The 20 Best Ependymoma Doctors Near Me in Saint Petersburg, FL

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The 20 Best Ependymoma Doctors near Saint Petersburg, FL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 17 doctor with experience in Ependymoma near Saint Petersburg, FL. Of these, 16 are Experienced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    George Jallo
    Distinguished in Ependymoma
    Neurosurgery
    Distinguished in Ependymoma
    Neurosurgery

    Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

    601 5th Street South, Suite 500, Suite 500, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Aramaic, French
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Jallo is the vice dean and physician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. He also is the David M. Goldenberg Family Endowed Chair in the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences and a professor of neurosurgery, pediatrics and oncology with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Jallo joined Johns Hopkins in 2003 as a pediatric neurosurgeon. In 2013, he became the pediatric neurosurgery division director at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Jallo moved to Johns Hopkins All Children's in 2015 to launch the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences, a multidisciplinary institute that unites clinicians, researchers and educators focused on promoting optimal neurodevelopment and caring for children with injuries and illnesses that can affect the brain. His areas of expertise include tumors of the brain and spinal cord, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for eloquent tumors, use of minimally invasive technologies such as endoscopy and keyhole surgery and surgical treatment of epilepsy. Dr. Jallo has published more than 245 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 89 book chapters and is co-editor of five textbooks on pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric epilepsy surgery and neuroendoscopy. In addition, Dr. Jallo has been principal investigator for NIH and private foundation grants focused on treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors and other neurosurgical challenges. Dr. Jallo earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia Medical School and completed his residency in neurosurgery at New York University Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center, Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, in New York. Dr. Jallo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Ependymoma, Spinal Tumor, Subependymoma, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

    Matthew D. Smyth
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    General Surgery

    Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Experienced in Ependymoma

    Pediatric Physician Services - Neurosurgery

    601 5th Street South, 
    St Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Ukrainian
    Offers Telehealth

    Yarema Bezchlibnyk is a Neurosurgery provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Bezchlibnyk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Rhizotomy.

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    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Experienced in Ependymoma

    Florida Center For Neurology Inc.

    1607 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Erasmo Passaro is a Neurologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Passaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Subependymoma.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Neurosurgery

    Neurosurgical Associates Of Tampa Bay Inc.

    603 7th St S Ste 540, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cedric Shorter is a Neurosurgery provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Shorter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Awake Craniotomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Neurosurgery

    Neurosurgical Associates Of Tampa Bay

    603 7th St S Ste 540, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kirk Jobe is a Neurosurgery provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Jobe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Jobe is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Experienced in Ependymoma

    Florida Cancer Specialists Pl

    1201 5th Ave N Ste 505, 
    St Petersburg, FL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sireesha Datla is an Oncologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Datla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Angiosarcoma. Dr. Datla is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Oncology | Hematology
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Oncology | Hematology
    375 Brightwaters Blvd Ne, 
    St Petersburg, FL 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Richard Knipe is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Knipe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Familial Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Knipe is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Experienced in Ependymoma

    Pinellas Medical Associates PA

    5880 49th St N Ste 104, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lisa Flaherty is a Neurologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Flaherty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebellar Degeneration, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Apoplexy. Dr. Flaherty is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Hematology
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Hematology

    Pinellas Hematology/Oncology Center - St. Petersburg

    5000 Park St N Ste 1017, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ahmad Shaker is a Hematologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Shaker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Shaker is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Hematology | Oncology

    Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

    10000 Bay Pines Blvd, 
    Bay Pines, FL 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Behzad Mowlazadeh is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bay Pines, Florida. Dr. Mowlazadeh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, and Thrombocytopenia.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Experienced in Ependymoma

    The Florida Center For Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

    13121 66th St, 
    Largo, FL 
     (10.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Carrie Shulman is a Neurosurgery provider in Largo, Florida. Dr. Shulman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Shulman is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Radiation Oncology
    8787 Bryan Dairy Rd, Suite 120, 
    Largo, FL 
     (10.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kevin Tralins is a Radiation Oncologist in Largo, Florida. Dr. Tralins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Prostate Cancer.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Experienced in Ependymoma

    Florida Cancer Specialists Pl

    100 Highland Ave N, 
    Largo, FL 
     (13.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Lane Ziegler is an Oncologist in Largo, Florida. Dr. Ziegler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Dr. Ziegler is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Florida Cancer Specialists Pl

    100 Highland Ave N, 
    Largo, FL 
     (13.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Vivian Griffin is a Radiation Oncologist in Largo, Florida. Dr. Griffin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Griffin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Hematology | Oncology

    Pinellas Hematology & Oncology PA

    1258 West Bay Dr Ste G, 
    Largo, FL 
     (14.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Neeharika Makani is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Largo, Florida. Dr. Makani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Dehydration, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Ependymoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Comprehensive Hematology Oncology LLC

    1835 Indian Rocks Rd S, 
    Largo, FL 
     (14.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John David is a Radiation Oncologist in Largo, Florida. Dr. David is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, Endometrial Cancer, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix, and Cervical Cancer. Dr. David is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Ependymoma?

    An ependymoma is a type of tumor which mainly occurs in young children that affects the brain or spinal cord. Ependymomas arise from the ependymal cells lining the passageways where cerebrospinal fluid flows. Ependymomas are categorized by grades based on their characteristics: Grade I ependymomas are considered to be slow growing, low-grade tumors; Grade II ependymomas may occur in the brain or spine and are also considered to be low-grade tumors; Grade III ependymomas are malignant (cancer), fast-growing tumors that most often occur in the brain and sometimes the spine. Rarely, an ependymoma can occur in the ovaries.

    When should I see an Ependymoma doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

    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 Ependymoma doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

    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 Ependymoma doctors near Saint Petersburg, FL?

    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 Ependymoma doctors near Saint Petersburg, FL?

    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 Ependymoma doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

    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 Ependymoma doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Ependymoma 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 Ependymoma doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

    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 Ependymoma 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 Ependymoma 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 Ependymoma doctors near Saint Petersburg, FL?

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

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