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    MediFind found 275 doctor with experience in Encephalitis near Pennsylvania, US. Of these, 203 are Experienced, 14 are Advanced, 3 are Distinguished and 3 are Elite.

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    275 providers found
      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.

      Elite in Encephalitis
      Elite in Encephalitis

      University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

      300 Halket St, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jenny Linnoila is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Linnoila has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and 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
      3400 Spruce St, 2 Ravdin Building, 
      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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      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Encephalitis

      University Of Pittsburgh Physicians

      2775 Mosside Blvd, 2106b, 
      Monroeville, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      James Sejvar is a Neurologist in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. 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. Dr. Sejvar is currently accepting new patients.

      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.

      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.

      Distinguished in Encephalitis
      Distinguished in Encephalitis

      Advocare, LLC

      1100 Horizon Cir, 
      Chalfont, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sharon Stoll is a Neurologist in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Dr. Stoll is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Encephalitis. Dr. Stoll is currently accepting new patients.

      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.

      Advanced in Encephalitis
      Advanced in Encephalitis

      Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital

      330 South 9th Street, 3rd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Schindler is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schindler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). He is board certified in Neurology, 2014. Dr. Schindler is currently accepting new patients.

      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
      Offers Telehealth

      Amy Pruitt is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pruitt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Medulloblastoma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Pruitt is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Encephalitis
      Advanced in Encephalitis

      Penn Neurology University City

      3737 Market Street, 8th Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sami Khella is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Khella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, and Myasthenia Gravis. Dr. Khella is currently accepting new patients.

      Srinivas N. Halthore
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Pediatric Neurology

      LVPG Pediatric Neurology-1210 Cedar Crest

      1210 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 2400, 
      Allentown, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Philosophy of care | I make myself available as a doctor. | Why I entered medicine | Health care has always been my passion. | Personal interests | My No. 1 interest is medicine. Dr. Halthore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Shaken Baby Syndrome, Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, and Microcephaly.

      Dennis L. Kolson
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

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

      Dennis Kolson is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kolson 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), Encephalitis, and Dementia. Dr. Kolson is currently accepting new patients.

      Matthew A. Berk
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

      1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Matthew Berk is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Berk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Seizures, and Gastrostomy.

      Aparna M. Prabhu
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Klein Building

      5401 Old York Road, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Aparna Prabhu is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Prabhu 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), Seizures, and Stroke. Dr. Prabhu is currently accepting new patients.

      Laufey Sigurdardottir
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology

      Geisinger Medical Center - Pediatric Neurology

      100 North Academy Avenue, 
      Danville, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laufey Sigurdardottir is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sigurdardottir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

      Michael R. Sperling
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

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

      Michael Sperling is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sperling 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 Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Sperling is currently accepting new patients.

      Lindsay M. Higdon
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

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

      Lindsay Higdon is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Higdon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss. Dr. Higdon is currently accepting new patients.

      Joseph C. Mccall
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Experienced in Encephalitis

      Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center

      1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Mccall is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mccall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Gastrostomy.

      Saman Zafar
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalitis
      Neurology

      Klein Building

      5401 Old York Road, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients

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