felicia Gliksman is a Pediatric Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Gliksman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Concussion, Seizures, Encephalitis, and Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Hackensack Neurology Group

    211 Essex Street, Suite 202, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Damon Fellman is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Fellman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Hackensack Neurology Group

    211 Essex Street, Suite 202, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Silverstein is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Silverstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Migraine, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

    20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800, 
    Hackensack, NJ 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Asfi Rafiuddin is a Neurologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Rafiuddin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation

    300 Market Street, 
    Saddle Brook, NJ 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Allison Averill is a Physiatrist in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Dr. Averill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation

    300 Market Street, 
    Saddle Brook, NJ 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Uri Adler is a Physiatrist in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Dr. Adler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alexandra Reynolds is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Reynolds is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kiandokht Keyhanian is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Keyhanian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Papilledema.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Siddhartha Nadkarni is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Nadkarni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Seizure, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology

    HMH - Pediatric Endocrinology And Diabetes - Hackensack

    650 From Road, Suite 430A, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sara Rubenstein is a Pediatric Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Rubenstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Krabbe Disease, GAPO Syndrome, Myotonia Congenita, Aphantasia, and Thrombectomy.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Pediatric Neurology

    HMH - Pediatric Endocrinology And Diabetes - Hackensack

    650 From Road, Suite 430A, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Naomi Lubarr is a Pediatric Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Lubarr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile XE Syndrome, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Georges Ghacibeh is a Sleep Medicine provider in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Ghacibeh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Neuroscience Institute

    650 From Road, Suite 506, 
    Paramus, NJ 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Connors is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Connors is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

    Sarah F. Wesley
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Distinguished in Encephalitis

    CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York

    710 West 168th Street, 
    New York, NY 
     (6.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Sarah Flanagan Wesley graduated from medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, followed by residency in adult neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and then fellowship in neuroimmunology at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Wesley was on faculty at Yale as an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the neuroimmunology subdivision until joining faculty at Columbia in 2020. Dr. Wesley treats a range of neuroimmunological and autoimmune neurological conditions, including various forms of autoimmune encephalitis, CNS vasculitis, neuro-rheumatological conditions, multiple sclerosis, and immune-related toxicity to cancer treatments. Dr. Wesley serves as a lead for Columbia's neurological immunotoxicity program, conducting clinical and translational research on the mechanisms and management of neurological side effects to cancer treatments, such as cancer immune checkpoint inhibitors and CAR T-cell therapy. Dr. Wesley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

    Showing 1-20 of 217

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 Hackensack, NJ?

    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 

    Read more about our Content Policy