The 20 Best Encephalocele Doctors Near Me in Palo Alto, CA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 20 doctor with experience in Encephalocele near Palo Alto, CA. Of these, 15 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurology

    Stanford Rehabilitation Clinic

    730 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jenna Klotz is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Klotz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dysferlinopathy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Seizures, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery | General Surgery
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery | General Surgery

    Stanford Health Care

    500 Pasteur Dr, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 90 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Arteriovenous Malformation, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurology

    Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services-Menlo Park-Pediatric Stroke Care

    321 Middlefield Rd Ste 225, 
    Menlo Park, CA 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hyunmi Kim is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 142 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Absence Seizure, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy in Children.

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    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Juan Fernandez is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 51 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniopharyngioma, Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Advanced in Encephalocele

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr Rm R281, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Neelan Marianayagam is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Marianayagam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalocele, Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Microvascular Decompression.

    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr Rm R211, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kelly Mahaney is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Mahaney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 61 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Experienced in Encephalocele

    Comprehensive Ophthalmology And Optometry

    2452 Watson Ct, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Heather Moss is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Moss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Papilledema, Spinal Fusion, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation Program

    213 Quarry Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Lim is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Lim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Trigeminal Neuralgia, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Microvascular Decompression, and Rhizotomy.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation Program

    213 Quarry Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vivek Buch is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Buch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Essential Tremor, Seizures, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Harold Phillips is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Phillips is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Plagiocephaly, Sunken Fontanelles, Tethered Cord Syndrome, and Bulging Fontanelles.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neonatology | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neonatology | Pediatrics

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cody Arnold is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Arnold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Newborn Jaundice, Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Premature Infant, and Gastroschisis.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Office

    1201 Welch Rd, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gordon Li is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 40 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Stanford University

    300 Pasteur Dr Rm R211, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Raphael Guzman is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Guzman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr Rm R281, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jennifer Quon is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Quon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Moyamoya Disease, Craniopharyngioma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Experienced in Encephalocele

    Redwood City Medical Center

    905 Maple Street, 3rd Floor, 
    Redwood City, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Giyarpuram Prashant is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Redwood City, California. Dr. Prashant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Craniopharyngioma, Pituitary Tumor, Cerebral Cavernous Malformation, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Prashant is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Office

    770 Welch Rd Ste 201, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yair Blumenfeld is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Blumenfeld is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bilateral Renal Agenesis Dominant Type, Gastroschisis, Gestational Diabetes, Hernia, and Septoplasty.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Experienced in Encephalocele

    Office

    730 Welch Rd Ste 206, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brenda Porter is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 44 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Advanced in Encephalocele

    Office

    213 Quarry Rd Fl 2, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Niyatee Samudra is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Samudra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Encephalocele, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery
    Advanced in Encephalocele
    Neurosurgery

    Stanford Childrens Health

    730 Welch Rd Fl 2, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Laura Prolo is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Prolo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 55 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Craniosynostosis, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Prolo is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Encephalocele
    Pediatric Neurology

    Facial Reconstructive Surgical And Medical Center

    750 Welch Rd Ste 317, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dawn Duane is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Duane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. She is also highly rated in 141 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, Microcephaly, and Infant Botulism.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Encephalocele?

    Encephaloceles are rare neural tube defects characterized by sac-like protrusions of the brain and the membranes that cover it through openings in the skull. These defects are caused by failure of the neural tube to close completely during fetal development. The result is a groove down the midline of the upper part of the skull, or the area between the forehead and nose, or the back of the skull. When located in the back of the skull, Encephaloceles are often associated with neurological problems. Encephaloceles are usually dramatic deformities diagnosed immediately after birth; but occasionally a small Encephalocele in the nasal and forehead region can go undetected. There is a genetic component to the condition; it often occurs in families with a history of spina bifida and anencephaly in other family members.

    When should I see an Encephalocele doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Encephalocele doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Encephalocele doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Encephalocele doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Encephalocele doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Encephalocele doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Encephalocele 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 Encephalocele doctor near Palo Alto, CA?

    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 Encephalocele 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 Encephalocele 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 Encephalocele doctors near Palo Alto, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Encephalocele 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 Encephalocele doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Encephalocele 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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