The 20 Best Epilepsy in Children Doctors Near Me in La Jolla, CA

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Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 57 doctor with experience in Epilepsy in Children near La Jolla, CA. Of these, 55 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Epilepsy in Children
    Advanced in Epilepsy in Children

    University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center

    9300 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Leena Kansal is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kansal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, and Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Internal Medicine

    Prima Primary Medical Association Inc.

    9850 Genesee Ave Ste 355, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Adrian is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Adrian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Dehydration, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Internal Medicine

    Saleem Rajper Medical Corporation

    1101 Felspar St, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Saleem Rajper is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Diego, California. Dr. Rajper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Peptic Ulcer, and Necrosis.

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    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Internal Medicine

    Uc San Diego Health-La Jolla

    8899 University Center Ln, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Tannous is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Diego, California. Dr. Tannous is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Lymphangitis, Stroke, Hip Replacement, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology

    UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratory-La Jolla

    9350 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Lee is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratory-La Jolla

    9350 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Taha Gholipour is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Gholipour has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Cortical Dysplasia.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurosurgery

    UC San Diego Health Clinical Laboratory-La Jolla

    9350 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Arjun Khanna is a Neurosurgery provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Khanna has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Essential Tremor, and Chiari Malformation Type 1.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center

    9300 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vicente Iragui is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Iragui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Absence Seizure.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurosurgery

    University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center

    9300 Campus Point Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sharona Ben is a Neurosurgery provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Ben has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Neuralgia, Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Rhizotomy.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    Office

    9850 Genesee Ave Ste 340, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Naira Kocharian is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kocharian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Susac Syndrome, Memory Loss, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Headache.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology

    Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion

    9898 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tawny Ngo is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Ngo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion

    9898 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nicholas Jonas is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Jonas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines

    10710 N Torrey Pines Rd, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michelle Ubels is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Ubels is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    Office

    8001 Frost St, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Gold is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Gold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    Office

    3030 Childrens Way Fl 4, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Aliya Frederick is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Frederick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Memory Loss, and Absence Seizure.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology

    Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

    3020 Childrens Way, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sonya Wang is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Wang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Epilepsy in Children.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Pediatrics

    Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

    3020 Childrens Way, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amy Amethyst is a Pediatrics provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Amethyst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top area of expertise is Epilepsy in Children.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

    3020 Childrens Way, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicole Coufal is a Pediatrics provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Coufal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Subglottic Stenosis, Osteomyelitis in Children, Malnutrition, and PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Neurology

    UC San Diego

    200 W Arbor Dr, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (8.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jerry Shih is a Neurologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Shih is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children
    Experienced in Epilepsy in Children

    Anesthesia Service Medical Group

    3626 Ruffin Rd, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (8.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Raveen Raviendran is a Pediatrics provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Raviendran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Subglottic Stenosis, Malnutrition, Arteriovenous Malformation, and Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Epilepsy in Children?

    Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time.

    A seizure is a sudden change in the electrical and chemical activity in the brain. A single seizure that does not happen again is not epilepsy.

    When should I see an Epilepsy in Children doctor near La Jolla, 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 Epilepsy in Children doctor near La Jolla, 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 Epilepsy in Children doctors near La Jolla, 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 Epilepsy in Children doctors near La Jolla, 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 Epilepsy in Children doctor near La Jolla, 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 Epilepsy in Children doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Epilepsy in Children 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 Epilepsy in Children doctor near La Jolla, 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 Epilepsy in Children 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 Epilepsy in Children 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 Epilepsy in Children doctors near La Jolla, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Epilepsy in Children 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 Epilepsy in Children doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Epilepsy in Children 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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