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    MediFind found 21 doctor with experience in Encephalocele near Stanford, CA. Of these, 14 are Experienced and 7 are Advanced.

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    21 providers found
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      300 Pasteur Dr Rm 211, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kelly Mahaney is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Mahaney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Craniosynostosis, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Niyatee Samudra is a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Samudra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalocele, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

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      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Juan Fernandez is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Craniopharyngioma, Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

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      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Cormac Maher is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Maher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      300 Pasteur Dr, Mc: 5327, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Samuel Cheshier is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Cheshier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Medulloblastoma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Cheshier is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laura Prolo is a Neurosurgery provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Prolo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Craniosynostosis, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      300 Pasteur Dr Rm R281, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jennifer Quon is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Quon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Craniopharyngioma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Lim is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Lim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Microvascular Decompression, and Rhizotomy.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      300 Pasteur Dr, Rm R211, Mc 5327, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Raphael Guzman is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Guzman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gordon Li is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

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

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Meningioma, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Ophthalmology | Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Ophthalmology | Neurology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Heather Moss is an Ophthalmologist and a Neurologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Moss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Papilledema, Spinal Fusion, and Stent Placement.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Yair Blumenfeld is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Blumenfeld is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Bilateral Renal Agenesis Dominant Type, Gastroschisis, Gestational Diabetes, Septoplasty, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vivek Buch is a Neurosurgery provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Buch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Seizures, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dawn Duane is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Duane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly with Spastic Quadriplegia, Microcephaly, and Infant Botulism.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Pediatric Neurology | Neurology | Pediatrics

      Lpch Medical Group Div Of Lucile

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

      Brenda Porter is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neuroradiology
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Pediatric Neurology | Pediatrics | Neuroradiology

      Lpch Medical Group Div Of Lucile

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

      Jenna Klotz is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Klotz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Dysferlinopathy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Seizures, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Korean, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Hyunmi Kim is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, and West Syndrome. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Pediatrics
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Pediatrics
      725 Welch Rd, 
      Palo Alto, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Cody Arnold is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Arnold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Newborn Jaundice, Premature Infant, and Gastroschisis.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Experienced in Encephalocele

      Redwood City Medical Center

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

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

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      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 Stanford, 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 Stanford, 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 Stanford, 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 Stanford, 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 Stanford, 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 Stanford, 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 Stanford, 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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