The 20 Best Encephalitis Doctors Near Me in Pennsylvania, US

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The 20 Best Encephalitis Doctors in Pennsylvania, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 276 doctor with experience in Encephalitis near Pennsylvania, US. Of these, 205 are Experienced, 14 are Advanced, 3 are Elite and 2 are Distinguished.

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    Elite in Encephalitis
    Elite in Encephalitis

    Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

    3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Eric Lancaster is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lancaster is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Isaacs' Syndrome. Dr. Lancaster is currently accepting new patients.

    Jenny J. Linnoila
    Elite in Encephalitis
    Elite in Encephalitis

    UPMC Neurological Institute - Magee

    300 Halket Street, Suite 4500, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jenny Linnoila, MD, PhD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified in neurology by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry. She practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurology and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and UPMC Shadyside. Dr. Linnoila completed her medical education at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, residency at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, and fellowship at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Linnoila is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.

    Elite in Encephalitis
    Elite in Encephalitis

    Penn Endocrine And Oncologic Surgery Perelman 3RD Floor

    3400 Civic Center Blvd Fl 4, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Myrna Rosenfeld is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rosenfeld is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

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    Thomas N. Leahy
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Leahy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Vertebral Artery Dissection.

    Jasdeep K. Khurana
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Gujarati , Hindi, Punjabi

    . Dr. Khurana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

    Jyoti A. Pillai
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Pillai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Mohammad A. Khoshnoodi
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    . Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Neurology

    Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

    3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Amit Bar is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), CACH Syndrome, and Encephalitis. Dr. Bar is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Advanced in Encephalitis

    Pottstown Hospital

    1600 East High Street, 
    Pottstown, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Vaitkevicius is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Stroke, Seizures, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

    Anowar Hossain
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital

    420 South 5th Avenue, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Hossain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

    Dronacharya Lamichhane
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 104

    2603 Keiser Blvd, Ste 104, 
    Wyomissing, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Lamichhane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Secondary Parkinsonism, and Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia.

    Bryanna F. Gulotta
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 210

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 210, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Gulotta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Seizures, Congenital Mirror Movement Disorder, and Serotonin Syndrome.

    Tejinder Singh
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Punjabi
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy.

    Gabriel R. Pilar
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 210

    301 S 7th Ave, Ste 210, 
    West Reading, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Pilar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Activated PI3K Delta Syndrome (APDS), Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

    Silke A. Bernert
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Neurology | Physiatry
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Neurology | Physiatry

    Tower Health Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wyomissing

    2802 Papermill Rd, 
    Wyomissing, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, German

    . Dr. Bernert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome, Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome, X-Linked Intellectual Disability, Siderius Type, and PEHO Syndrome.

    Richard L. Lukose
    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 104

    2603 Keiser Blvd, Ste 104, 
    Wyomissing, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Lukose is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Migraine, Memory Loss, and Headache.

    James J. Sejvar
    Distinguished in Encephalitis
    Distinguished in Encephalitis

    UPMC Neurological Institute - Magee

    300 Halket Street, Suite 4500, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    James Sejvar, MD, specializes in neurology and is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurology and is affiliated with UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport. Dr. Sejvar completed his fellowship at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, residency at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, and medical education at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Sejvar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Encephalitis, and Zika Virus Disease.

    Marinos C. Dalakas
    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurosurgery

    Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

    1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marinos Dalakas is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dalakas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Laminectomy. Dr. Dalakas is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Encephalitis
    Experienced in Encephalitis

    Phoenixville Hospital

    140 Nutt Road, 
    Phoenixville, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    . Dr. Malhotra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

    Advanced in Encephalitis
    Advanced in Encephalitis

    Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

    3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
    Philadelphia, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Clyde Markowitz is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Markowitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Markowitz is currently accepting new patients.

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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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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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