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    MediFind found 56 doctor with experience in Encephalocele near Pennsylvania, US. Of these, 40 are Experienced, 14 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    56 providers found
      Distinguished in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Jefferson University Physicians

      925 Chestnut St, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      James Evans is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Evans is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Prolactinoma, Septoplasty, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Evans is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      Methodist Associates In Healthcare, Inc

      909 Walnut St, Fl 2, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ashwini Sharan is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sharan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Sharan is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      Jefferson University Physicians

      834 Walnut St, Suite 110, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Farrell is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Farrell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Meningioma, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Awake Craniotomy, and Septoplasty.

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      Paul A. Gardner
      Distinguished in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian

      200 Lothrop Street, A402 UPMC Presbyterian, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Gardner is the Peter J. Jannetta Endowed Chair of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Center for Skull Base Surgery. He specializes in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, pituitary tumors, Neuroendoport brain surgery, and vascular neurosurgery. Dr. Gardner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Nerve Decompression.

      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Experienced in Encephalocele

      Jefferson University Physicians

      909 Walnut St, 2nd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Gooch is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gooch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Stent Placement, and Thrombectomy.

      Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian

      200 Lothrop Street, Suite F158, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Costas G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who has devoted his entire career to the treatment of brain tumor patients. He completed his neurosurgical residency and graduate PhD training at the University of Pittsburgh with additional neurosurgical oncology training at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Hadjipanayis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Jorge A. Martinez
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Hamot

      120 East 2nd Street, Floor 3, 
      Erie, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez, a board-certified neurosurgeon subspecialized in epilepsy and functional neurosurgery, is a world-renowned pioneer in novel surgical methods for treating medically refractory epilepsy such as stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG), SEEG-guided laser ablative procedures, neuromodulatory interventions, and robot-guided surgeries, bringing for the first time innovative surgical procedures and less invasive interventions to the United States and other countries. Dr. Martinez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      34th & Civic Center Blvd, The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gregory Heuer is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Heuer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, Plagiocephaly, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital

      801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christina Jackson is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jackson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Mondini Dysplasia, Awake Craniotomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Jackson is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Penn Gamma Knife Center

      801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 1st Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      John Lee is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Awake Craniotomy, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. 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.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      3401 Civic Center Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Tracy Flanders is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Flanders is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, Periventricular Heterotopia, Microvascular Decompression, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      Allegheny Clinic

      320 E N Ave, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alexander Yu is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Yu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Subdural Hematoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Awake Craniotomy, and Microdiscectomy.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Advanced in Encephalocele

      Penn Pituitary Center

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

      Grant Liu is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Liu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Increased Intracranial Pressure, Papilledema, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Thymectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Liu is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Pediatrics | Neurology
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Pediatrics | Neurology
      500 University Dr, 
      Hershey, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ashutosh Kumar is a Pediatrics specialist and a Neurologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Jacobsen Syndrome, Seizures, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Tissue Biopsy, and Nerve Decompression.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
      3401 Civic Center Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Juliana Gebb is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gebb is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hernia, Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Myelomeningocele, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
      Advanced in Encephalocele
      Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
      3401 Civic Center Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Julie Moldenhauer is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Moldenhauer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Pulmonary Sequestration, and Endoscopy.

      Georgios Zenonos
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Experienced in Encephalocele

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian

      200 Lothrop Street, A402 UPMC Presbyterian, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Zenonos became the associate director of the UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery in July 2019 after receiving extensive formal subspecialization in his field. He is one of a handful of board-certified neurosurgeons to have completed two fellowships in skull base surgery. At the University of Pittsburgh, one fellowship focused on endoscopic and minimally invasive approaches, and the other centered on complex open skull base approaches. His fellowship at the University of Miami was on complex cranial and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Zenonos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Meningioma, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

      Camilo G. Gracia
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Experienced in Encephalocele

      UPMC Department Of Neurology

      3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Camilo Garcia Gracia, MD, specializes in epilepsy neurology and is board-certified in neurology, epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Garcia Gracia completed fellowships at Cleveland Clinic, residencies at Cleveland Clinic and Universidad Javeriana and medical degree at National University of Colombia. Dr. Gracia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Photosensitive Epilepsy, Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

      Thomas J. Buell
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Encephalocele
      Neurosurgery

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian

      200 Lothrop Street, A402 UPMC Presbyterian, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Buell is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Buell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalocele. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Lordosis, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Buell 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 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 Encephalocele 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 Encephalocele 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 Encephalocele 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 Encephalocele 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 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 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 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 in Pennsylvania, US?

      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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